Life Insurance Company Management (Paperback)

The aim of this title is to provide an understanding of the operation, management and development of a life insurance company as a whole. Sufficient insights into the central issues of each of the disciplines applied to the management of a life office are set out in such a way as to dispose of the clutter that often surrounds the expert's understanding, whilst little is lost of the key ingredients required for a rapid assimilation of the subject. This title recognizes that some readers may merely wish to dip into it from time to time to refresh their insight into the essence of a particular aspect of life office management. It also affords a logical progression of topics for those who wish to embark upon a more complete and systematic study of the subject. The breadth of knowledge contained in this work, rather than its depth, is arguably its greatest asset. It is designed to furnish students with the ability to describe not only what is, but also to know 'why things are' and why they may be important, without having to come to a complete mastery of each of the topics. Knowledge of where each discipline fits in and its role and significance in the chain of events that makes up the operation of a life insurance business, is where the emphasis is placed. Armed with this perspective, those who go on to become actuaries, reinsurance experts, general managers or the like, will do so with a greater appreciation of the significance of their role and how it interacts with those of the other participants in the management of a life office.