Description: This is the Introductory Study Note for the Society of Actuaries Individual Life and Annuities-DP Canada examination for Spring 2012 that will be given on Thursday, April 26th, from 8:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Description: This is the Introductory Study Note for the Society of Actuaries Retirement Benefits-DP, Canada, examination for Spring 2012 that will be given on Thursday, April 26th, from 8:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m. and 1:30p.m.–4:45pm.

Description: While we agree with the conclusions expressed by Silver and Hedges The Classical Definition of Compound Interest is Adequate by Murray Silver and Bob Hedges, ARCH 1981.2, we do not believe the theorem follows from the stated Axiom. We present an alternative proof which uses only the accumulation function and not the force of interest.

Description: This is the list of textbooks used for the Society of Actuaries Spring 2012 Fellowship exams. Where applicable, links are provided to each textbook's errata.

Description: The financial reporting of insurance is necessarily a complicated process because of numerous and stringent regulatory requirements, the inherent difficulty in estimating both the probability and cost of long-term contingent events, product diversity, and new products, such as equity-linked annuities. This literature guide provides the user with a summary of representative sources of current general information for continuing education purposes.

Description: This is a letter from Jan M. Hoem to Arnold F. Shapiro about Exposed-to-risk considerations based on the Balducci assumption and other assumptions in the analysis of mortality.

Description: This is the Introductory Study Note for the Society of Actuaries Advanced Portfolio Management examination for Spring 2012 that will be given on Friday, April 27th, from 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Description: This teaching session focuses on basic funding methods and actuarial assumptions of pension plans.

Description: This is the Society of Actuaries Spring 2012 Study Note Order Form that may be used by students who wish to order by mail or fax.

Description: This is the Introductory Study Note for the Society of Actuaries Individual Life and Annuities-DP, U.S. examination for Spring 2012 that will be given on Thursday, April 26th, from 8:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.