Actuaries' Survival Guide

How to Succeed in One of the Most Desirable Professions

Fred Szabo (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2004
Academic Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-12-680146-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Based on the curricula and examinations of the Society of Actuaries (SOA) and the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS), this book presents an overview of career options and details on employment in different industries. It also provides a link between theory and practice, and includes insights from over 50 actuaries and actuarial students.

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This unique book is a guide for students and graduates of mathematics, statistics, economics, finance, and other number-based disciplines contemplating a career in actuarial science. Given the comprehensive range of the cases that are analyzed in the book, the Actuaries' Survival Guide can serve as a companion to existing study material for all courses designed to prepare students for actuarial examinations.

Autor

Author of: The Linear Algebra Survival Guide, 1st EditionActuaries' Survival Guide, 2nd EditionActuaries' Survival Guide, 1st EditionLinear Algebra: An Introduction using Maple, 1st EditionLinear Algebra: An Introduction using Mathematica, 1st EditionFred 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.

Inhalt

INTRODUCTION
1 ACTUARIAL CAREERS
2 ACTUARIAL EDUCATION
3 ACTUARIAL JOBS
A CONSULTING FIRMS
B INSURANCE COMPANIES
C RECIPROCITY
D ACTUARIAL WEBSITES
E ACTUARIAL SYMBOLS
F BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.5.2004
• Verlagsort: San Diego
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 191 x 235 mm
• Gewicht: 390 g
• Themenwelt: Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Spezielle Betriebswirtschaftslehre ► Versicherungsbetriebslehre
• ISBN-10: 0-12-680146-0 / 0126801460
• ISBN-13: 978-0-12-680146-0 / 9780126801460
• Zustand: Neuware