The Leading eBooks Store Online
for Kindle Fire, Apple, Android, Nook, Kobo, PC, Mac, Sony Reader...
Étude sur le Secteur Privé de la Santé au Burkina-Faso
World Bank Publications 2012; US$ 19.99La présente évaluation du secteur sanitaire privé au Burkina Faso vise quatre objectifs : a) déterminer le rôle que le secteur privé joue dans le système national de santé ; b) formuler un diagnostic sur la nature et lefficacité de linterface entre secteurs public et privé ainsi que sur... more...
20% Chance of Rain
Wiley 2011; US$ 39.95There are plenty of books on specialized risk topics but few that deal with the broad diversity and daily applicability of this subject. Risk applications require a robust knowledge of many attributes of this seemingly simple subject. This book teaches the reader through examples and case studies the fundamental (and subtle) aspects of risk - regardless... more...
The AIG Story
Wiley 2013; US$ 29.95Selected as one of Motley Fool’s “5 Great Books You Should Read” In The AIG Story , the company's long-term CEO Hank Greenberg (1967 to 2005) and GW professor and corporate governance expert Lawrence Cunningham chronicle the origins of the company and its relentless pioneering of open markets everywhere in the world. They... more...
The ART of Risk Management
Wiley 2002; US$ 90.00Learn about today's hottest new risk management tools One of the hottest areas of finance today, alternative risk transfer, or ART, refers to the use of various insurance products to manage market, credit, operational, legal, environmental, and other forms of risk. As the capital and insurance markets continue to converge, the number and complexity... more...
Accounting, Auditing and Governance for Takaful Operations
Wiley 2012; US$ 85.00A comprehensive guide to current issues and practices in governance for Takaful and re-Takaful operations As the global demand for Islamic insurance products increases, a thorough understanding of Takaful principles is vital for accountants, auditors, and leaders of companies offering these products. This book covers the basic accounting principles... more...
Acts of God and Man
Columbia University Press 2012; US$ 48.99Much has been written about the ups and downs of financial markets, from the lure of prosperity to the despair of crisis. However, there exists a more fundamental and pernicious source of uncertainty in today's world: the traditional "insurance" risks of earthquakes, storms, terrorist attacks, and other disasters. Insightfully exploring these "acts... more...
Actuarial Mathematics for Life Contingent Risks
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 64.00Balancing rigour and intuition, and emphasizing applications, this modern text is ideal for university courses and actuarial exam preparation. more...
Actuarial Modelling of Claim Counts
Wiley 2007; US$ 136.00There are a wide range of variables for actuaries to consider when calculating a motorist’s insurance premium, such as age, gender and type of vehicle. Further to these factors, motorists’ rates are subject to experience rating systems, including credibility mechanisms and Bonus Malus systems (BMSs). Actuarial Modelling of Claim Counts... more...
Actuarial Theory for Dependent Risks
Wiley 2006; US$ 136.00The increasing complexity of insurance and reinsurance products has seen a growing interest amongst actuaries in the modelling of dependent risks. For efficient risk management, actuaries need to be able to answer fundamental questions such as: Is the correlation structure dangerous? And, if yes, to what extent? Therefore tools to quantify, compare,... more...
Actuaries' Survival Guide
Elsevier Science 2004; US$ 52.95This unique book is a guide for students and graduates of mathematics, statistics, economics, finance, and other number-based disciplines contemplating a career in actuarial science. Given the comprehensive range of the cases that are analyzed in the book, the Actuaries' Survival Guide can serve as a companion to existing study material for all courses... more...









