Penn State University Libraries - Reference Sources

• Best's Insurance Reports Life/Health United States
  Business Library, Reference: HG8943.B3 (back to 1994)

• Best's Key Rating Guide. Life/Health United States and Canada
  Business Library, Reference: HG9002.B483

• Best's Key Rating Guide. Property/Casualty, United States and Canada
  Business Library, Reference: HG9768.B48

• Best's Pocket Key Rating Guide. Property/Casualty
  3rd Floor Paterno Library : HG9765.B42

• Weiss Ratings' Guide to Property and Casualty Insurers
  Business Library, Reference: HG8501.W45

• Actuarial Values, Book Beta: Unitrust Remainder, Factors for One Life, Two Lives, and Term Certains: Adjusted Payout Rates from 2.2 percent to 22.0 percent: for use in Income, Estate, and Gift Tax Purposes 1999
  2nd Floor Paterno Library: U.S. Documents T 22.44/2:1458/999

• Actuarial Values, Book Gimel: Tables for Computing Depreciation Adjustment Factors : Interest Rates from 2.2 Percent to 22.0 Percent : for Income Tax Purposes Only. 1999
  2nd Floor Paterno Library: U.S. Documents T 22.44/2:1459/999

• Actuarial models for disability insurance, by Steven Haberman
  3rd floor Paterno Library: HD7105.2.H3 1999

• World Mortality in 2000: Life Tables for 191 Countries / from WHO (World Health Organization)

• Actuarial Mathematics of Social Security Pensions, by Subramaniam Iyer
  2nd Floor Paterno Library: International Documents ILO 1.3:Q 36/A 27

• Actuarial Practice in Social Security, by Pierre Plamondon
  2nd Floor Paterno Library: International Documents ILO 1.3:Q 36/A 27/2

• Impact of Income on Mortality: Evidence from the Social Security Notch 2002, by Stephen E. Snyder and William N. Evans
  3rd floor Paterno Library: HB141.N2 no. 9197

• Actuarial Foundation

  • Supported by several actuarial organizations
  • Mission: To utilize the unique skills and abilities of actuaries to develop, fund, and execute education and research programs oriented towards public service
  • Provides resource information on math education for youth, consumer education, college scholarship information, and listings of prizes, grants, and past awards

• American Academy of Actuaries

  • Primarily a resource for professional actuaries
  • Offers news, calendar of events, job listings, and publication reviews

• American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA)

  • Mission: to educate pension actuaries, consultants, administrators, and other benefits professionals, and to preserve and enhance the private pension system as part of the development of a cohesive and coherent national retirement income policy
  • Provides information on the ASPPA exams, conferences, government affairs, and publications

• Casualty Actuarial Society

  • Mission is to advance the body of knowledge of actuarial science applied to property, casualty, and similar risk exposures
  • To establish and maintain standards of qualification for membership
  • To promote and maintain high standards of conduct and competence for the members
  • To increase the awareness of actuarial science
  • Provides directory of members, calendar of events, publication listings, and employment advertisements

• International Actuarial Association (IAA)

  • International organization dedicated to the research, education, and development of the profession and of actuarial associations
  • International events, educational needs, and perspective
  • Includes links to IAA documents

• Society of Actuaries (SOA)

  • Extensive information on ASA requirements, exam schedules, land istservs for exam candidates and Society members
  • Society news, links to Society documents, SOA Career Center, and online SOA Bookstore

• Actuary [current 3 years only]

• Insurance, Mathematics, and Economics

• Actuarial Review

• Journal of Risk and Insurance

• Best's Review

• National Underwriter

• Actuarial Foundation

• Be an Actuary

• American Academy of Actuaries

• Society of Actuaries

The Schreyer Business Library has a Career Resource Guide that provides tips on searching for jobs, resume and cover letter preparation, internship information, and other useful links.