SA1 - Health and care. Specialist applications

This specialist applications subject will provide the successful candidate with the ability to apply knowledge of the UK health and care environment and the principles of the actuarial practice to the provision of health and care benefits in the UK.

You can find details of:

full objectives of the course in the syllabus
any changes made to the syllabus for this year’s exams
past exam papers.

These documents, and others, are available on the right of this page.

Learning portal for SA1

The learning portal contains links to the suggested reading listed in Unit 14 of the SA1 Core Reading. Students may find it useful to consult some of the material 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 a 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 which specialise in health and care
The bulletins and other publications from reinsurers
Information on the websites of bodies such as the ABI and FSA
Papers from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and the Staple Inn Actuarial Society
Bulletins from the Continuous Mortality Investigation
Presentations made at recent Healthcare Conferences
Health-related presentations at recent Younger Members Conventions and Life Conventions
Health Seminars arranged by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
Other recommended references on the Health and Care Practice Area pages of the site
Papers from Health and Care reading list produced by the libraries.