Actuaries' Survival Guide
Navigating the Exams as Applications of Data Science
- 3rd Edition - February 2, 2024
- Latest edition
- Authors: Ping Wang, Fred Szabo
- Language: English
Actuaries' Survival Guide: Navigating the Exams as Applications of Data Science, Third Edition explains what actuaries are, what they do, and where they do it. The book descri… Read more
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Description
Description
Key features
Key features
- Includes details on the Society of Actuaries’ (SOA) and Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) examinations, as well as sample questions and answers
- Presents an overview of career options and includes profiles of companies and 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 exams
- Offers insights provided by real-life actuaries and actuarial students about the profession
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Actuarial Careers
2. Actuarial Education
3. Actuarial Jobs
A. Consulting Firms
B. Insurance Companies
C. Reciprocity Agreements
D. Actuarial Websites
E. Recruiting Agencies
F. SOA Education Summary
G. CAS Education Summary
H. Actuarial Symbols
I. Bibliography
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 3
- Latest edition
- Published: February 2, 2024
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
PW
Ping Wang
FS
Fred Szabo
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Fred E. Szabo is professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Concordia University in Canada. He completed his undergraduate studies at Oxford University under the guidance of Sir Michael Dummett and received a Ph.D. in mathematics from McGill University under the supervision of Joachim Lambek. After postdoctoral studies at Oxford University and visiting professorships at several European universities, he returned to Concordia University as a faculty member and dean of graduate studies. For more than twenty years, he developed methods for the teaching of mathematics with technology. In 2012 he was honored at the annual Wolfram Technology Conference for his work on "A New Kind of Learning" with a Wolfram Innovator Award. He is currently professor and Provost Fellow at Concordia University.