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Valuation of Life Insurance Liabilities: Establishing Reserves

by Texas Department of Insurance

Valuation of Life Insurance Liabilities: Establishing Reserves for Life Insurance Policies and Annuity Contracts Tags: Agents and Marketers, valuation of life insurance liabilities, annuity contracts, Financial Services, life insurance policies

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Introduction to Aviation Insurance and Risk Management, Second

by Texas Department of Insurance

Revisions and additions make the second edition an even better teaching and learning tool of the basic principles of insurance and risk with their special application to the aviation industry. A foundation of general knowledge is provided in a subject matter that plays a significant role in any aviation-related business. A number of the chapters [...]

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Introductory Statistics With Applications in General Insurance

by Texas Department of Insurance

This is a new edition of a very successful introduction to statistical methods for general insurance practitioners. No prior statistical knowledge is assumed, and the mathematical level required is approximately equivalent to school mathematics. While the book is primarily introductory, the authors discuss some more advanced topics, including simulation, calculation of risk premiums, credibility theory, [...]

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Life Insurance

by Texas Department of Insurance

Provides comprehensive coverage on individual and group life, health and retirement products including their environment, types, uses, evaluation, taxation, pricing and supply aspects. In addition, there is a thorough examination of life insurance company operations and regulation. Tags: Health Medical Pharma, Business Finance, insurance company operations

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The Healthcare Fix: Universal Insurance for All Americans

by Texas Department of Insurance

The shocking statistic is that forty-seven million Americans have no health insurance. When uninsured Americans go to the emergency room for treatment, however, they do receive care—and a bill. Many hospitals now require uninsured patients to put their treatment on a credit card—which can saddle a low-income household with unpayably high balances that can lead [...]

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Fordney's Medical Insurance Dictionary for Billers and Coders

by Texas Department of Insurance

Over 7,500 terms, definitions, and acronyms for medical insurance, billing and coding (MIBC) make this the perfect pocket dictionary for both students and practitioners in the MIBC professions! With its small size and concise definitions, this dictionary is ideal for use in class and in the medical office. Practical, consistent alphabetical organization with no subentries [...]

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The Calculus of Retirement Income: Financial Models for Pension

by Texas Department of Insurance

The book introduces and develops the basic actuarial models and underlying pricing of life-contingent pension annuities and life insurance from a unique financial perspective. The ideas and techniques are then applied to the real-world problem of generating sustainable retirement income towards the end of the human life-cycle. The role of lifetime income, longevity insurance, and [...]

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Bank and Insurance Capital Management (The Wiley Finance Series)

by Texas Department of Insurance

In the aftermath of the financial crisis, capital management has become a critical factor in value creation for banks and other financial institutions. Although complex and subject to regulatory change, the strategic importance of capital management became apparent during the crisis and has moved the subject to the top of corporate agendas. Bank and Insurance [...]

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Fundamentals of Insurance

by Texas Department of Insurance

FUNDAMENTALS OF INSURANCE, 2E combines hands-on activities, examples from news-making companies, creative special features, and solid content to give your students a full understanding of insurance. Extensive use of activities help students better understand the importance of insurance and how it affects them today--and through to their retirement days. Insurance careers are integrated throughout the [...]

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Swiss Annuities and Life Insurance: Secure Returns, Asset

by Texas Department of Insurance

Swiss Annuities and Life Insurance examines the key characteristics of Swiss annuities and life insurance, and explains how the use of these products can help you achieve asset protection, growth, and, in some cases, significant tax planning opportunities. Swiss annuities and life insurance are an excellent alternative investment, particularly for high-net-worth individuals. With this expert [...]

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Investment Guarantees: The New Science of Modeling and Risk

by Texas Department of Insurance

Praise for InvestmentGuarantees "In addition to being a valuable and innovative addition to the literature on risk management of equity-linked insurance, this book provides a uniquely clear demonstration of using different measures in a very practical context. A great way of showing actuaries how to ‘mind their Ps and Qs’!" —Boris Brizeli Principal and Chief [...]

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Genetics and Life Insurance: Medical Underwriting and Social

by Texas Department of Insurance

Insurance companies routinely use an individual's medical history and family medical history in determining eligibility for life insurance; this is part of the process of medical underwriting. Insurers have also long used genetic information, often derived from family history, in underwriting. But rapid advances in gene identification and genetic testing are changing the way we [...]

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Origins of American Health Insurance: A History of Industrial

by Texas Department of Insurance

How did the United States come to have its distinctive workplace-based health insurance system? Why did Progressive initiatives to establish a government system fail? This book explores the history of health insurance in the United States from its roots in the nineteenth-century sickness funds offered by industrial employers, fraternal organizations, and labor unions to the [...]

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Structuring the Information Age: Life Insurance and Technology

by Texas Department of Insurance

Structuring the Information Age provides insight into the largely unexplored evolution of information processing in the commercial sector and the underrated influence of corporate users in shaping the history of modern technology. JoAnne Yates examines how life insurance firms—where good record-keeping and repeated use of massive amounts of data were crucial—adopted and shaped information processing [...]

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Superstars of Insurance Sales (Handbooks)

by Texas Department of Insurance

This book offers a lifetime of real-world experience in the field of insurance sales. It will serve as an invaluable source for anyone who wants to succeed in this field. Forty of the most successful agents pass their experience on to you. Tags: Superstars, insurance sales, field

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Enriching Lives: A History of Insurance in Hong Kong, 1841-2010

by Texas Department of Insurance

Insurance is one of Hong Kong's oldest industries. In the nineteenth century the lucrative trade between China and Europe carried many risks - piracy, warfare, fire, loss of goods, and other mishaps. Dozens of different insurance firms - some home-grown, others imported - established themselves in the colony to protect ships and their cargoes. With [...]

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