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Course title Actuarial Sciences
Course code EBC2208
ECTS credits 6,5
Assessment Whole/Half Grades
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
5 12-4-2027 4-6-2027
Level Advanced
Coordinator Dries Vermeulen
For more information: d.vermeulen@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
1. Understand and compute life insurance and life annuity (including pension) contracts.
2. Understand and work with the basics of utility theory and (re-)insurance, individual and collective loss models, and ruin theory.
Description
This course treats the basics of actuarial risk theory, in particular : utility theory and (re-)insurance, individual and collective loss models, ruin theory, and premium principles.
Literature
1. We will discuss several chapters of the book "Modern Actuarial Risk Theory, using R" by Kaas, Goovaerts, Dhaene, and Denuit, Springer 2008, 2nd edition.
2. Reader
Prerequisites
Analysis I, Analysis II, and Mathematical Statistics, or equivalent courses.
Keywords
Assessment methods (INDICATIVE; course manual is definitive)
Evaluation in previous academic year For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here"
This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations
Bachelor Econometrics and Operations Research Year 3 Elective Courses
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SBE Exchange Master Bachelor Exchange Courses
SBE Non Degree Courses Bachelor Courses
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