Usually, while storing the data in a variable we store a single value, for example, x = 5. With the help of Lists in Python, we can store multiple values …
Should you take non-actuarial roles at the start of your actuarial career? – Part 2
In Part 1 of this article, I talked about how to find a non-actuarial role, its advantages and disadvantages. In this article, I would be sharing the ideal timing to …
Should you take non-actuarial roles at the start of your actuarial career? – Part 1
Indian Actuarial market has a remarkably high supply of young actuarial professionals, but the same can’t be said for it’s demand. Even after trying for many months, many freshers do not get an actuarial role for which they have studied day and night.
Unconventional ways to get your First Actuarial Job
Getting that first Actuarial Job is always hard and actuarial is no exception. It’s very discouraging to not get a response from the company even after sending out dozens of …
Money Market
The section of financial market, where instruments that have a short term and are highly liquid are traded is called Money Market. It has generally a maturity period of less …
Basic Necessity of Enterpise Risk Management (ERM)
“All of life is the management of risk, not its elimination” -Warren Buffet As risk is an indispensable part of any business undertaking, it transpires that risk management is also …
TELEMATICS IN INSURANCE
Telematics is the combination of words, “telecommunications” & “informatics” . When this term is used in Insurance, it is called “Telematics Insurance”. Telematics in insurance works by fitting your car with …
Climate Change: An Actuarial Perspective (Part 2)
This is continuation of the climate change: An Actuarial Perspective article. To read the first part kindly click on the link. In this article, we will get to know about …
Climate change: An Actuarial Perspective
Climate change is the global phenomenon of climate transformation resulting in large scale implications in our weather pattern. Melting of glaciers, rise in sea level, insect outbreaks, wildfires, experiencing monsoons …
COVID – 19 Response Group : ICAT, IFoA
ICAT, IFoA: COVID 19 has affected us in all the ways that we couldn’t even imagine. With the global activities coming to a halt altogether due to the pandemic, it …
Plagiarism, September 2020 IFOA Actuarial Exams, and Optimism
IFOA has announced online exams in September 2020 with a change in pattern in almost every exam. The introduction of open book and plagiarism has created a lot of panic …
CB2 (Business Economics) Guide from IFoA & IAI: Syllabus and Exam Structure
If you are on this page, you are already on the way to becoming an Actuary! So let’s deep dive into understanding CB2 exam, previously CT7 (Business Economics) has been …
Open Book Exams (IFoA) – Actuarial Science FAQs
As we all know that IFoA has announced that all the Actuarial exams will be delivered online for the September 2020 session, there is a wave of confusion amongst the …
A Guide to CP3 Actuarial: Communications Practice from IFoA & IAI
Communications Practice (CP3) is one of the three papers in the Core Practices segment of the IFoA. Clearing all three Core Practice Papers is an important part of being an …
A Guide to CS1 Exam – Actuarial Statistics
The older subject CT3 (Probability and Mathematical Statistics) is now CS1 (Actuarial Statistics) subject under the new curriculum of IFoA and IAI (after 2019). There has not been much change …