A Comprehensive List of Free Study Materials for Actuarial Exam 4 / Exam C

Here, I will attempt to give you the ability to access all freely available materials (within my awareness) for preparing for actuarial exam 4 / C. These materials exist on various sites, so consider this page as an aid in navigating to each practice problem and study note. Each of these links goes to the original versions of the problems, made available by their respective authors. The materials linked to here do not require any manner of login or membership in a site. There are other sites that offer (at least temporarily) some free study materials with a login required - including ADAPT (Salt Solutions) and The Infinite Actuary.

It is highly recommended that you go through each of the 116 sections of practice problems and solutions available in The Actuary's Free Study Guide for Exam 4 / Exam C. This is, to my knowledge, the first effort to render available free problems and solutions that comprehensively cover the exam syllabus. As of October 26, 2009, The Actuary's Free Study Guide contains 580 practice problems with which you can develop your knowledge of exam concepts and problem-solving techniques. I tried to write the study guide in an easily accessible manner that gives students a basic introduction to most concepts before subjecting them to questions of exam-level difficulty.

But there are other resources freely available online as well, and it will be to your advantage to use every one of them - especially considering that the monetary cost of doing so is zero, and the time spent on them will greatly enhance both your knowledge and your likelihood of doing well on the exam.

The list below includes links to various free study materials as well as numerous practice problems with solutions, written by various authors. With my study guide and these questions, along with a careful reading of the required texts, you will be in a good position to pass the exam.

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Past Exams and Solutions

Exam C Sample Questions and Solutions from the Society of Actuaries - a list of 289 practice problems and solutions, most of which pertain to material still on the syllabus.

May 2005 Exam C Questions and Solutions from the Society of Actuaries.

November 2005 Exam C Questions and Solutions from the Society of Actuaries.

November 2006 Exam C Questions and Solutions from the Society of Actuaries.

May 2007 Exam C Questions and Solutionsfrom the Society of Actuaries.

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Practice Questions and Solutions by Dr. Sam Broverman

1. Question of January 16, 2006

2. Question of January 23, 2006

3. Question of January 30, 2006

4. Question of February 6, 2006

5. Question of February 13, 2006

6. Question of February 20, 2006

7. Question of February 27, 2006

8. Question of March 6, 2006

9. Question of March 13, 2006

10. Question of March 20, 2006

11. Question of March 27, 2006

12. Question of April 3, 2006

13. Question of April 10, 2006

14. Question of April 17, 2006

15. Question of April 24, 2006

16. Question of May 1, 2006

17. Question of May 8, 2006

18. Question of May 15, 2006

19. Question of June 12, 2006

20. Question of June 19, 2006

21. Question of June 26, 2006

22. Question of July 3, 2006

23. Question of July 10, 2006

24. Question of July 17, 2006

25. Question of July 24, 2006

26. Question of July 31, 2006

27. Question of August 7, 2006

28. Question of August 14, 2006

29. Question of August 21, 2006

30. Question of August 28, 2006

31. Question of September 4, 2006

32. Question of September 11, 2006

33. Question of September 18, 2006

34. Question of September 25, 2006

35. Question of October 2, 2006

36. Question of October 9, 2006

37. Question of October 16, 2006

38. Question of October 23, 2006

39. Question of October 30, 2006

40. Question of March 12, 2007

41. Question of March 19, 2007

42. Question of April 2, 2007

43. Question of April 9, 2007

44. Question of April 16, 2007

45. Question of April 23, 2007

46. Question of April 30, 2007

47. Question of May 14, 2007

48. Question of July 16, 2007

49. Question of July 23, 2007

50. Question of July 30, 2007

51. Question of August 6, 2007

52. Question of August 13, 2007

53. Question of August 20, 2007

54. Question of August 27, 2007

55. Question of September 3, 2007

56. Question of September 10, 2007

57. Question of September 17, 2007

58. Question of September 24, 2007

59. Question of October 1, 2007

60. Question of October 8, 2007

61. Question of October 15, 2007

62. Question of October 22, 2007

63. Question of October 29, 2007

64. Question of December 31, 2007

65. Question of January 7, 2008

66. Question of January 14, 2008

67. Question of January 21, 2008

68. Question of January 28, 2008

69. Question of February 4, 2008

70. Question of February 11, 2008

71. Question of February 18, 2008

72. Question of February 25, 2008

73. Question of March 3, 2008

74. Question of March 10, 2008

75. Question of March 17, 2008

76. Question of March 24, 2008

77. Question of March 31, 2008

78. Question of April 7, 2008

79. Question of April 14, 2008

80. Question of April 21, 2008

81. Question of April 28, 2008

82. Question of May 5, 2008

83. Question of May 12, 2008

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Free Exam Notes

Exam C Notes by Buffalo P. Hunter

Exam C Notes by hamstrman

Exam 4/C Formula List by atomic

Course C Notes by Size 17

Exam C - Loss Models Study Notes by Hackeni

"Poisson Processes (and Mixture Distributions)" by Jim Daniel

"Mixture Distributions in Exams MLC/3 and C/4" by Jim Daniel

SOA Exam C / CAS Course 4 Notes by Colby

Mahler, H.C.; and Dean, C.G., "Credibility," Foundations of Casualty Actuarial Science (Fourth Edition), 2001, Casualty Actuarial Society, Chapter 8, Section 1 and Sections 2-5. - This study note is highly recommended!

Dean, Curtis Gary, "Topics in Credibility Theory," 2004 (SOA Study Note). - This study note is highly recommended!

Please e-mail Mr. Stolyarov at gennadystolyarovii@yahoo.com if you become aware of any additional free materials for Exam 4/C that should be included on this list.

See other sections of The Actuary's Free Study Guide for Exam 4 / Exam C.