Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Table of Statutes -- Table of Statutory Instruments -- Table of Cases -- Chapter 1 -- The contract of life assurance -- SUMMARY -- Section 1 Nature of the contract -- Section 2 Formation of the contract -- Section 3 E-commerce -- Section 4 Unfair contract terms --...

In the first book of its kind, Turnbull traces the development and implementation of actuarial ideas, from the conception of Equitable Life in the mid-18th century to the start of the 21stcentury. This book analyses the historical development of British actuarial thought in each of its three...