ASCI4100-C1 Life Contingencies I (Fall 2018)

Course Details

This course satisfies part of the Communication Skills graduation requirement.

This section is Communication Skills intensive. Communication Skills I-V must be completed before taking this course.

Program Requirements

Session, Dates: 1 (08/25/2018 - 12/15/2018)
Days: T R
Time: 12:30 - 01:45 pm
Location: Moon Campus
Room: John Jay 264
Seats Available: 10 Seats
Credits: 3

Course Description

This course helps the student to become familiar with the basic mathematical principles underlying contingent financial arrangements, emphasizing situation in which mortality is the contingent event and the instrument is life insurance. Mathematical fundamentals of survival distributions, life insurance, life annuities, net premiums, and net premium reserves are presented. Software proficiency in word processing is required.

Prerequisites: ASCI3100, STAT3150, MATH2170 and COSK2220 or COSK2225 or permission of departmental head.

Course Materials

About the Instructor(s)

Christophe Groendyke, Ph.D.
Director, Actuarial Science
Mathematics

Professor of Actuarial Science
Mathematics

groendyke@rmu.edu
412-397-6054 phone
412-397-4075 fax
John Jay 307
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