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    CP2 PAPER 2 sensible comments

    Hi There are marks available for other ideas in all the sections you mentioned. You absolutely need to explain your next steps clearly so the...
    Post by: Sarah Byrne, Apr 5, 2024 in forum: CP2
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    Difference between surplus reinsurance and risk XL

    Hi Naman For many health and care policies with a fixed sum assured, surplus and risk XL work in a similar way. For our products, it helps to...
    Post by: Sarah Byrne, Mar 25, 2024 in forum: SP1
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    Past paper questions (post-2019)

    Apologies Emma - I've updated the file in the first post to include the latest questions :) Good luck with the exam. Sarah
    Post by: Sarah Byrne, Mar 12, 2024 in forum: SA1
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    Past paper questions (post-2019)

    Hi Emma The first post in this thread (on page 1) has the latest file which has all the 2023 exam questions included. Thanks Sarah
    Post by: Sarah Byrne, Mar 7, 2024 in forum: SA1
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    Chapter 12 - assets vs capital quality

    Hi Eleanor Assets are indeed whatever investments the company holds, and as you say they will be from a variety of sources including premiums,...
    Post by: Sarah Byrne, Feb 21, 2024 in forum: SA1
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    ASET Paper 1 model spreadsheet

    Hi Joseph The ASET solutions are available in The Hub. You should be able to log in (using details provided by ActEd) and have access to a...
    Post by: Sarah Byrne, Feb 19, 2024 in forum: CP2
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    What is cross subsidies?

    Hi Naman Cross subsidies are where an insurer charges a different amount for policies than that determined in the pricing basis alone. It does...
    Post by: Sarah Byrne, Feb 19, 2024 in forum: SP1
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    Products

    Please see responses below: Definitions: Q1) Claim Incidence is date at which single benefit is paid out? Yes, we usually use for a single claim...
    Post by: Sarah Byrne, Jan 31, 2024 in forum: SP1
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    CP2 X-series assigments

    Not a stupid question at all :) No audit trail is required for X1, 50 marks is the full length of this assignment.
    Post by: Sarah Byrne, Jan 31, 2024 in forum: CP2
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    SA1 topical issues (updated 1 December 2022)

    Here is the latest SA1 topical issues document for the 2024 exams. The intention of this document is to encourage you to read around the subject...
    Post by: Sarah Byrne, Jan 24, 2024 in forum: SA1
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    Pivot Charts in CP2

    Hi Elliott I'd avoid pivot tables / charts in CP2 - they are tricky to document to another user. They add complexity to the spreadsheet that...
    Post by: Sarah Byrne, Aug 31, 2023 in forum: CP2
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    CA May 2015 Paper 1

    Hi Darragh I think you're referring to a check in the spreadsheet here comparing the ratio of the swim lambda and the change in the swim times....
    Post by: Sarah Byrne, Aug 22, 2023 in forum: CP2
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    CP2/CA2 2015 March Exam Paper

    Hi Darragh Firstly, this is quite an old CA2 paper, and the style of exam has changed slightly since then as there are new exam teams involved...
    Post by: Sarah Byrne, Aug 21, 2023 in forum: CP2
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    How to plan spreadsheet in CP2 paper 1 ?

    The IFoA publish a guide to CP2 which includes some suggested planning/reading times:...
    Post by: Sarah Byrne, Aug 21, 2023 in forum: CP2
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    Handling Dummy Data and Impact on Marks

    It's hard to say exactly the number of marks that would be lost here. However, your approach, to do something that allowed you to complete the...
    Post by: Sarah Byrne, Aug 21, 2023 in forum: CP2