Actuarial Outpost

Free downloads and links for Society of Actuaries and Casualty Actuarial Society exams.

• Bookstores and Actuarial Study Resources
  
• Exam P
• Exam FM
• Exam M (Currently MFE & MLC)
  
• Exam C
• SOA Course 5
• SOA Course 6
• SOA Course 7
• SOA Course 8
• CAS Exams
• Enrolled Actuary exams (EA)
• Calculator Reference Manuals

Bookstores and Actuarial Study Resources

• The Actuarial Bookstore. All actuarial books required by the SOA and CAS, lots of study guides.
• Steve Paris Consulting
• All 10, LLC - CAS Exam Prep
• Arch Solutions
• Sam Broverman
• Casualty Study Manuals
• Fertile Ground
• SlideRule Books
• ACTEX
• Software Polish - EA Enrollment exams
• Tony Laudato - 8I study manual

Exam P

• Fall 2006 Exam P (Probability) Sylibus, Suggested Texts, Study Notes
  • P Introductory Study Note
  • Tables for Exam P
  • P Sample Exam Questions and Solutions
  • Risk and Insurance
• May 2000 Exam 1.
• November 2000 Exam 1.
• May 2001 Exam 1 and May 2001 Exam 1 SOA Answers.
• November 2001 Exam 1 and November 2001 Exam 1 Solutions.
• May 2003 Exam 1 and May 2003 Exam 1 SOA Answers.
• Course 1 Sample Exam from the Casualty Actuarial Society.
• Online Seminar for Course 1 by GV Ramanathan.
• ASM Exam P study guide by Krzysztof Ostaszewski. Download a free practice exam and excerpts from the manual.
• Sample chapter from Yufeng Guo’s study guide available at The Actuarial Bookstore.
• University of Texas seminars - The actuarial science club organizes exam prep seminars taught by Dr. Ana Neira.

Exam FM

• Sample Exam 2 with full solutions. Provided courtesy of Gandalf. Licensed under the GPL, it’s free to download and distribute. Thanks Gandalf!
• May 2000 Exam 2.
• November 2000 Exam 2.
• May 2001 Exam 2 and May 2001 Exam 2 SOA Answers.
• November 2001 Exam 2 and November 2001 Exam 2 Answers
• May 2003 Exam 2 and May 2003 Exam 2 SOA Answers.
• May 2005 SOA Course FM Questions and Answers
• November 2005 Course FM Questions and Answers
• Course 2 Sample Exam from the Casualty Actuarial Society.
• CSM Study Manuals.
• ASM Exam FM study guide by Harold Cherry. Download a free practice exam and excerpts from the manual..
• University of Texas seminars - The actuarial science club organizes exam prep seminars taught by Dr. Ana Neira.

Exam M

• G.V. Ramanathan’s website. Check out his site regularly. G.V.R. offers online exam seminars and typically has free study material available on his site.
• Free from www.actuary.ca! Course M sample exam with solutions. Authored by GV Ramanathan.. Licensed under the GPL, it’s free to download and distribute!
• Another free sample exam from GV Ramanathan. This one has 14 questions. This humourous exam will make you chuckle but don’t be fooled. It’s a professional quality exam from a study guide author.
• May 2000 Exam 3.
• November 2000 Exam 3.
• May 2001 Exam 3 and May 2001 Exam 3 SOA Answers.
• November 2001 Exam 3 and November 2001 Exam 3 SOA Answers.
• November 2002 Exam 3 and November 2002 Exam 3 solutions
• November 2003 Society of Actuaries Exam 3 and November 2003 Society of Actuaries Exam 3 solutions
• November 2004 SOA Course 3 and November 2004 SOA Course 3 Solutions
• May 2005 SOA Exam M pdf and May 2005 SOA exam M Solutions
• November 2005 SOA Exam M Questions and Solutions
• November 2006 SOA Exam M Questions and Solutions
• November 2003 SOA Exam 3 detailed solutions from GV Ramanathan.
• November 2003 Casualty Actuarial Society Exam 3
• November 2003 CAS Exam 3 detailed solutions from GV Ramanathan.
• Note: in November 2003 the SOA and the CAS offered seperate exams for Course 3 (see links above). The material for the CAS Exam 3 is a subset of the SOA exam 3 material so all material on the CAS exam 3 is relevant to SOA exam takers. Not all material on the SOA exam 3 will be relevant to those taking the CAS exams.
• Sample Exam from the Casualty Actuarial Society.
• Online Class for Course 3 by GV Ramanathan.
• ARCH study guide. They also have a free sample chapter you can download.
• How To Pass study guide by Gordon Klein.
• Jim Daniel’s seminars. Dr. Jim Daniel offers traditional intensive exam-prep seminars twice each year.
• CSM Study Manuals.
• November 04 CAS exam 3 with answers.
• Howard Mahler’s NEAS study guides.

