To qualify as an actuary, one needs to pass a series of professional examinations. Currently, the ASHK does not organize its own examinations. Rather it relies on the examination systems of the various overseas bodies. Further information on the syllabus and other examination arrangements can be obtained directly from these bodies. Their contact details are:
• Casualty Actuarial Society (US)
Suite 250
4350 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, Virginia 22203
U.S.A.
Tel: (1) 703 276 3100
Fax: (1) 703 276 3108
Email: office@casact.org
Website: www.casact.org
• Faculty of Actuaries (Scotland)
Maclaurin House
18 Dublin Street
Edinburgh EH1 3PP
Scotland
Tel: (44) 131 240 1300
Fax: (44) 131 240 1313
Email: faculty@actuaries.org.uk
Website: www.actuaries.org.uk
• Institute of Actuaries (England)
Napier House
4 Worcester Street
Oxford OX1 2AW
England
Tel: (44) 1865 268 200
Fax: (44) 1865 268 211
Email: institute@actuaries.org.uk
Website: www.actuaries.org.uk
• Institute of Actuaries of Australia
Level 7, Challis House
4 Martin Place
Sydney 2000
Australia
Tel: (61) 2 9233 3466
Fax: (61) 2 9233 3446
Email: actuaries@actuaries.asn.au
Website: www.actuaries.asn.au
• Society of Actuaries (US.)
Suite 600
475 North Martingale Road
Schaumburg, Illinois 60173-2226
U.S.A.
Tel: (1) 847 706 3500
Fax: (1) 847 706 3599
Email: customerservice@soa.org
Website: www.soa.org
It is up to individuals to consider which body they wish to study through. Syllabus differs slightly between bodies from different countries, but the examinations offered by the above actuarial bodies are internationally recognized.
Since 2002, the ASHK has received approval from the Chinese Insurance Regulatory Commission to set up a Chinese actuarial examination centre in Hong Kong. For the Hong Kong Examination Centre, part of the Associateship and Fellowship courses are offered to candidates from Hong Kong, Taiwan and elsewhere in the September diet of the exams.
There are an increasing number of educational institutions offering actuarial science programs. Each institution will adopt part of the syllabus and exam structure of a particular actuarial body, for example, universities in Hong Kong follow the syllabus as set out by the Society of Actuaries, U.S. An increasingly popular option is to take an actuarial science course. To view lists of actuarial courses provided by local and overseas educational institutions, please click:
• Local Universities Offering Actuarial Programs
• Overseas Universities Offering Actuarial Programs
Graduation from the actuarial science program does not imply that one has passed the professional examinations set by the actuarial bodies. A graduate may be granted exemptions from some of the examination subjects in particular bodies if he/she has cleared the examinations in university with sufficiently high grades. He/She has to complete the remaining professional examinations at work. |
