RUIN PROBABILITIES (2ND EDITION), VOL 14

“This book can be considered a comprehensive treatment of the classical — but, in particular, modern — probability theory and risk theory, in general. It is an excellent monograph dealing with models and methods that have in recent years achieved growing importance in applied probability.”

“This book stands out as it incorporates the current science and research of the last few years as well as presents the link between queuing theory and other areas of applied probability theory. This book exceeds the merits of a standard textbook and it furthermore has the character of an encyclopedia with an impressive compilation of references (923 in total) and comments at the end of each section. It will surely become a standard reference work in the realm of ruin theory in the future.”

“The book presents a valuable compendium, particularly in the area of current developments in the insurance industry, in order to respond to those developments with adequate risk control measures. The book is suitable for research purposes, teaching, self-learning as well as for practical application in insurance businesses.”

“The book presents an excellent overview of different kinds of mathematical models of risk processes, mathematical tools to treat them, and the calculation of the corresponding ruin probabilities. It is a mathematical book, all presented results are proven sufficiently detailed. Motivations at the beginning of the chapters make it easier to understand the relevance of e.g. the model assumptions. Detailed notes and references at the end of the sections get the reader a wide look out to the relevant literature. A great number of examples illustrate the theoretical results. The book is a milestone in the landscape of applied probability theory and can be recommended to all persons interested in applied mathematics.”

Reviews of the First Edition

“This book is a must for anybody working in applied probability. It is a comprehensive treatment of the known results on ruin probabilities…”

“This is an excellent handbook on the risk theory and brilliant encyclopedia in ruin probabilities results. This book will be useful both for graduate students who deal with stochastic models in insurance mathematics, experts in risk processes and also for those specialists who apply the methods of risk theory in practice.”

“This is a very valuable research monograph, dealing with an area that is mathematically attractive and of considerable relevance to insurance applications. I recommend the book to both experts and beginners in the field.”

“No other book covers such a vast area, at least none that is so up-to-date … one can see that Ruin Probabilities is invaluable for researchers in risk theory and perhaps other fields in applied probability. The book can also be used as a textbook for a graduate-level course on ruin theory … The teacher's task is made easy by the recommendation in the introduction on how to get started with the book, and then how to proceed in a second reading.”