Exam C

• May 2000 Exam 4.
• November 2000 Exam 4.
• May 2001 Course 4. and May 2001 Course 4 SOA Answers.
• November 2001 Exam 4. and November 2001 Exam 4 SOA Answers.
• November 2002 Exam 4 and November 2002 Exam 4 solutions
• November 2003 Exam 4 and November 2003 Exam 4 Solutions.
• November 2004 Course 4 and
• May 2005 Exam C and May 2005 Exam C Solutions
• November 2005 Exam C and November 2005 Exam C Solutions
• November 2006 Exam C and November 2006 Exam C Solutions
• May 2007 Exam C
• Course 4 Formula Summary donated by an anonymous Rebel Outpost member.
• Notes on variance donated by a Rebel Outpost member.
• Sample Exam from the Casualty Actuarial Society.
• ASM Exam C study guide by Abraham Weishaus. Download a free practice exam and excerpts from the manual.
• Mahler’s Study Guide order form (New England Actuarial Seminars).
• Jim Daniel’s seminars. Dr. Jim Daniel offers traditional intensive exam-prep seminars twice each year.
• CSM Study Manuals.

Course 5

• ASM Course 5 study guide by Frank Bensics. Download excerpts from the manual.
• Thing’s life section summary
• Thing’s pension section summary
• Thing’s P&C section summary
• Thing’s health section summary
• Thing’s regulation section summary
• Bama Gambler’s Pricing Spreadsheet
• Chapter 1 life insurance notes, by anon.

Course 6

• May 2000 Exam 6 Essay.
• May 2000 Exam 6 Multiple Choice.
• May 2000 Exam 6 Solutions (Essay and Multiple Choice).
• May 2001 Exam 6 Morning.
• May 2001 Exam 6 Afternoon.
• May 2001 Exam 6 Solutions.
• May 2002 Exam 6.
• May 2002 Exam 6 Solutions.
• May 2003 Exam 6.
• May 2003 Exam 6 Solutions.
• JAM study guide by Mike Carmody. Also see suggested study schedule.
• Salt Solutions study file. Also has a demo file.
• Hype Flash Cards.
• ASM Course 6 study guide by Donna Claire. Download excerpts from the manual.

Course 7

• How to write a Course 7 Report by the author of the Course 8M Syllabuster (8M Syllabuster available at The Actuarial Bookstore)
• C7 index, by Bama Gambler. You’ll need MS Access to run this database file.

