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Qualification Pathway United States — Actuarial I

Fundamentals of Actuarial Mathematics (FAM) Exam

Learn the core models and methods for short-term and long-term insurance, from claims modelling to mortality and policy values.

Fundamentals of Actuarial Mathematics (FAM) Exam

Learning Objectives

5 objectives
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Describe the main short-term and long-term insurance and reinsurance coverages and retirement programmes.

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Build and fit models for claim frequency, claim severity and aggregate losses.

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Apply credibility, pricing and reserving methods to short-term insurance coverages.

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Explain the basics of option pricing.

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Use mortality models to value long-term insurance and calculate premiums and policy values.

Programme Outline

10 topics
1

Short-Term Insurance and Reinsurance Coverages

The main short-term insurance and reinsurance coverages and how they work.

2

Severity, Frequency, and Aggregate Models

Modelling the number and size of claims and combining them into total losses.

3

Parametric Estimation

Fitting parametric distributions to claims data.

4

Introduction to Credibility

Blending an individual risk's own experience with wider experience.

5

Pricing and Reserving for Short-Term Insurance Coverages

Setting premiums and estimating reserves for short-term coverages.

6

Option Pricing Fundamentals

The basic principles of how financial options are priced.

7

Long-Term Insurance Coverages and Retirement Financial Security Programs

Life insurance, annuities and retirement programmes, and the benefits they provide.

8

Mortality Models

Models of survival and mortality used for long-term coverages.

9

Present Value Random Variables for Long-Term Insurance Coverages

Treating the present value of future benefits as a random variable, for life insurance and annuities.

10

Premium and Policy Value Calculation for Long-Term Insurance Coverages

Calculating premiums and policy values for long-term coverages.

Hands-On Resources

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Qualification Pathway

40 examinations
1
United States — Foundations Financial Mathematics (FM) Exam
£2,200.00 View →
2
United States — Foundations Probability (P) Exam
£2,000.00 View →
3
United States — Foundations VEE Economics
£2,000.00 View →
4
United States — Foundations VEE Accounting and Finance
£2,200.00 View →
5
United States — Foundations Pre-Actuarial Foundations Module
£2,100.00 View →
6
United States — Actuarial I Fundamentals of Actuarial Mathematics (FAM) Exam
£2,200.00 This page
7
United States — Actuarial I VEE Mathematical Statistics
£2,200.00 View →
8
United States — Actuarial I Statistics for Risk Modeling (SRM) Exam
£2,200.00 View →
9
United States — Actuarial I Actuarial Science Foundations Module
£2,200.00 View →
10
United States — Actuarial II Advanced Actuarial Mathematics (ALTAM or ASTAM) Exam
£3,000.00 View →
11
United States — Actuarial II Predictive Analytics (PA) Exam
£2,600.00 View →
12
United States — Advanced Fundamentals of Actuarial Practice (FAP) Course
£3,000.00 View →
13
United States — Advanced Advanced Topics in Predictive Analytics (ATPA) Assessment
£3,000.00 View →
14
United States — Professionalism Associateship Professionalism Course (APC)
£2,600.00 View →
15
United States — Fellowship: Corporate Finance and ERM CFE 101 Enterprise Risk Management
£3,400.00 View →
16
United States — Fellowship: Corporate Finance and ERM CFE 201 Corporate Finance
£3,400.00 View →
17
United States — Fellowship: Group and Health Insurance GH 101 Benefits and Pricing
£3,400.00 View →
18
United States — Fellowship: Group and Health Insurance GH 201-U Valuation and Regulation, U.S.
£3,400.00 View →
19
United States — Fellowship: Group and Health Insurance GH 201-C Valuation and Regulation, Canada
£3,200.00 View →
20
United States — Fellowship: Group and Health Insurance GH 301 Health Analytics and Management
£3,400.00 View →
21
United States — Fellowship: General Insurance GI 101 Ratemaking and Reserving
£3,400.00 View →
22
United States — Fellowship: General Insurance GI 201 Operational, Financial, Regulatory and Legal
£3,400.00 View →
23
United States — Fellowship: General Insurance GI 301 Further Topics in General Insurance
£3,400.00 View →
24
United States — Fellowship: General Insurance GI 302 General Insurance in the U.S.
£3,400.00 View →
25
United States — Fellowship: Individual Life and Annuities ILA 101 Pricing and Introduction to Valuation and Risk Management
£3,400.00 View →
26
United States — Fellowship: Individual Life and Annuities ILA 201-U Valuation and Advanced Product and Risk Management, U.S.
£3,400.00 View →
27
United States — Fellowship: Individual Life and Annuities ILA 201-I Valuation and Advanced Product and Risk Management, International
£3,200.00 View →
28
United States — Fellowship: Investment INV 101 Portfolio Management
£3,400.00 View →
29
United States — Fellowship: Investment INV 201 Quantitative Finance
£3,400.00 View →
30
United States — Fellowship: Retirement Benefits RET 101 Retirement Plan Design
£3,400.00 View →
31
United States — Fellowship: Retirement Benefits RET 201 Retirement Plan Valuation
£3,400.00 View →
32
United States — Fellowship: Retirement Benefits RET 301 Actuarial Topics for Canadian Retirement Plans
£3,400.00 View →
33
United States — Fellowship: Retirement Benefits Enrolled Actuaries Examinations (U.S. only)
£3,400.00 View →
34
United States — Fellowship: Cross Practice CP 311 Strategic Management
£3,400.00 View →
35
United States — Fellowship: Cross Practice CP 312 Model Development and Governance
£3,400.00 View →
36
United States — Fellowship: Cross Practice CP 321 Disability, Long-Term Care, and Long-Duration Health Contracts
£3,400.00 View →
37
United States — Fellowship: Cross Practice CP 341 Advanced Life Reinsurance
£3,400.00 View →
38
United States — Fellowship: Cross Practice CP 351 Asset Liability Management
£3,400.00 View →
39
United States — Fellowship: Required Courses Decision Making and Communications (DMAC) Course
£3,000.00 View →
40
United States — Fellowship: Required Courses Fellowship Admissions Course (FAC)
£3,000.00 View →
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