Study Guides
Comprehensive preparation resources for every certification track covered by Actuarial Academy.
SOA Exam P: 60 Probability Concepts
Learn 60 SOA Exam P concepts through precise rules, worked examples, and common mistakes across probability, distributions, and insurance applications.
This guide follows the November 2026 syllabus, covering general probability, univariate random variables, and the specified multivariate topics: discrete joint distributions, order statistics, linear combinations, and Central Limit Theorem approximations.
SOA Exam FM Study Guide: Format, Topics, and Prep Plan
Prepare for SOA Exam FM: exam format, syllabus topics and weights, fees, upcoming dates, and a rate-basis method for every tested topic.
SOA Exam FAM: What It Covers and How to Prepare
Study guide for the SOA Fundamentals of Actuarial Mathematics exam: format, syllabus weights, dates, fees, and two worked practice problems.
SOA Exam SRM: 60 Concepts for Risk Modeling
Learn 60 SOA Exam SRM concepts through practical explanations, worked examples, and common mistakes across the September 2026 syllabus.
This guide follows the September 2026 SOA Exam SRM syllabus. For a later sitting, confirm the applicable syllabus and official updates.
SOA Exam PA: 60 Concepts for October 2026
Study 60 concepts for SOA Exam PA, covering problem definition, data exploration, transformations, GLMs, trees, validation, and business interpretation.
This guide follows the October 2026 syllabus's five subject domains, with model validation and business communication integrated throughout. Foundational examples illustrate the syllabus topics; the official syllabus and e-Learning modules define the detailed scope.
SOA Exam ALTAM: Syllabus, Format, and Study Guide
SOA Exam ALTAM study guide: October 2026 syllabus topics and weights, the Prometric format with the Excel question, and worked preparation examples.
SOA Exam ASTAM: 60 Essential Concepts
Build practical understanding of short-term loss models, credibility, insurance pricing, stochastic reserving and risk measures through worked examples.
This guide develops durable foundations in short-term modeling, ratemaking and reserving; consult the SOA October 2026 syllabus for the precise learning objectives and required readings.
CAS MAS-I: 60 Foundational Statistics Concepts
Explore 60 statistical foundations with worked examples, modeling distinctions and common errors for candidates preparing for CAS MAS-I.
The cited CAS exam page identifies MAS-II, leaving CAS MAS-I identity and syllabus coverage unverified. These proposed topics require confirmation against the current official MAS-I outline; CAS homepage citations establish organizational context, not support for individual mathematical results.
CAS MAS-II: 60 Statistical Concepts
Explore Bayesian inference, credibility, MCMC, mixed models and multivariate analysis through 60 concepts with worked examples.
The official CAS exam page identifies Exam MAS-II and a 2026 Content Outline, but does not state its subject-domain requirements. Treat these statistical topics as foundational preparation and confirm their inclusion and required depth in the current official outline.
CAS Exam 5: Ratemaking and Unpaid Claims
Learn 60 practical CAS Exam 5 concepts through worked examples covering premium adjustments, rate indications, risk rating and unpaid claims estimation.
This guide develops the exam's broad subjects of basic ratemaking and estimating claim liabilities. Confirm detailed learning objectives, topic weights and prescribed readings in the current CAS Exam 5 content outline.
CAS Exam 6: Regulation and Financial Reporting
Study 60 property and casualty insurance concepts covering accounting, regulation, reserve reporting, solvency and reinsurance.
The official exam page identifies Exam 6C-Regulation and Financial Reporting (Canada). The generic CAS Exam 6 title, global exam jurisdiction and detailed topic coverage remain unverified; confirm your jurisdiction’s current official outline before treating these foundations, especially U.S. taxation and accounting, as examinable requirements.
CAS Exam 7: Claims, Valuation and Risk Foundations
Explore 60 actuarial concepts in claims estimation, insurance valuation and enterprise risk, with worked examples and common errors.
The requested title differs from the current CAS listing, “Exam 7 - Advanced Estimation of Claims Liabilities.” The current listing verifies claims estimation as the exam subject; coverage of valuation and enterprise risk under the requested title remains unverified. Those sections provide durable foundations for the requested subjects. Confirm the applicable official content outline for your intended sitting.
CAS Exam 8: Advanced Ratemaking Study Guide
Study 60 advanced ratemaking concepts with worked examples covering classification, credibility, retrospective rating, coverage layers and risk loads.
These topic groups organize advanced ratemaking foundations and do not establish the October 2026 syllabus; use the official Content Outline to confirm tested topics and assigned readings.
CAS Exam 9: Financial Risk and Return Foundations
Explore 60 concepts in portfolio theory, derivatives, corporate finance, insurance profitability and enterprise risk, with worked examples.
The requested Financial Risk and Rate of Return Examination title conflicts with the CAS page’s title, Exam 9 — Risk Management for Actuaries. These 60 concepts teach durable finance and insurance-risk foundations; confirm their inclusion and required depth in the applicable official content outline.