Actuarial Student Program
Actuarial Areas
Technical Skills
Fun Facts
100

What actuarial society do healthcare actuaries get credentialed with?

Society of Actuaries

100

How long does an actuary stay in one area before they can rotate?

Typically three years, but could be earlier

100

What does SQL stand for?

Structured Query Language

100

What floors are we mainly on in the Richardson office?

A - 5

B - 13

200

How many exams must one pass to obtain their Associate designation?

Six Exams

(As well as online modules and a professionalism conference)

200

Which area projects how much claim severity and utilization will behave in the future?

Enterprise Trend

200

What language can be used to program in Excel?

VBA

200

How many people have an actuarial title in the Richardson office?

About 90!! But we have about 200 in total at HCSC.

300

Up to how many study days does the ASP provide support for one exam sitting?

17!!!

300

Which area analyzes Affordability of Care initiatives?

Clinical Analytics

300

Which statistical programming language was recently introduced into the exam curriculum?

R

300
Who is the Chief Actuary?

Doug Lynch

400

What are the two levels of designation an actuary can receive?

Associate and Fellow

400

What are the membership thresholds separating small group, mid group, and large group?

SG: 2-50

MG: 51-150

LG: 151+

400

What SQL Assistant software do we use at HCSC?

Teradata

400

How many of our ten 2019 summer interns received full time offers?

ALL 10!!!