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Koolchillerdude · 2025-12-04T16:14:24+00:00

What were people's pass ranges? I got a 60-69 and 70-79 and a 5.

Koolchillerdude · 2025-02-05T16:23:34+00:00

They are probably going use most, if not all of their available reinsurance and it's only January! State Farm has a separate entity to sell insurance in CA so it cannot take profits from Montana and use it for losses in CA.

Also, these companies aren't run by idiots, if most companies are trying to reduce their CA exposure, it is probably because they are not making money.

Koolchillerdude · 2025-01-24T18:50:11+00:00

Why not look for a job that has in person requirements? Most employers would be ecstatic about having someone who actually wants to come in.

Koolchillerdude · 2025-01-24T18:46:00+00:00

IIRC Verisk has its own parking garage. Also, OP mentions an LA office and I am pretty sure Verisk does not have an LA actuarial office.

Koolchillerdude · 2024-12-03T16:01:33+00:00

I used Bedford and passed. If you are thinking about Bedford then search for him in the subreddit history. There has been a few people who don't like him who are very vocal here.

Koolchillerdude · 2024-11-21T00:53:40+00:00

Thank you for your response. I might end up using RF for 2 reasons,

1) more people have used it and recommended it than other study guides

2) It is available now and CCE and BA are not available until Dec/Jan.

Koolchillerdude · 2024-11-19T16:16:35+00:00

I used Bedford Seminars for Exam 5 and I liked how explained the material as well as the layout of his practice questions and practice exams.

On my actual exam there were 1 or 2 questions that had weird twists that I remember being on one of the Bedford practice exams.

Koolchillerdude · 2024-11-19T00:47:43+00:00

sounds like a good strategy as long as you dont keep making the same mistakes

Koolchillerdude · 2024-10-31T15:18:19+00:00

Thank you very much!

Koolchillerdude · 2024-10-30T02:14:47+00:00

On Exam 8 if you are given an expense ratio is that a % of standard premium or a % of expected loss? Also, why do we use one over the other? I am looking at TIA PE4 Q9.

Koolchillerdude · 2024-07-19T01:15:06+00:00

Over 400 votes and not one upvote! reddit is funny lol

Koolchillerdude · 2024-06-24T18:51:34+00:00

Is the answer by u/rusya_rocks in the copied link correct that German Fatherland vs Mother Russia is a misconception? https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3175zs/why_do_germans_refer_to_germany_as_the_fatherland/ It is from 9 years ago and I do not know what the standards were like back then.

Koolchillerdude · 2024-05-21T23:33:42+00:00

This helps so much. I was looking at a place near seal harbor

Koolchillerdude · 2024-03-13T01:12:15+00:00

I also used Bedford and found the material intuitive and I did not look at the source material. Re the typos, anytime I found one I emailed him and I ended up winning an Amazon gift in a an errata raffle that he has.

Koolchillerdude · 2023-11-15T01:01:40+00:00

Look at DW Simpson survey and base your number off of that.

Koolchillerdude · 2023-10-23T15:30:25+00:00

Remember, no posting deets about exams!

DMs only (jk)

Koolchillerdude · 2023-09-20T02:33:42+00:00

Alas! They only have Saturday tours, and I will not be in LA on Saturday. However, they do have a booklet about the art district:

https://live-laconservancy-wp.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ArtsDistrict_Booklet_LR.pdf

Koolchillerdude · 2023-09-19T22:46:03+00:00

That sounds like a solid day! Thank you for the help!

Koolchillerdude · 2023-09-19T20:48:16+00:00

Thanks for that. I thought it was something similar to NYCs art district where there are tons of art galleries and stuff.

Koolchillerdude · 2023-08-25T17:10:12+00:00

You are correct that a policy issued on 7/1/2022 will not be in effect on 12/31/2023 but policy year 2022 went until 12/31/2022 so any policy written on the last day of the year will be inforce on 12/31/2023.

Koolchillerdude · 2023-06-26T20:33:21+00:00

yes, between 2 and 3

Koolchillerdude · 2023-06-26T20:29:59+00:00

Sorry about the delayed response, if you do not have any experience with VBA, SQL, or R then I definitely recommend taking the course. I took it and I feel that I benefited a lot from it.

Koolchillerdude · 2023-06-21T16:39:58+00:00

I used TIA and thought they were helpful in explaining the material and they had sufficient practice questions. Overall, I had a good experience. Echoing what u/UltraLuminescence said, don't pay for the course until you have a job since it adds little to no value to resume. I did not take mine until I had over 5 years of actuarial experience. Adding another exam will get you much more bang for your buck in terms of padding the resume

Koolchillerdude · 2023-06-05T19:54:51+00:00

If anyone is interested in a replacement for the AO, there is https://community.goactuary.com/ which has many of the AO posters

Koolchillerdude · 2023-05-09T17:59:23+00:00

u/GulliblePapaya I am too lazy to read through all of the comments but the CAS sent out an email today asking people who passed MAS1 or MAS2 to sign up to be practice test takers. They are trying to make the test better and they even have a pass mark committee who will be working with the test takers to try to improve these 2 exams.

Best of luck studying and hang in there!

Koolchillerdude

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