r/actuary

I failed the first GH FSA exam for the 3rd time. I’m losing hope for my future tbh. Looks like I cannot deal with exam anxiety anymore. I tried that exam when it changed format at 3 different occasions for the past years. I’m waiting to see my grade but that shit hurts like a truck.

Slight spoiler for what's been going on in Jeopardy recently... the contestant Jamie Ding is on an absolute tear going into this game having won 29 games and around 3/4 of a million dollars. Has a top 5 longest winning streak and similar placement on the regular season money list.

He faces off against an attorney and an actuary (Patrick Nolan from Wheaton, IL) and it is a wonderful game. Definitely give it a watch if you get the chance (I believe it is streaming on Hulu and Peacock?).

I know if we paste tables as images, the submission gets deleted. Can we paste graphs and R code as images without penalty? I wasn’t sure how to best display my R output in my report, any advice on what to do would be greatly appreciated!

I found out I passed RET201 today (YAY) - I need to take one more FSA exam in July so I can become an FSA!!! I am mostly leaning towards taking something on the "easier" side and just being done.

I am considering CFE101, INV101, CP341, and GH101.

Quick background: I work in Non-US pensions and benefits, my other passed exams are RET101 and 201, as well as, the CFE track modules (from before the FSA track change). I did not take EA exams because in my line of work I don't have the required experience to obtain my EA even if I took the exams.

I am looking for people's experience taking these exams, if you have an opinion on which route I should go, study materials, or if you strongly discourage any of them.

Here is my thought process for each:

- CFE101:

Pros: I did the CFE modules so hopefully some material will be familiar, lots of study materials

Cons: has a case study, people usually note it is boring to study for

- INV101:

Pros: seems interesting, no case study, lots of study materials

Cons: might be math intensive? No background in investments

-CP341:

Pros: seems interesting, I am doing some work in benefit financing so could be relevant, no case study

Cons: no Nov sitting so if I fail, I'm screwed, seems like a more obscure exam so not sure about available study materials

-GH101: (leaning most towards this one)

Pros: very adjacent to the area I work in (could make me better at my job), interesting to me, no case study

Cons: no real background in insurance

Thanks god!!!

Hi everyone,

I’d appreciate some advice from FSAs with experience in this area.

I’m currently working in consulting and expect to qualify as an ASA by the end of next month. My experience has primarily been in P&C reserving and regulatory work, with some exposure to pricing and a few out-of-domain projects (e.g., ECL modeling).

More recently, I’ve been involved in a risk-based supervisory project for a regulatory body that’s revamping its framework. While working on key risk indicators across different insurance risk areas, I’ve gained some high-level exposure to risk management and the investment side of insurance but not in much depth.

I’ve found the investment side particularly interesting and would like to better understand the career path and job prospects for actuaries in investments. How common are these roles, and what kind of work do they typically involve?

Additionally, since the GI track isn’t as formally recognised as it is with the CAS, I’m considering a mix of exams across GI and investments. Would the following combination make sense, or would you recommend other combination?

GI101

GI102

INV101

INV102

anyone appearing for may 26 attempt??

want tips and advice first time attempt

Waterloo has a one year master’s program where you basically graduate with credit for 5 ASA exams! Tuition around 30k as well! So disappointing to hear about this, as it seems like you’re buying the ASA with that money without having to go through the whole exam process! Any thoughts?

I just passed INV 101 and will take 201 in November. That creates a gap of what should I take in July. Can folks give me some recommendations on which one do you think is more interesting to you and what material did you use to study. I was looking at CFE 101, 201 and CP 351 but not sure what the real experience was like from people who took these. I don’t want to base on the pass rate purely though. Thanks in advance and congratulations on those who passed their exams in March.

Looking for some niche, insider knowledge about the actuarial healthcare field (I know that he works in value based care) to prank my boyfriend with. I’d like to casually mention some facts or opinions that would be impossible for me to know.

I’m also thinking about pretending to talk in my sleep about ObamaCare to show him how it feels. Feel free to drop ideas and or/pranks below.

So as the title suggests, I failed the March 2026 sitting of GH101. I used Mate for my first attempt and own the source materials. Any suggestions on strategy for the July sitting? Should I purchase TIA?? Any thoughts are appreciated l!

Anyone know if april ASA list is being posted today? Or is it next friday

Hey friends! I posted a while back about “Signs of Restructuring/Layoffs,” which got a lot of attention and positive reception, which I really appreciate! People have been asking for updates, and I wanted to share that I landed 2 offers and locked in one!

I’m genuinely so excited that I don’t have to worry about all the restructuring, and can move on and have closure. I really enjoyed the interview process with these companies and got bumped up titles and a 25% salary raise. I was told by HR that the team is stoked I accepted the offer. I feel the same way and am looking forward to the next leg of my career!

Thank you to everyone who chimed in on my initial post! I really do appreciate it!

Hi all,
I’m conducting research on insurance data and I’m looking for a dataset that includes individual-level information on car accidents. Ideally, the dataset should satisfy the following structure:

• Each individual is included exactly once or with multiple entries
• Individuals with no accidents must be present, with severity = 0
• Individuals with accidents should have one or more rows, each containing the severity of the corresponding event

In short, I need a complete dataset that mixes zero-accident subjects and multi-accident subjects, with severity recorded at the event level.

If you know of any publicly available datasets (or have one you can share), I’d be very grateful.
Thanks!

When taking online (CBT) you get your passing or failing remark right after vs pencil and paper where you have to wait. But is pencil and paper marked only based on answers or are they more keen to give marks for work shown?