Description
The 15th Edition of “Life Insurance” is a must-have reference and insight into exactly what the title says; Life Insurance. Considered as an authoritative book in the subject, “Life Insurance” is an extremely detailed textbook that goes in-depth and beyond.
About the Authors
Kenneth Black III is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Georgia School of Law. His works include a vast spectrum of life and health insurances related activities.
Harold D. Skipper is Professor Emeritus of Risk Management and Insurance at Georgia State University. While at GSU, he chaired its Department of Risk Management and Insurance and held the C.V. Starr Chair of International Insurance until he retired in 2005. He is past President of ARIA, past Vice President of the IIS, and founder of the Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association (APRIA).
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction to Life Insurance Life and Health Insurance in Personal Financial Planning
- Life and Health Insurance Fundamentals
- The History, Role, and Importance of Life and Health Insurance
- Types of Life Insurance Products
- Introduction to Life Insurance Products and Their Environment
- Whole Life Insurance Policies
- Flexible-Premium Life Insurance Policies
- Annuity and Special-Purpose Policies and Benefits
- Aspects of Life Insurance Evaluation
- The Life Insurance Contract: I
- The Life Insurance Contract: II
- Life Insurance and Annuity Cost Analysis and Disclosure
- Insurance Advisor and Company Evaluation
- Uses of Life Insurance in Personal Financial Planning
- Life Insurance Planning
- Life Insurance and Annuity Taxation in the United States
- Life Insurance in Estate and Retirement Planning
- Business Uses of Life Insurance
- The Uses, Types, and Evaluation of Health Insurance Individual Health Insurance: I
- Individual Health Insurance: II
- The Mathematics of Life and Health Insurance
- Fundamentals of Life Insurance Mathematics
- Net Premiums
- Life Insurance Reserves and Cash Values
- Gross Premium Rate Structures and Nonguaranteed Policy Elements
- The Mathematics of Health Insurance
- Selection and Classification in Life and Health Insurance
- Life and Health Insurance Underwriting: I
- Life and Health Insurance Underwriting: II
- Employee Benefit Plans
- Social Insurance
- Group Insurance
- Health Care Plans
- Retirement Plans
- Organization, Management, and Regulation of Life and Health Insurance Companies
- Life Insurance Company Organization and Management
- Life Insurer Financial Management
- Life Insurer Investment Management
- Life Insurer Financial Reporting
- Marketing Life and Health Insurance
- Regulation and Taxation of Life Insurance in the U.S.
- Index