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Every III Subject Explained, on One Page
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Every III Subject Explained, on One Page

A complete index of III subjects — Licentiate, Associateship and Fellowship — with credit values, streams, and links to a study guide for each.
20 August 20263 min read
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IC-90 Human Resources Management
20 August 20262 min read

IC-90 Human Resources Management

IC-90 Human Resources Management — an optional III paper open to both streams. What it covers, why it is easier to underestimate than to pass, and how to…
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IC-88 Marketing and Public Relations
20 August 20262 min read

IC-88 Marketing and Public Relations

IC-88 Marketing and Public Relations — how insurance marketing differs from product marketing, what the paper covers, and how to prepare for it.
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IC-99 Asset Management
20 August 20262 min read

IC-99 Asset Management

IC-99 Asset Management — how insurers invest the money they hold, what the paper covers, and how to prepare for it. Open to both life and general candidates.
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IC-39 Fraud Risk Management in Insurance
20 August 20262 min read

IC-39 Fraud Risk Management in Insurance

IC-39 Fraud Risk Management in Insurance — an optional paper open to both streams. What counts as insurance fraud, how insurers detect and prevent it, and…
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IC-67 Marine Insurance
20 August 20262 min read

IC-67 Marine Insurance

A complete IC-67 Marine Insurance study guide — cargo and hull, the standard clauses, general average, constructive total loss, and what the III exam tests.
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IC-92 Actuarial Aspects of Product Development
20 August 20262 min read

IC-92 Actuarial Aspects of Product Development

IC-92 Actuarial Aspects of Product Development is a compulsory Fellowship paper. Why product design is an actuarial problem, what the paper covers, and how…
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IC-81 Mathematical Basis of Life Assurance
20 August 20262 min read

IC-81 Mathematical Basis of Life Assurance

IC-81 Mathematical Basis of Life Assurance — a compulsory Fellowship paper. The mathematics behind life insurance pricing and reserving, and how to approach it.
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IC-47 Foundation of Casualty Actuarial Science Part I
19 August 20262 min read

IC-47 Foundation of Casualty Actuarial Science Part I

IC-47 Foundation of Casualty Actuarial Science Part I — how general insurance actuarial work differs from life, what the paper covers, and how to study it.
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IC-72 Motor Insurance
19 August 20263 min read

IC-72 Motor Insurance

A complete IC-72 Motor Insurance guide — what the paper covers, the Motor Vehicles Act essentials, third-party versus own damage, No Claim Bonus, and how to…
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