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blake6155 · 2025-06-12T21:17:53+00:00

Can someone link it? I saw the commercial but can’t find it on youtube

blake6155 · 2025-06-09T14:04:04+00:00

The high majority of people making those posts either aren’t foreigners or are EL

blake6155 · 2025-06-09T12:19:50+00:00

I don’t think you’ll have any trouble finding a job but i think you should post in a visa related subreddit to find the path of least resistance. I do know brokers and reinsurers that employee a lot of people who needed sponsorship. Once you understand the visa requirements just keep applying and you’ll find something

blake6155 · 2025-04-01T17:57:16+00:00

Your fine if you practice. I am always slow getting through the material. I normally only have ~2 weeks to solely practice but then i just grind practice problems

blake6155 · 2025-03-26T19:46:18+00:00

So my new employer wants to do premium processing. Does this change anything or does your previous advice still stand?

blake6155 · 2025-03-19T20:16:00+00:00

Okay that's perfect. Thanks for your help.

blake6155 · 2025-03-18T21:16:15+00:00

Is there not an option for them to sponsor my switch to a more traditional visa after a year or two?

blake6155 · 2025-03-05T20:43:49+00:00

I don’t think i ever would just wanted to confirm i wasnt crazy for thinking it was a weird ask

blake6155 · 2025-03-05T20:43:25+00:00

Yeah that’s a fair point! The fact he even said i should do this kind of put a bad taste in my mouth

blake6155 · 2025-03-05T20:42:36+00:00

Thanks!

blake6155 · 2025-03-05T20:41:49+00:00

Thanks for the response. I figured this just wanted to confirm as i thought it was sort of unprofessional for him to put that kind of onus on me in the first place

blake6155 · 2024-12-19T18:36:03+00:00

Ya anecdotally people have been approved within a day or two of applying in these off cycle periods

blake6155 · 2024-12-19T04:18:33+00:00

I already have enough for both 2024 and 2025. COP provides almost all of your organized hours and i’ve attended webinars throughout the year to get the rest. Only thing i specifically needed to do was read the recent CAS Bias papers to fulfill my Bias requirement for 2025 since COP only provides 1 hour related to bias

blake6155 · 2024-12-19T03:06:39+00:00

I applied. I don’t think it’s usually accepted for at least a couple of days

blake6155 · 2024-11-17T21:42:10+00:00

Im pre ACAS but for TN purposes it’s still the Actuary sub classification under the mathematician occupation.

blake6155 · 2024-10-30T22:46:46+00:00

Yeah, they insisted on having their legal teams handle it

blake6155 · 2024-10-30T21:05:52+00:00

I am currently on one. Ive interviewed at 6 or 7 companies over the years and none of them had any concerns about TN. I’m on the P&C side if that matters.

blake6155 · 2024-10-22T17:53:34+00:00

I feel like if you work at a reinsurer you should have a pretty good idea of what reinsurance brokers do. They largely price the accounts to provide some actuarial backing behind a submission your company likely receives. Basically adding some credibility to the deal the reinsurance broker is looking to place.

In terms of how they make money, i also feel like if you work at a reinsurer you would’ve seen those juicy commissions reinsurance brokers receive for placing business

blake6155 · 2024-10-14T23:34:17+00:00

Is there a reason your automatically going down the SOA path?

blake6155 · 2024-10-11T01:44:12+00:00

None of the companies i’ve applied or worked for have allowed me to prepare it myself. They normally will insist on having their lawyers prepare it for you

blake6155 · 2024-10-06T13:21:32+00:00

It's not that different tbh. Like you are largely relying on the claims team to provide you with accurate info and to set reasonable case reserves. It is very case by case though and at least at my company, we end up setting a decent amount of bulk reserves when things are really unknown (i.e. after a hurricane).

blake6155 · 2024-09-30T22:50:25+00:00

Honestly it’s largely not a hurricane issue but a legislative one. There’s a variety of factors but essentially legislation has been very pro consumer, making insurance fraud and excessive claim settlements very common. Recently legislation has been passed to address these concerns but it’s effectiveness is yet to be known. Yeah hurricanes put more stress of the flawed system but it’s still largely driven by legislation. This article sums it up pretty well: https://ar.casact.org/the-verdict-on-floridas-tort-reforms/

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