It was the last week of the year. Validate Health was retained to validate the risk adjustment submission for a medium-sized Medicare Advantage plan. We had until the end of the week to recalculate risk adjustment for over 50,000 beneficiaries and millions of claims. The pressure was mounting. We…
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This month we have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Rajesh Dalmia. Rajesh is a partner at EY Actuarial Services, one of the big four consulting firms in India. He has significant experience in insurance consulting and has worked on projects with almost all the large insurers in the private sector…
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Continue readingThis month Our Actuaries Around the World series visits Greece. Ioannis Chatzivasiloglouis the Head of Regulatory Framework and Supervisory Technical Assistance in the Department of Insurance Supervision of the Bank of Greece. Prior to his current role, he served the Greek insurance supervisory…
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Continue reading2018 Actuarial Exam Changes: Dates for Last Current & First New Syllabus Sittings
We're listing below the last time the current SOA and CAS preliminary actuarial exams will be administered before the curriculum changes, and the first time the new exam or new syllabus will be administered after the curriculum changes.
Continue readingHow the ACTEX VEE Corporate Finance Course is Specifically Geared Toward Actuarial Work
We recently spoke to our VEE Corporate Finance course instructors, Johnny Li and Andrew Ng, about how the curriculum of their course is specifically designed to support students prepping for actuarial exams and pursuing actuarial work. Actuaries play a critical role in business and society, helping…
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