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Resources for SA1

These books are optional or suggested additional reading for IFoA exam subject SA1 that may complement IFoA Core Reading and tuition provider material for this exam subject.

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Title links lead to book details on the IFoA Library catalogue. From there, IFoA members and students can 'Request' the book from the IFoA Library Service, subject to availability. Members can also follow the 鈥楢ccess eBook鈥� links below after logging in through the member portal.  

SA1 core reading for the current year is the key study reference for this exam and is available from the .

Students may also work with study guides and course materials for this exam from an IFoA recognised tuition provider.

Suggested additional reading for Subject SA1 Health and Care

Students may find it useful to consult some of the suggested sources listed within the 'Solving Problems' section of the SA1 Core Reading to obtain a wider appreciation or different viewpoint when studying a particular topic.

However, students are not expected to have read all of the items on the list or to have gained detailed knowledge of any particular topic additional to that contained in the core reading. Equally, students may use other sources of information to enhance their wider understanding, such as:

  • The financial press and weekend supplements
  • The trade press, particularly those that specialise in health and care
  • Publications and websites of reinsurers and actuarial consultancies
  • Information on the websites of bodies such as the ,  and 
  • Papers from the 天美MV and the  (see below)
  • bulletins
  • Future IFoA events and webinars found on the IFoA event calendar
  • Past health and care-related presentations made at IFoA events, including session and webinar recordings, which can be found on the
  • Health-related presentations made at conferences that sit within other practice areas (e.g. Life, General Insurance).

Staple Inn Actuarial Society papers

The SIAS website also offers its route to the 'SA1' papers listed below.

  • . Karlsson, Martin; Mayhew, Les; Plumb, Robert H; Rickayzen, Ben D (2004)
  • (2005) Alder, Joanne; Mayhew, Les; Moody, Simon; Morris, Richard; Shah, Rajeev
  • (2006) Robjohns, Neil; Galloway, Hamish; Morris, Richard; Reid, Scott K; Wells, Joanne C
  • . (1998) Dullaway, David; Elliott, Sue
  • . (2011) Jollans, Alastair
  • . Brown, A. (2012)
  • . Banthorpe, P. et al. (2013)
  • . Texier, L; Bhudia, R. (2014)

天美MV papers

Members can access the following BAJ papers from the links below once they have logged into their .

  • Adverse selection in a start-up long term care insurance market. (sessional research paper, 2014) - Adams, C. et al. (2014). (added for SA1 Core Reading 2016)
    BAJ (2015) 20(2). DOI:
  • Disease management programmes for major depression: making the financial case. (sessional research paper, 2009) - Buckle, J.
    BAJ (2009) 15(3): 679-725. DOI: 
  • Enterprise Risk Management for health insurance from an actuarial perspective. (sessional research paper, 2010) - Orros, G.; Smith, J.
    BAJ (2012) 17(2): 259-314. DOI: 
  • Long-term care - a review of global funding models. (sessional research paper, 2012) - Elliott, S et al.
    BAJ (2014) 19(1): 259-314. DOI: 
  • Long-term care - a review of global funding models. (sessional research paper, 2014).
    BAJ (2015) 20(1): 167-208. DOI:
  • Model risk: daring to open up the black box. (sessional research paper, 2015)  - Morjaria, N. et al.; Model Risk Working Party.
    BAJ (2015) 21(2): 229-296. DOI: 

Books

The IFoA Library has these recent books available for members to borrow or access via the IFoA eLibrary: 

  • . Dupourqu茅, E; Planchet, F and  Sator, N. (editors). Heidelberg: Springer, 2019. ISBN 9783319122342.
    Access after member login
  • . Pitacco, E. Heidelberg: Springer, 2015. ISBN 9783319122342.
  •  Leida, H.K.; Bluhm, W.F. (2015). Winsted CT: ActEx, 2015. ISBN 9781625424846. (referenced in SA1 Core Reading, Unit 18)