Pricing Guaranteed Life Insurance Participating Policies with Annual Premiums and Surrender Option

North American Actuarial Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1-17

  Bacinello, Anna Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

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EID: 85011128819     PISSN: 10920277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10920277.2003.10596097     Document Type: Article

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