Actuarial Theory and Practice A - ACTL5100


	Faculty: Australian School of Business
	School: Actuarial Studies Unit
	Course Outline: http://legacy.handbook.unsw.edu.au
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
	Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Equivalent: ACTL4001
	Fee Band: 3 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

This course develops the theory and practice underlying the actuarial management of risk-based and other products offered by financial institutions. The course draws examples from actuarial practice and discusses implications for life insurance, general insurance, superannuation, asset-liability management and other areas where actuaries are involved in product design, pricing, reserving, investment and surplus management. The course emphasises recent developments in actuarial theory. This course, along with ACTL5200, corresponds to the Part II courses of the professional examinations of The Institute of Actuaries of Australia.

Enrolment requires school approval.