Introduction and motivation -- The basic deterministic model -- The life table -- Life annuities -- Life insurance -- Insurance and annuity reserves -- Fractional durations -- Continuous payments -- Select mortality -- Multiple-life contracts -- Multiple-decrement theory -- Expenses -- Survival...

Longevity risk has become a major challenge for governments, individuals, and annuity providers in most countries, and especially its aggregate form, i.e. the risk of unsystematic changes to general mortality patterns, bears a large potential for accumulative losses for insurers. As obvious risk...