Construction Of Mortality Tables From The Records Of Insured Lives

By Percy Charles Herbert Papps and Ray Dickinson Murphy

An exacting guide to assessing life, assembled from the records of insured lives. Numbers tell the human story. Construction Of Mortality Tables From The Records Of Insured Lives by D. Murphy, Ray maps rigorous statistical methods in insurance to the practical task of turning insured lives data into robust mortality tables. As an actuarial science reference and an insurance mathematics textbook it balances method and application; clear procedures for mortality table analysis sit alongside commentary on sampling, tabulation and the limits of nineteenth-century data. Practical worked examples and careful explanation of assumptions make abstract probability concrete, so readers see how demographic risk assessment emerges from raw policy ledgers and census-like returns. The prose is crisp and exact; terse where the math demands it, generous where historical context matters, making it equally suited to an actuarial students guide or a reference for seasoned practitioners needing reliable life insurance statistics for research or review. Beyond technique, the work holds historical significance as a primary window into nineteenth century actuarial practice and historical mortality studies, recording how early analysts quantified risk and used mathematics to shape policy thinking. For the casual reader curious about numbers and the human stories they encode, the book offers surprising narrative: patterns, anomalies and the steady work of data that underpins modern social insurance. Collectors of classic actuarial literature will value it as a lucid example of insurance mathematics and empirical method, while insurance professionals resource seekers will appreciate its documented approaches to demographic risk assessment. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Readers interested in the history of insurance or in the mechanics of mortality estimation will find both theory and practice here. For libraries, museums and private collections it is a welcome restoration of classic actuarial literature.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354215181
• ISBN13: 9789354215186
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 78 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"