The Society of Actuaries is a professional actuarial organization that aims to unite actuaries from the life, health and welfare, and pension fields. Actuaries in the SOA can earn two designations: ASA – Associate of the Society of Actuaries, and FSA – Fellow of the Society of Actuaries.
The Casualty Actuarial Society is a professional actuarial organization that brings together actuaries from the property and casualty fields. Actuaries in the CAS can earn two designations: ACAS – Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society, and FCAS – Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society.
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The BeAnActuary website is the ultimate resource for anyone considering an actuarial career. This website has detailed information about the career, examinations, interviews with actuaries and more. The Society of Actuaries and the Casualty Actuarial Society cosponsor the website, thus information from both primary fields of the profession can be found here. When you’re done visiting our website, check out BeAnActuary for more.
The DW Simpson site has tables with actuarial salaries broken down by specialization and experience which are updated through their actuarial salary surveys.
The Ezrapenland site has another tables with actuarial salaries broken down by specialization and experience. Another link in the site splits each specialization into consulting, insurance and reinsurance company.
Actuarial Firms (and Firms with Actuarial Departments)