MAP20080014698Janssen, JacquesSemi-Markov risk models for finance, insurance and reliability / Jacques Janssen, Raimondo Manca. — Berlin : Springer, cop. 2007XVII, 429 p. ; 24 cm.Sumario: Probability tools for stochastic modelling -- Renewal theory and Markov chains -- Markov renewal processes, Semi-Markov processes and Markov random walks -- Discrete time and reward SMP and their numerical treatment -- Semi-Markov extensions of the Black-Scholes model -- Other Semi-Markov models in finance and insurance -- Insurance risk models -- Reliability and credit risk models