Property Valuation: The five methods
By D. Scarrett

Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Number Of Pages: 244
Publication Date: 1990-12-31
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0419137807
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780419137801
Binding: Paperback


This is an introductory, first year text on property valuation with a clear, well-defined structure based around the five valuation methods. Each approach is identified and the author discusses the appropriateness of the methods to different situations. The strengths and weaknesses of each method are highlighted and the ways in which each approach has been received and criticised are considered. The author introduces some of the more recent thinking in relation to valuation and alternatives are discussed and demonstrated using practical examples.
The intention throughout is to encourage a better understanding of valuation by bridging the gap between theory and practice while at the same time introducing the practitioner and student to recent developments.

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2001-11-12
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0333921143
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780333921142
Binding: Paperback



Product Description
This title provides a basic introduction to valuation for undergraduate students studying surveying. It covers five areas of study: valuation and markets; methods of valuation; the investment method in detail; taxation and statutory valuations; and the development appraisal and finance. As a result of studying from this text, students should be able to understand property appraisal in the context of property markets, understand and use the principle methods of valuation, understand the application of valuations in a variety of investment and development contexta, and begin to relate techniques of appraisal to a wider economic context related to property development, finance and the financial management of property projects.

Investment Guarantees: The New Science of Modeling and Risk Management for Equity-Linked Life Insurance
By Mary Hardy


Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2003-02-14
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471392901
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471392903
Binding: Hardcover


Product Description:

A comprehensive guide to investment guarantees in equity-linked life insurance
Due to the convergence of financial and insurance markets, new forms of investment guarantees are emerging which require financial service professionals to become savvier in modeling and risk management. With chapters that discuss stock return models, dynamic hedging, risk measures, Markov Chain Monte Carlo estimation, and much more, this one-stop reference contains the valuable insights and proven techniques that will allow readers to better understand the theory and practice of investment guarantees and equity-linked insurance policies.
Mary Hardy, PhD (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada), is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and an Associate of the Society of Actuaries, where she is a frequent speaker. Her research covers topics in life insurance solvency and risk management, with particular emphasis on equity-linked insurance. Hardy is an Associate Editor of the North American Actuarial Journal and the ASTIN Bulletin and is a Deputy Editor of the British Actuarial Journal.

Handbook of International Insurance: Between Global Dynamics and Local Contingencies (Huebner International Series on Risk, Insurance and Economic Security)
By J. David Cummins, Bertrand Venard


Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 990
Publication Date: 2007-03-28
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0387341625
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780387341620
Binding: Hardcover


Product Description:


Insurance and financial markets have been radically and deeply changed in the last 20 years. Deregulation, internationalization of insurance and financial institutions, increasing competition, electronic commerce, bancassurance, and the emergence of new risks are among the challenges faced by insurers and other financial firms. These developing trends pose both global and local challenges for financial firms participating in insurance markets.

\"The Handbook of International Insurance: Between Global Dynamics and Local Contingencies\" increases understanding of insurance markets by adopting an international comparative approach. Leading scholars and practitioners worldwide provide detailed information on market trends, regulation, taxation, and economic developments for thirteen specific countries in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Each country chapter covers key aspects of insurance: life insurance, non-life insurance, and public and private social insurance programs.

The book also includes comprehensive chapters on reinsurance, Lloyd’s of London, alternative risk transfer, South and East Asian insurance markets, and European insurance markets. Setting the stage is an overview chapter by the editors focusing on overall conclusions on globalization. A unique source of information on the evolution of insurance markets worldwide, this book provides valuable perspectives for scholars, practitioners, and policy makers.