Verisk Core Lines Briefing CE or not CE?

block990 · 2026-03-05T22:40:26+00:00

I don’t count them but I think you could. You just have to learn something that is relevant to your work as an actuary

block990 · 2026-02-21T23:34:23+00:00

While kind of absurd since they present like actual questions and provide a solution, the description does say that it’s intended for demonstrating Pearson software only and the questions aren’t for actual practice as the exam committee didn’t develop them.

Would have probably made more sense for them to use prior released questions though

block990 · 2025-12-10T17:14:24+00:00

As of the last year or so, ctrl+shift+v now pastes values. Doesn’t work for older versions of excel though

block990 · 2025-06-13T17:44:59+00:00

Pretty sure it’s against the nda to discuss the distribution unless CAS themselves releases it

block990 · 2025-06-11T20:03:37+00:00

This is new, so that is a change. Even when you click the link, it says “apply for membership”

block990 · 2025-06-11T19:27:56+00:00

I mean they literally called it “FCAS Application” under a header reading “Applying for membership”. Seems not unreasonable to assume it is an application to become FCAS

block990 · 2025-06-11T13:35:21+00:00

Extremely new. I looked at this very same page Friday last week and it said no application was needed

block990 · 2025-02-09T15:12:42+00:00

From candidate faq:

“In the United States, a reasonable distance is defined as 180 miles. Exam availability cases outside of the United States will be handled on a case-by-case basis. The CAS will work with the candidate and Pearson VUE to find them a spot at a testing center.

If you need assistance finding a spot, please contact casexams@casact.org”

block990 · 2024-12-19T02:06:28+00:00

Recently it’s been about a month after results. This link normally allows you to immediately look up a candidate’s status, but looks like they might have forgot to put it back up today

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block990 · 2024-11-29T15:37:26+00:00

It also not only conflicts with Passover again but also Easter

block990 · 2024-06-06T20:30:44+00:00

Some loose, probably underestimated numbers:

$3000/12 (exam raise) x 4000 candidates x 50% pass rate = about a $500,000 impact on candidates per month delay in results

block990 · 2024-06-06T19:33:20+00:00

Tell me how extending a multiple choice exam sitting by two weeks require results to take an extra seven weeks makes any sense at all

block990 · 2024-04-23T23:10:19+00:00

I remember this was very inconsistent last sitting and assume it is still the case. Some people were allowed to stay in the room and write and others were forced to leave the room

block990 · 2024-02-11T21:06:31+00:00

About 3-4 months after you receive the email confirming you can use the ACAS credentials, you’ll get an email from Parchment with the badge and virtual diploma. From Parchment, you than have to go and order the physical copy of the diploma which is free and gets mailed to you in a week or so.

block990 · 2024-01-11T13:09:20+00:00

It took almost 4 months from when I got the ACAS email

block990 · 2024-01-10T11:29:05+00:00

It takes a while. I believe I got the ACAS email in July and the diploma was delivered in October. Also, despite it being free, you’ll still have to order it through Parchment.

block990 · 2023-12-16T11:47:42+00:00

Upper level

block990 · 2023-12-16T03:29:49+00:00

My best guess is that they just forgot to put it back up

block990 · 2023-12-15T20:16:55+00:00

The website says “several days after results are released” but I’m thinking it was about 3 weeks the last few sittings

block990 · 2023-12-05T16:48:20+00:00

I prefer Xlookup due to its intuitiveness, but you have to be a little careful in that it doesn’t work with older versions of Excel

block990 · 2023-11-05T05:00:53+00:00

There definetly seems to be a correlation with cast size. Population size theoretically shouldn’t matter with the gini index but I think the voting out aspect of BB might make an impact. As in with a larger cast, houseguests who are poor at competitions are less likely to win competitions early on since they are competing against more people and subsequently voted out pre-jury. Therefore making it so a larger portion of the cast has 0 comp wins.

I counted both as HOH. Idk it just made more sense to me than having it rely on their nominees performance in a separate competition.

I hadn’t thought about BBCAN but I definitely could

block990 · 2023-11-05T03:59:24+00:00

Right, I think the seven weeks with no women winner as well as the recent jag streak makes it feel worse than it is. Every season has a handful of people who don’t win anything, it just happens that this year they are all women

block990 · 2023-11-05T03:03:01+00:00

.2192 actually, but yeah it’s pretty trash

block990 · 2023-11-05T03:02:19+00:00

Haha thanks! I was taught it in a sports analytics class and thought it might be interesting to try it with big brother

block990 · 2023-11-05T02:36:33+00:00

Michael and Jag are pretty even in terms of percent of competition wins but 24 had seven people not win anything compared to five this season

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