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Old 12-20-2010, 11:06 PM
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I'm curious - I'm in the preliminary exam phases right now (took and passed my 1st one two weeks ago) but I'm curious as to which area the job outlook is greatest? I currently work for a health insurance company in underwriting, and there's a good chance I'll stay in that field, but is there a significant prospect difference among health, life, p & c, etc...?
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Old 12-20-2010, 11:17 PM
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Do a search on the forums, this has been covered ad nauseum.
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Old 12-20-2010, 11:23 PM
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Pensions is a growing and desirable field. A CERA designation is also an excellent way to enter the exciting field of airline ticket pricing.
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Old 12-20-2010, 11:49 PM
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Old 12-22-2010, 09:25 AM
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Old 12-20-2010, 11:47 PM
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Pension consulting pays an extra 3-5K above insurance at entry level. Go for that one!
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Old 12-21-2010, 12:46 PM
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Pension consulting pays an extra 3-5K above insurance at entry level. Go for that one!
These guys are making fun of you, in case you didn't realize. Pensions is a dying field (that's why they have to pay entry levels more in order to sign them up). Do use the search function, and check out the stickies, this topic has been covered ad nauseum.
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Old 12-21-2010, 07:28 PM
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These guys are making fun of you, in case you didn't realize. Pensions is a dying field (that's why they have to pay entry levels more in order to sign them up). Do use the search function, and check out the stickies, this topic has been covered ad nauseum.
Yeah I got that. I'll try the search - many topics come up when trying to figure out the specific input in the search - in addition to slight laziness. Thanks anyways.
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If you believe tat the world will end in 2012 you might as well just choose the highest starting salary.
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