Group Insurance
Since its original publication in 1992, Group Insurance has become the resource of choice for experts as well as beginners. It is an essential tool for anyone who wishes to practice in the group benefits field. This text is a required reading for several SOA Group Health Exams.
Individual Health Insurance
This book covers the history of the individual marketplace, the role of government health policy, products currently available, regulation, and all aspects of the development and management of this business. It is a valuable comprehensive resource for those working in the field, whether they are actuaries, managers of payers or providers, or policymakers. This text is a required reading for several SOA Group Health Exams.
Insuring Long Term Care
Long-term care (LTC) is mostly a newer problem for people. The market for traditional long-term care insurance is weak, but the need for insuring long-term care is strong. This textbook explores the risks of long-term care and how US insurers have managed this risk, with an eye to educate actuaries and risk managers, and facilitate new means of insuring long-term care for consumers. This text is a required reading for a SOA Group Health Exam.
Healthcare Risk Adjustment & Predictive Modeling
Healthcare Risk Adjustment and Predictive Modeling, 2nd Edition, provides a comprehensive guide to healthcare actuaries and other professionals interested in healthcare data analytics, risk adjustment and predictive modeling. This text is a required reading for a SOA Group Health Exam.
Managing and Evaluating Healthcare Intervention Programs
Care and Disease Management programs have grown to be a significant component of Managed Care in the U.S. and abroad. While much has been written on the clinical aspects of programs, this is the first textbook devoted to financial management and evaluation of healthcare intervention programs. It promises to become essential reading for those healthcare professionals interested in driving return on their Investment in care management programs. This text is a required reading for a SOA Group Health Exam.
About the SOA Group and Health Track
The Group and Health Track is for actuaries interested in group benefits and health insurance. Actuaries in this field grasp the impact of marketplace changes, legislation, technology, and research on group insurance and health benefits. The requirements for this track are as follows:
- Financial Economics Module
- Health Foundations Module or ERM Module
- Group and Health Core Exam (U.S. and Canadian versions)
- Group and Health Advanced Exam
- Pricing, Reserving and Forecasting Module
- Group and Health Specialty (GHS) Exam or ERM Exam
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Additional FSA candidate requirements:
- Decision Making and Communication (DMAC) Module
- Fellowship Admissions Course (FAC)
