What is an Actuary?
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Uploaded by trmohr on Feb 24, 2011
An actuary explains his profession and the actuarial exam process.
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i'm starting to hate the bear....
5 months ago 8
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I LOVE Math, majored in Math, and I HATED my wasted decade as an actuary. If you really love Math, you will NOT dig a career as an actuary. There is interesting math on the early exams, but after that it is mostly finance and economics. Despite the promotional efforts from the SOA, you hardly ever use mathematics on the job as an actuary. And that is the truth.
Be a teacher or professor if you really love math!
8 months ago 6
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@MelTurpin You are an idiot.
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@MelTurpin Being an actuary's definitely not for everybody, but there is at least one counter-example to your statement: me. I really love math (B.S. and M.S. in Mathematics), and I DO dig my career as an actuary :).
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@MelTurpin Sounds great. I majored in Economics with Maths. Do you know how difficult it is to move to the investment side of the business.
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so What is an Actuary?
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If you have panic attacks and cry, its time to find a different profession. Maybe one that will make more of a difference in the world.
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lower level exams and the same time get your courses done for the degree. overall, it is well worthy in terms of pay, status (in the company) if you are really deticated and into it.
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@litojonny it is a very long, bumpy and bloody road if you want to be an actuary. but it is well well worthy. most insurance top managements were "Actuary". you need to go to school and get a degree in actuarial science and pass a bunch of very very very hard exams, as mentioned in the vid, it consumed your life. but you don't need to worry about getting a job(relatively easier than other business majors) and pay. the degree doesnt matter the most but the exams. most school prepared you for the
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I have only passed the first one but I hope I don't turn out like this haha
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trmohr 10 months ago 2