The ongoing availability dates and
articles covered on each of our Independently Authored preparatory
tests are shown below.
The ongoing availability dates also apply to our Modified CAS and CAS Essay preparatory tests.
Articles that have not been on the current CAS syllabus for greater than one year are not examined within our Modified CAS and CAS Essay preparatory tests. |
| Prep Test 1 |
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Ongoing beginning 10/4/2008 |
60min. |
| ...Credibility of Experience of a Single Private Passenger Car | Bailey, R.A. et. al. | | An Example of Credibility and Shifting Risk Parameters | Mahler, H.C. | | Discussion of Retro Rating: 1997 ELFs | Mahler, H.C. | | Guide to GLMs | Anderson | | Minimum Bias Procedure | Feldblum, Brosius | | On the Theory of Increased Limits and Excess of Loss Pricing | Miccolis, R.S. | | Risk Classification in Life Insurance | Cummins, J.D. et. al. | | Risk Classification Statement of Principles | AAA | | The Mathematics of Retrospective Rating: Sections 1-3 | Lee, Y.S. | | WC Excess Ratios | Mahler, H.C. |
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| Prep Test 2 |
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Ongoing beginning 10/11/2008 |
60min. |
| ...Underwriting, Investment, Leverage, and Exposure to Total ROE | Ferrari, J.R. | | An Application of Game Theory | Mango | | Analysis of Surplus and Rate of Return Without Using Leverage Ratios | Roth, R. | | Insurance Profitability | McClenahan, C.L. | | Investment-Equivalent Reinsurance Pricing | Kreps, R.E. | | Pricing Insurance Policies: The IRR Model | Feldblum, S. | | The Underwriting Profit Provision | Robbin, Ira |
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| Prep Test 3 |
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Ongoing beginning 10/11/2008 |
60min. |
| 1998 Adjustment to the Experrience Rating Plan | NCCI | | Discussion: Risk Load for Insurers | Bault | | ER Plan Manual for WC and EL Insurance | NCCI | | Experience and Schedule Rating Plans Applicable to GL | ISO | | Experience Rating Equity and Predictive Accuracy | Venter, G.G. | | Fundamentals of Individual Risk Rating - Part 1 | Gillam, W.R. et. al. | | Homeowners Ratemaking Revisited | Walters, Morin | | WC Experience Rating: What Every Actuary Should Know | Gillam, W.R. |
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| Prep Test 4 |
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Ongoing beginning 10/18/2008 |
60min. |
| Fundamentals of Individual Risk Rating - Part 2 | Gillam, W.R. et. al. | | Retro Rating Plan Manual for WC and EL | NCCI | | Table M Construction | Brosius | | The California Table L | Skurnick, D. | | The Mathematics of Retrospective Rating: Section 4 | Lee, Y.S. |
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| Prep Test 5 |
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Ongoing beginning 10/18/2008 |
75min. |
| Fundamentals of Individual Risk Rating - Part 3 | Gillam, W.R. et. al. | | Pricing Aggregates on Deductible Policies | Fisher, G. K. | | Pricing WC Large Deductible and Excess Insurance | Teng, M.T.S. |
Note: In addition, Exam 5 covers various articles examined in previous tests. |
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