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Johan de Witt - The first calculation on the valuation of life annuities

Livia Daxenberger

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Contents

  1. Abstract
  2. Introduction
  3. Historical Background
  4. Johan de Witt
  5. The Waerdye
  6. Life Annuities in the 17th Century - was de Witt right in promoting annuities?
  7. An important contribution to insurance mathematics
  8. Conclusion

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