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- 13:50, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+2) N CIA.Discnt (Created page with "11")
- 00:37, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+23,177) N Baer.Intro (Created page with "Baer & Rendall is a foundational paper on the insurance industry in Canada - covers the most often asked essay-question: legislation regarding insurer solvency. [Hint: <span s...")
- 00:37, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+26,398) N CIA.Subseq (Created page with "An actuary never has perfect information - sometimes critical info comes to light only after the analysis has been done. An example would be discovering in early February, bef...")
- 00:36, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+13,248) N OSFI.ORSA (Created page with "ORSA ''(Own Risk & Solvency Assessment)'' is a tool for helping management understand the connection between risk profile and capital needs. (Basically, a risky business needs...")
- 00:36, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+31,683) N CIA.DCAT (Created page with "Dynamic Capital Adequacy Testing is a stress-testing technique. It is a critical tool for OSFI in assessing the financial condition of an insurer. Poor DCAT results will cause...")
- 00:35, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+21,824) N Land.Cases (Created page with "Covers 14 important Canadian legal cases. The reading is difficult because it's in legalese, but all is not lost...start by googling the cases - they are all well-known and yo...")
- 00:34, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+32,192) N Chev.Agric (Created page with "This updated paper on agricultural insurance is interesting and well-written. There are '''6 BRM programs''' (Business Risk Management programs) within the GF2 framework (Grow...")
- 00:34, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+19,498) N OSFI.Eqk (Created page with "Covers risk management practices for insurers with material earthquake exposure. [https://www.battleactsmain.ca/vanillaforum/categories/osfi-eqk<span style="font-s...")
- 00:33, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+20,849) N IBC.Flood (Created page with "Canada is the only G8 country without a residential flood risk management program for overland flooding. (This is due to concerns over adverse selection.) Here, we examine int...")
- 00:33, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+33,568) N Dutil.FA (Created page with "This paper is a puzzle because it bears little resemblance to the types of questions of the exam. It is heavily tested, but the best way to learn about FA is to go the FAQ sec...")
- 00:27, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+23,886) N MSA.Ratios (Created page with "Just a bunch of formulas - covers the calculation & interpretation of key financial metrics. Examples are '''ROE''' (Return on Equity) and '''U/W Leverage'''. These ratios are...")
- 00:26, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+28,796) N CIA.PrLiabs (Created page with "The most complex computational problem on the syllabus is calculating APV(premium liabilities) and DPAE/PDR. <br>It is NOT the same as calculating APV(claims liabilities). &n...")
- 00:25, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+36,264) N CIA.Accting (Created page with "This paper is dense, hard to read, and appears on almost every exam. Luckily, the exam questions are repetetive. You need to understand how the 3 different classes of bonds ar...")
- 00:25, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+48,678) N CCIR.ARinstr (Created page with "This is a long, <span style='color: purple;'>'''''boring'''''</span> set of instructions on how to do calculations and complete exhibits from the annual return. It's 88 pages...")
- 00:24, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+39,926) N CIA.MfAD (Created page with "This paper is mostly conceptual, but old exam questions are largely computational. Computationally, you'll have to be able to calculcate APV(claims liabilities). Conceptually,...")
- 00:24, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+53,157) N OSFI.MCT (Created page with "This is the most important paper on the syllabus and accounts for roughly 10% of the points on each exam. OSFI considers the MCT ratio (Minimum Capital Test ratio) to be a '''...")
- 00:15, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+8,056) N Suggested Study Schedule (Created page with "==Are You Ready for Combat Training?== You should aim for a [https://www.battleactsmain.ca/BattlePlan_BootCamp.php Boot Camp] score of at least <span style="color: green;">''...") (current)
- 00:14, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+10,991) N Boot Camp: Miscellaneous (Created page with "==Intro== I couldn't think of anything to write for an intro, so... let's just go on to the next section! ==Legal Cases== The are 27 legal cases in the syllabus, spread ac...") (current)
- 00:13, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+21,403) N Boot Camp: Calcs B (Created page with "==Intro== This '''Boot Camp''' article covers a few more easy versions of the most important types of calculation problems. It is a follow-on from the '''Calcs A''' boot camp...") (current)
- 00:12, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+13,584) N Boot Camp: Special Topics (Created page with "==Intro== This '''Boot Camp''' article on special topics covers 3 papers with a significant component of memorization. The topics are flood insurance, earthquake insurance an...") (current)
- 00:11, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+13,846) N Boot Camp: Calcs A (Created page with "==Introduction== This '''Boot Camp''' article covers easy versions of the most important types of calculation problems. After reading this article and doing the problems, you...") (current)
- 00:10, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) (+10,227) N Exam 6-Canada Intro (Created page with "==How Exam 6 is Different== Many of you have already taken Exam 5 so you're familiar with an upper level exam, but Exam 6 is different: # It's an essay-style exam ''(versus...")
