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Actuaries' Survival Guide - How to Succeed in One of the Most Desirable Professions
of: Fred Szabo
Elsevier Trade Monographs, 2004
ISBN: 9780080524245 , 268 Pages
Format: PDF, Read online
Copy protection: DRM
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Actuaries' Survival Guide - How to Succeed in One of the Most Desirable Professions
Cover
1
Copyright Page
3
Contents
6
Introduction
8
About this Book
8
Acknowledgments
12
Chapter 1. ACTUARIAL CAREERS
16
Professional Options
16
Benefits and Rewards
21
A Typical Day
23
Typical Projects
29
Mathematical Skills
44
Supplementary Skills
58
Actuaries of the Future
74
SOA and CAS
76
Actuarial Accreditation
82
From Associate to Fellow
87
Going for a Master’s
89
Alternative Careers
90
Actuaries Around the World
93
Chapter 2. ACTUARIAL EDUCATION
116
The IAA Syllabus
116
The SOA and CAS Examinations
119
Ways to Pass Examinations
129
SOA and CAS Course 1
138
SOA and CAS Course 2
154
SOA and CAS Course 3
172
CAS Course 3
191
SOA and CAS Course 4
192
SOA Courses 5–8
207
CAS Courses 5–9
209
Other Courses
214
Chapter 3. ACTUARIAL JOBS
216
Landing Your First Job
217
Moving Up the Ladder
219
Salaries and Benefits
220
Company Reputation
226
Consulting or Insurance
228
Chapter A. CONSULTING FIRMS
232
Chapter B. INSURANCE COMPANIES
248
Chapter C. RECIPROCITY
286
Chapter D. ACTUARIAL WEBSITES
292
North-American Organizations
292
Other National Organizations
292
Recruitment Agencies
295
Chapter E. ACTUARIAL SYMBOLS
296
Chapter F. BIBLIOGRAPHY
298
Index
300
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