Title: Actuaries’ Survival Guide: How to Succeed in One of the Most Desirable Professions / Edition 1
Author: Fred Szabo
ISBN-10: 0126801460
ISBN-13: 9780126801460
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. • Based on the curricula and examinations of the Society of Actuaries (SOA) and the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) • Presents an overview of career options and details on employment in different industries • Provides a link between theory and practice; helps readers gain the qualitative and quantitative skills and knowledge required to succeed in actuarial exams • Includes insights from over 50 actuaries and actuarial students • Written by Fred Szabo, who has directed the actuarial co-op program at Concordia University for over ten years Audience: Actuarial mathematics students, career-minded students in courses such as macroeconomics, microeconomics, finance, and business, and for beginning professionals who are interested in career alternatives.
