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Introduction to Insurance and Financial Mathematics – University Course Notes – Comprehensive Lecture Summary

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This document offers an extensive summary of university-level lectures on insurance and financial mathematics. It covers essential concepts including types of risk and insurance, probability theory, actuarial calculations, present and future value, annuities, underwriting, distribution channels, life contingencies, and investment instruments such as bonds, equities, property, and derivatives. The notes include detailed formulas, definitions, actuarial principles, and explanations suitable for exam preparation or deep understanding of the subject.

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, UNCERTAINT

Risk =

Uncertainty

x value
I

·
happens in the future · Gain I Loss
· unknown outcome · Time value of
money
· No I little control




combination : a
grouping of outcomes in which the order does not matter . Placed in anyway ,
still

counts as the same group .

n ! n: number of outcomes
-




restriction
nCr
r :
=
r ! (n r) -
!




Permutation arrangement of outcomes in which the order does matter. element in
Every
:
an



every position must be counted .




n !
nPr =
(n -r) !


number of outcomes

Intrinsic
probability : total number of possible outcomes

Loice cards roulette
happened
, ,
number of times a

Estimated
probability
:
total opportunities for so to happen

"crime Death , sports
So03 When On
.

1 when s = o

P(X c)
Piecewise function which probabilities
=
shows all
~

Probability
-




Mass Function : all the various probabilities for events to occur



Estimated value :
p(x) X value (o) +
p(y) + value (y) ...




& The
gaining attributed
total
probability of value X the value to the p of the event

Estimated Present value Ev of
something bringing in time present
:
the value back to the
,




1-ve exponent) Eg . .
50 x = x (1 + 10 % )
v =
(1 + i)

, Risk & Insurance

Categorisations of Risk

17 Pure versus Speculative
Loss and gain
·
·
only has loss

·
eg car crash ·
eg
. Gambling



8
.




all risk is dynamic in long term .




2) Dynamic versus Static Static is short-term and must


changes with the The same all the time have sufficient data to
·
·
prove


economy
·
eg . rish of house burning
· risk of market down
eg
.
crash




3) Fundamental versus particular
·
impacts population ·
Arise out of personal

(group circumstances

. risk of Good eg rish you get shot
· eg · .




How do people handle risu :




1) Avoidance (don't be in the situation for it to occur

2) Acceptance Canal with it
3) Reduction (reduce your risu . eg
. Vitality (

4) Risk Pooling (share the risk) > /I shared risk is smaller (2) shared risk is more predictable
-




5) Rish Transfer (someone else deals with it


Law of Large Numbers
L
The bigger the number of people/experiments/instances ,
the closer the total

outcome to the expected value .


simply , Larger sample =
more predictable outcome




Criteria :
() Large enough pool of risus (2) Risks are independent

, LECTURE 5 -



What is Insurance ?



Insurance :
A contract
binding a
party to
indemnify another against a specified lossles in returns


for premiums paid


contract :
legally binding agreement between two or more parties . Policy holder : the person getting
the insurance

Indemnity : To put a person back in the position that they were at before . Does not always apply to


insurance . (Doesn't :
Life Insurance. doesn't
bring person back) (Does : Health or car insurance

Specified lossles : must
specify what you're liable for




Insurance ?
Why use


17 Risk aversion :
you avoid taking on the risk

2) Risk pooling : share the risk

3) Economies of scale :
The more people paying decreases the per person cost


4) Protection from unacceptable risks :
things you physically cannot
pay for
5) Better use of capital :
you ultimately save
money in the long run



6) Smoothing cashflows : Takes out
volativity (extreme changes in cash) leg. Reinsurance

1) social benefits :
Enables people to take risus which increases innovation and thus economic growth


Social Insurance

·
by government for citizens leg NHS)

opeople contribute based on their ability to contribute and you can draw what you
need

·
Form of wealth redistribution
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