Book excerpt: This text covers life tables, survival models, and life insurance premiums and reserves. It presents the actuarial material conceptually with reference to ideas from other mathematical studies, allowing readers with knowledge in calculus to explore business, actuarial science, economics, and statistics. Each chapter contains exercise sets and worked examples, which highlight the most important and frequently used formulas and show how the ideas and formulas work together smoothly. Illustrations and solutions are also provided.