Includes bibliographical references (p. [443]-444) and index.

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 distributions and failure times -- The stochastic approach to insurance and annuities -- Simplifications under level benefit contracts -- The minimum failure time -- The collective risk model -- Risk assessment.