Fall 2018 LRM Syllabus Updates

The SOA just released the new LRM syllabus for Fall 2018! A description of the syllabus changes is outlined below. Overall the changes were fairly minor.

Make sure to check out the “Revisions and Scheduled Updates to the TIA Seminar for Fall 2018″ spreadsheet for scheduled updates and release dates.

Removed Readings

LRM-128: A Short, Comprehensive Practical Guide to Copulas

New Readings

  1. Economic Scenario Generators: A Practical Guide (Executive Summary, Ch. 1, Ch. 2, Ch. 4.1)
  2. Modern Deterministic Scenarios for Interest Rates, SOA, Sept 2017, Sections 2 & 6
  3. The Financial Reporter, Issue 92, March 2013, PBA Corner, pages 1, 4-7

Updated Readings (The source material was updated to reflect more recent revisions to the study notes)

  1. CIA DCAT (updated from Nov 2013 to 2nd revision Nov 2017)
  2. AIRG: FAQ (updated from June 2014 to July 2017)