Course 8

• Sample of Course 8M Syllabuster.
• Sample of Grasp 8G manual.
• Sample of Grasp 8M manual.
• Sample of Grasp 8G cards.
• Sample of Grasp 8M cards.
• Sample of Grasp 8G Problem Set.
• Sample of Grasp 8M Problem Set.
• Sample of Hype for 8I.
• www.actsharp.com 8I Seminars by Keith Sharp (and some free 8I downloads).
• 8I notes from Gadget Geek
• Course 8E November 2005, Solutions and Case Study.
• Course 8E November 2006 and Case Study.
• 8F Nov 2000.
• 8F Nov 2001.
• 8F Nov 2002.
• 8F Nov 2003, solutions, and Case Study.
• 8F Nov 2004, solutions, and Case Study.
• Course 8F November 2005, Solutions and Case Study.
• Course 8F November 2006 and Case Study.
• 8G Nov 2000.
• 8G Nov 2001.
• 8G Nov 2002.
• 8G Nov 2003, Solutions, GM Case Study and G Case Study.
• 8G November 2004, Solutions, Case Study-GM and Case Study-G.
• Course 8G November 2005, Solutions, Case Study-GM and Case Study-G.
• Course 8G November 2006, Case Study GM and Case Study G.
• 8I Nov 2000.
• 8I Nov 2001 and Case Study.
• 8I Nov 2002.
• 8I Nov 2003, Solutions and Case Study.
• 8IU Nov 2004, Solutions and Case Study.
• Course 8IU November 2005, Solutions and Case Study.
• Course 8IU November 2006 and Case Study.
• Course 8IC November 2004, Solutions and Case Study
• Course 8IC November 2006 and Case Study.
• Course 8IC November 2005, Solutions and Case Study.
• 8M Nov 2000.
• 8M Nov 2001.
• 8M Nov 2002.
• 8M Nov 2003, Solutions, Case Study-GM and Case Study-M.
• 8M November 2004, Solutions, Case Study-GM and Case Study-M.
• Course 8M November 2005, Solutions, Case Study-GM and Case Study-M.
• Course 8M November 2006, Case Study-GM and Case Study-M.
• 8P Nov 2000.
• 8P Nov 2001.
• 8P Nov 2002.
• 8P Nov 2003 and Solutions.
• Course 8P November 2004 and Solutions.
• Course 8P November 2005 and Solutions.
• Course 8P November 2006.
• 8R Nov 2000.
• 8R Nov 2001.
• 8R Nov 2002.
• 8RC Nov 2003, Solutions and Case Study.
• Course 8RC November 2004, Solutions and Case Study.
• Course 8RC November 2005, Solutions and Case Study.
• and Case Study.
• Course 8RU/8RC November 2005 Correcions Page
• 8RU Nov 2003, Solutions and Case Study.
• Course 8RU November 2005, Solutions and Case Study.
• Course 8RU November 2004, Solutions and Case Study.
• Course 8RU November 2006 and Case Study.
• 8V Nov 2000.
• 8V Nov 2001 and Case Study.
• 8V Nov 2002.
• 8V Nov 2003, Solutions and Case Study.
• Course 8V November 2004, Solutions and Case Study.
• Course 8V November 2005, Solutions and Case Study.
• Course 8V November 2006 and Case Study.
• Mate seminars for 8M and 8G.
  • BA-35 Quick Reference
  • BA-II Plus
  • TI 30Xa
  • TI 30XII
  • TI 30XII Quick Reference
  • All 10.
  • Goldfarb Seminars for CAS part 8. Seminars and study guides, and some free downloads.
  • CSM
  • New England Actuarial Seminars.
  • Temple/CAMAR.
  • Midwestern Actuarial Forum.
  • Exam 5 past exams.
  • Exam 6 past exams.
  • Exam 7 - US past exams.
  • Exam 7 - Canada past exams.
  • Exam 8 past exams.
  • Exam 9 past exams.
  • Older questions dealing with the combined deduction limits of IRC section 404(a)(7) This section has undergone the greatest change on the EA-2A syllabus in the past few years. These are old exam questions that reflect current law, by Dave Farber, author of the ASM for EA-2A.Updated for 2005.
  • EA-2A study tips by Dave Farber, author of the ASM for EA-2A.Updated for 2005.
  • EA-2B study tips by Dave Farber, author of the ASM for EA-2A.Updated for 2005.
  • 2004 Update to old EA exam questions by Dave Farber.
  • ASM EA-1, EA-2A, EA-2B study guides (course outlines, orginal questions and solutions, and solutions to prior exams) by David Farber. You can also download past exam questions, excerpts from the manuals and errata lists.
  • EA-2B Partial Study Guide. Free partial study guide by Traci, forum moderator.
  • EA-1 seminar by Sam Broverman. Here’s an excerpt from the manual.
  • Software Polish, Rick Groszkiewicz’s EA study material.

Calculator Reference Manuals (*)

(*) Reproduced with permission of the publisher. Copyright 2004 Texas Instruments.
Note: some of these manuals are large and may take a while to download on slower connections.

CAS Exams

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