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Actuaries' survival guide [electronic resource] : how to succeed in one of the most desirable professions / Fred Szabo

Author
Szabo, Fred
Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Academic Press, [2012]
Copyright Date
©2012
Edition
2nd ed.
Physical Description
1 online resource
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Actuarial Careers -- 1.1.Career Options -- 1.2.Benefits and Rewards -- 1.3.A Typical Day -- 1.4.Typical Projects -- 1.5.Mathematical Skills -- 1.6.Complementary Disciplines -- 1.7.Actuaries of the Future -- 1.8.SOA versus CAS -- 1.9.Actuarial Accreditation -- 1.10.Associates and Fellows -- 1.11.Going for a Master's -- 1.12.Career Alternatives -- 1.13.Actuaries around the World -- 2.Actuarial Education -- 2.1.The International Syllabus -- 2.2.The European Syllabus -- 2.3.The North American Syllabus -- 2.4.The SOA Examinations -- 2.5.The CAS Examinations -- 2.6.Printed Study Material -- 2.7.Theory and Practice -- 2.8.Difficulty of the Examinations -- 2.9.Ways to Pass Examinations -- 2.10.Study Aids -- 2.11.Mathematical Foundations of Actuarial Science -- 2.12.Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Finance, and Theory of Interest -- 2.13.Use of Actuarial Models -- 2.14.The CAS Version of the Actuarial Model Course -- 2.15.Building Actuarial Models -- 2.16.Advanced SOA Examination Topics -- 2.17.CAS Courses Referenced in the Survey -- 2.18.Professional Development Course -- 3.Actuarial Jobs -- 3.1.Landing Your First Job -- 3.2.Moving Up the Ladder -- 3.3.Salaries and Benefits -- 3.4.Company Reputation -- 3.5.Consulting versus Insurance.
Summary
What would you like to do with your life? What career would allow you to fulfill your dreams of success? If you like mathematics-and the prospect of a highly mobile, international profession-consider becoming an actuary. Szabo's Actuaries' Survival Guide, Second Edition explains what actuaries are, what they do, and where they do it. It describes exciting combinations of ideas, techniques, and skills involved in the day-to-day work of actuaries. This second edition has been updated to reflect the rise of social networking and the internet, the progress toward a global knowledge-based economy, and the global expansion of the actuarial field that has occurred since the first edition. Includes details on the new structures of the Society of Actuaries' (SOA) and Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) examinations, as well as sample questions and answersPresents an overview of career options, includes profiles of companies & agencies that employ actuaries. Provides a link between theory and practice and helps readers understand the blend of qualitative and quantitative skills and knowledge required to succeed in actuarial examsIncludes insights provided by over 50 actuaries and actuarial students about the actuarial professionAuthor Fred Szabo has directed the Actuarial Co-op Program at Concordia for over fifteen years.
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9780123869432 (electronic bk.)
0123869439 (electronic bk.)
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AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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