rates. This book narrates the genesis of longevity risk pooling and the first successfully funded annuity scheme in history …PART ONE: A BLESSED OLD AGE -- Chapter 1: DO YOU BELIEVE IN PENSIONS? -- Chapter 2: LONGEVITY RISK AND RELIGION … -- Chapter 5: A PRESBYTERIAN SCHEME FOR MINISTERS -- Chapter 6: ALEXANDER WEBSTER AND THE ARCHIVES -- Chapter 7: ANNUITY …

annuity data from the United Kingdom, the risk premium charged for aggregate mortality risk seems to be very large relative to … within annuity books. In particular, the joint impact of mortality risks and investment risks as well as their respective … annuities from the provider's perspective. In particular, to date there are no surveys of the general risks within annuity books …