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ACT Actuarial Science Courses


ACT240H1
Mathematics of Investment and Credit 26L, 13T

Interest, discount and present values, as applied to determine prices and values of annuities, mortgages, bonds, equities; loan repayment schedules and consumer finance payments in general; yield rates on investments given the costs on investments.
Prerequisite: A first year calculus course


ACT245H1
Fundamental Principles of Actuarial Science 26L, 13T

Introduction to basic concepts of risk management; utility theory; application of calculus and probability to analyze claim and loss frequency and severity of distributions; premium determination; insurance with deductible, reinsurance and self-insurance.
Pre- or Corequisite: ACT240H; STA257H/ECO220Y/227Y


ACT247H1
Introductory Life Contingencies 26L, 13T

Probability theory applied to survival and to costs and risks of life assurances, life annuities, and pensions; analysis of survival distributions; international actuarial notation.
Pre- or Corequisite: ACT240H; STA257H/ECO227Y


ACT348H1
Advanced Life Contingencies 39L

Determination of benefit premiums and benefit reserves for life insurance and annuities; analysis of insurance loss random variables; theory of life contingencies for multiple lives, multiple decrement theory.
Prerequisite: ACT247H; MAT235Y/237Y/257Y


ACT349H1
Topics in Actuarial Mathematics 26L, 13T

Actuarial applications of financial mathematics and economics.
Pre-or Corequisite: MGT331Y
Corequisite: ACT240H; ECO206Y


ACT370H1
Asset and Liability Management 39L

Duration and immunization of fixed income cash flows; stochastic interest rate models applied to the valuation of interest contingent fixed income securities; introduction to valuation of financial derivatives.
Prerequisite: ACT240H; STA257H/ECO227Y


ACT451H1
Risk Theory 39L

Individual and collective risk model; compound loss distributions; the surplus process and determination of the probability of ruin; stop-loss reinsurance.
Pre- or corequisite: ACT348H; STA257H/ECO227Y


ACT455H1
Advanced Topics in Actuarial Mathematics 26L, 13T

Applications of multiple decrement theory; simulation models.
Pre- or corequisite: ACT348H, 451H; STA347H


ACT460H1
Survival and Loss Models 39L

Moment and maximum likelihood estimation of mortalitiy probabilities from complete and incomplete data samples for tabular and parametric models; estimation of parametric loss models.
Prerequisite: ACT348H; STA257H/ECO227Y


ACT466H1
Credibility Theory and Simulation Methods 39L

Bayesian estimation, credibility theory, maximum likelihood methods; simulation.
Pre- or corequisite: ACT348H, 460H; STA257H/ECO227Y


ACT470H1
Advanced Pension Mathematics 39L

Topics in pension mathematics; funding methods for pension plans. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: ACT348H or permission of instruction
Co-requisite: ACT455H


ACT471H1
Actuarial Applications of Finance 39L

Assets, liability and investment management for pension plans. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: ACT348H or permission of instruction
Co-requisite: ACT455H


ACT472H1
Issues in Actuarial Practice 39L

Practical issues that arise for insurance, pension and casualty actuaries.
Prerequisite: ACT348H


ACT496H1/497H1
Readings in Actuarial Science TBA

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Persons wishing to take this course must have the permission of the Undergraduate Secretary and of the prospective supervisor.


ACT498Y1/499Y1
Readings in Actuarial Science TBA

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Persons wishing to take this course must have the permission of the Undergraduate Secretary and of the prospective supervisor.


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