2012 Syllabus of Basic Education

Note: The 2012 Syllabus of Basic Education is available as HTML or PDF files (where indicated).

General Information

Syllabus Updates

Introduction
Announcements for 2012
2012 CAS Basic Education Summary
2012 CAS Examination Schedule*
Examination Rules

Registration
The Examination
Grades and Accreditation
CAS Code of Professional Ethics for Candidates

Hints on Study and Exam Techniques
Study Resources
Validation by Educational Experience (VEE's)
Course on Professionalism
Exam Registration

Online Courses

• Online Course 1—Risk Management and Insurance Operations*
• Online Course 2—Insurance Accounting, Coverage Analysis, Insurance Law, and Insurance Regulation*

Preliminary Exams

• Exam 1/P—Probability Exam
• Exam 2/FM—Financial Mathematics Exam
• Exam 3F/MFE—Models of Financial Economics Exam
• Exam 3L—Models for Life Contingencies and Statistics
  
• Exam 4/C—Construction and Evaluation of Actuarial Models Exam

Associateship Examinations

• Exam 5—Basic Techniques for Ratemaking and Estimating Claim Liabilities
  
• Exam 6—Regulation and Financial Reporting (Nation Specific)
  • Actuarial Institute of Chinese Taipei
  • Canada
  • United States

Fellowship Examinations

• Exam 7—Estimation of Policy Liabilities, Insurance Company Valuation, and Enterprise Risk Management
• Exam 8—Advanced Ratemaking
• Exam 9—Financial Risk and Rate of Return

CERA Designation

• Requirements
• ERMM Seminar for CERA Qualification
• Exam ST9

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