Syllabus of Basic Education
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Introduction
Principles of the Casualty Actuarial Society for Basic Education
Syllabus Goals and Objectives
Education and Examination System
Announcements for 2013
2013 CAS Basic Education Summary
2013 CAS Examination Schedule*
Examination Rules
Registration
The Examination
Grades and Accreditation
CAS Code of Professional Ethics for Candidates
General Information
Hints on Study and Exam Techniques
Study Resources
Course on Professionalism
Exam Registration
Validation by Educational Experience (VEE's)
Online Courses
- Online Course 1—Risk Management and Insurance Operations*
- Online Course 2—Insurance Accounting, Coverage Analysis, Insurance Law, and Insurance Regulation*
Preliminary Exams
- Exam 1/P—Probability
- Exam 2/FM—Financial Mathematics
- Exam 3F/MFE—Models of Financial Economics
- Exam 3L—Models for Life Contingencies and Statistics
- Exam 4/C—Construction and Evaluation of Actuarial Models
Associateship Examinations
- Exam 5—Basic Techniques for Ratemaking and Estimating Claim Liabilities
- Exam 6—Regulation and Financial Reporting (Nation Specific)
Fellowship Examinations
- Exam 7—Estimation of Policy Liabilities, Insurance Company Valuation, and Enterprise Risk Management
- Exam 8—Advanced Ratemaking
- Exam 9—Financial Risk and Rate of Return
CERA Designation
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