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Pricing a parametric short-sightedness insurance -- 2021 SOA Student Research Case Study Challenge Finalist

June 5, 2021

Team HKU Actuarial Solutions from the University of Hong Kong is one of the finalists (Top 6 teams out of 64 teams globally) of the SOA Challenge. We have proposed a parametric insurance product NewVision to protect against short-sightedness.
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How many exams should you pass before you graduate? Let's do a NPV anaylsis.

February 25, 2021

One of the most common questions I heard is whether passing more actuarial exams before graduation is good things. Since we are all want be an actuary, let's look at this question in an actuarial way. We will perform a NPV (Net Present Value) anaylsis.
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How I passed all 7 SOA actuarial preliminary exams in two and a half years

December 24, 2020

I'm excited to share some studying strategies that I've used to pass 7 actuarial exams on the first attempt in two and a half years. Passing 7 exams may seem difficult at first, but it is feasible with the right method and determination.
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