Actuaries' Survival Guide : How to Succeed in One of the Most Desirable Professions （2ND）

Szabo, Fred

Academic Press Inc（2012/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 296 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780123869432
• DDC分類 368.01023

基本説明

Includes details on the new structures of the Society of Actuaries (SOA) and Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) examinations, as well as sample questions and answers. Also contains insights provided by over 50 actuaries and actuarial students about the actuarial profession.

Full Description

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.

Contents

1. Actuarial Careers2. Actuarial Education3. Actuarial Jobs

A. Consulting FirmsB. Insurance CompaniesC. Reciprocity AgreementsD. Actuarial WebsitesE. Recruiting AgenciesF. SOA Education SummaryG. CAS Education SummaryH. Actuarial SymbolsI. Bibliography