insurance-finance-corporation

The Bible for life Insurance professionals, which covers individual and group life, health and retirement products for all important aspects, including types, pricing, taxation, operation as well as regulations.

-------------------------------------------------------------------- Fundamentals of Risk and Insurance
- by Emmett J. Vaughan, Therese M. Vaughan,
John Wiley & Sons; 8th edition, January 1999

The standard textbook, providing theoretical concept as well as consumer perspectives of risk and insurance. Commissioner Terry Vaughan (IA) coauthors the new edition, and analyzes new developments in income risk, retirement plans, and annuities.

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Insurance: From Underwriting to Derivatives : Asset Liability Management in Insurance Companies
-by Eric Briys, Francis de Varenne,
John Wiley & Sons, May 2001

The analysis of the convergence between the insurance industry and the capital markets, including the summary of trends and issues, and new opporunities and challenges of insurance becoming classified as an asset class.

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-by David F. Babbel, Frank J. Fabozzi,
John Wiley & Sons; 1 edition, February 1999

The comprefensive reference regarding investment management for insurance companies, which covers risk management such as interest rate risk, credit risks, catastrophe risks, market risks, financial performance measurement, asset allocation and investment management.

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Insurance Regulation in the United States
-by Peter M. Lencsis,
Quorum Books, May 1997

The description of insurance regulatory system, which covers the formation and licensing of insurance companies, the regulation of underwriting and investment, insolvency laws and guaranty funds, reinsurance, holding companies, agents and brokers, etc.

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Federal Income Taxation of Insurance Companies,
-by Emanuel Burstein,

Insurance Taxation & Regulation Publications; December 1996 The comprehensice resource on the taxation of insurance companies, which covers actuarial, economic, regulatory and accounting factors that influence taxation of insurers.

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Life Insurance Mathematics, 3rd Edition With Exercises Contributed by Samuel H. Cox
-by Hans U. Gerber, Walther Neuhaus, S. H. Cox,
Springer Verlag; 3rd edition, March 1997

Introduction to the theory of life contingencies and compounded interests behind the actuarial work around life insurance and pension funds, with exercises contributed by Samuel H. Cox.

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The Fair Value of Insurance Liabilities (New York University Salomon Center Series on Financial Markets and institutIons, Vol 1)
-by Irwin T. Vanderhoof, Edward I. Altman,
Kluwer Academic Publishers, March 1998

Theoretical and practical implications of reflecting the fair value of liabilities for insurance companies, with full of contributions from the experts, including the application of option pricing model, and some backgrounds of the introduction of shadow accounting into US GAAP.

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Securitizing Insurance Risk: Strategic Opportunities for Insurers and Investors
-by Michael Himick
Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, February 1999

This book focuses exclusively and in depth on the convergence of the insurance and financial markets in risk management and the emergence of insurance risk as a new asset class.

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A Comprehensive Guide To Bank Insurance
- by Michael D. White,
National Underwriter Company, July 1998

The comprehensive guide for bank sales of insurance, designed for insurance company and bank executives, which covers federal and state bank insurance powers, benefits and opportunities, the bank annuity and life insurance market, key success factors, and a lot more.

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The Sales & Marketing Guide to Bank Insurance
-by Michael D., Phd White,
National Underwriter Company, July 1998

The bank insurance guide which details the strategies that producers should follow to establish profitable relationships with banks, including unserved and underserved life insurance markets, the business market, a bank's capacity measurement, bank RFPs, etc.

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The Financial Services Revolution: Understanding the Changing Roles of Banks, Mutual Funds, and Insurance Companies
-by Clifford E. Kirsch,
McGraw-Hill Trade, August 1996

Description of the new financial services offered by banks, insurance companies, and mutual funds and the legal and policy issues confronting the financial service industry.