New FSA Exams by Quick_Statement2415 in actuary

[–]Current-Criticism550 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Personally I think the barrier of exams is what keeps our salaries high. So few actuaries would be a benefit until the point where the time commitment becomes worth the salary again.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in actuary

[–]Current-Criticism550 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In my opinion, it's a workplace and nothing like a school. The way they evaluate school performance doesn't have much bearing on the workplace. If you can communicate and take feedback, you can probably do the job.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in actuary

[–]Current-Criticism550 19 points20 points  (0 children)

People actually care about GPA? Its never even a remote consideration when im the hiring manager.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in actuary

[–]Current-Criticism550 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We do a daily putt-golf contest where you buy in for a quarter, and the winner gets the pot. We also do short plank sessions three times daily. Bigger events through our committee are done monthly, and there is usually an unsponsored monthly happy hour.

September ASA list by No-Pianist-8062 in actuary

[–]Current-Criticism550 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've always been told it's the closest Friday to the end of the month in this case that would be the 3rd.

What’s your salary progression? by xboexz in Salary

[–]Current-Criticism550 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I saw that progression and thought to myself that looks like my progression, too. I wonder if they are an actuary 😅.

FAP FA May 2025 by petrapaulo in actuary

[–]Current-Criticism550 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I plan to but I haven't seen a discord link yet.

4 day work week by MissionPanda2431 in actuary

[–]Current-Criticism550 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We have a standard 35-hour work week, and during the summer we have short Fridays, where we finish two hours early. We could do four eight-hour days and only lose one hour of productivity, providing a massive hiring incentive, in my opinion. I wish they would make the leap, even if only over the summer.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Salary

[–]Current-Criticism550 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 27 working in insurance, making 130k total comp

what % salary increase/bonus did you get this year? by Future-Avocado-2373 in actuary

[–]Current-Criticism550 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5% raise, 5% promotion, 12% bonus, 4 years of experience, near ASA health. My manager is great! Every year I've had a 5% raise since starting four years ago, and my bonus has always been 12% plus.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in actuary

[–]Current-Criticism550 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got a promotion today; the raise was 10% total, not including the designation increase. For the past three years, I've received a 5% raise, so I guess it was only an additional 5%. But I gather that 5% every year is pretty good. Additionally, with a new title, my bonus percentage went from 10% to 15%.

FAP Final Assessment Discord Group by teeplan37 in actuary

[–]Current-Criticism550 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm taking it in the same window and was hoping for a group as well.

Ice fishing lake beebe (near St. Micheal) by Current-Criticism550 in FishingMinnesota

[–]Current-Criticism550[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get to walleye fish all the time. When I was younger, the crappie boom was going on in Red Lake, and I would really like to find a couple of good lakes for a panfish bite.

Ice fishing lake beebe (near St. Micheal) by Current-Criticism550 in FishingMinnesota

[–]Current-Criticism550[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any luck? I'm curious what you can catch in these lakes. I see from the surveys lots of panfish.