How does this role benefit the work of the organization and the profession?
This role supports the education and credentialing activities of the SOA, continually developing pertinent content, both foundational and advanced, to ensure the integrity of the SOA’s credentials.
Description
The SOA is looking for actuaries with experience in Group & Health or related areas to grade exam papers for:
- Group & Health Specialty Exam
- Group & Health Finance and Valuation Exam
- Group & Health Design and Pricing Exam
*You will select one G&H exam that you prefer to grade for within the application form.
Responsibilities & Duties
- Maintain confidentiality in accordance with the SOA Education Confidentiality Agreement.
- Grading process starts with the SOA providing access to grading files on Thursday, May 13, 2021.
- Grading:
- Each Grader will grade approximately 1-2 exam questions; the Grader will grade 10 common questions independently and then review them with their grading partner(s) to ensure consistency in grading. Then the Grader will continue to grade their remaining questions on their own.
- Graders are asked to complete and submit their first round of grading results by Sunday, May 30.
- Papers that need to be graded a second time must be completed before or at the virtual Central Grading meeting.
- Virtual Central Grading meetings are scheduled between Friday, June 11 and Sunday, June 13. At a minimum, volunteers are expected to be available between the hours of 11am and 5pm Eastern (8am and 2pm Pacific) on Friday May 11 to validate initial score entry and to work on second grading/reconciliations with their grading partner(s).
- There will be NO travel for Graders this sitting.
Time Commitment
- Graders generally grade 1-2 exam questions.
- Graders generally spend 20-30 hours in total: about 10 to 20 hours on the initial grading assignment, plus about 10 hours preparing for and participating in Central Grading.
Experience Required
- Must be FSA
- Must have expertise in at least part of the Group and Health exam syllabus
- Individuals pursuing their ERM designation are ineligible to volunteer for G & H Exam activities
Opportunity Location
US and Canada Only
Travel Required
No travel requirement for this sitting
SOA Training Required
Inexperienced graders will be mentored by experienced graders on how to grade. There is a webinar offered by the SOA a few weeks before the grading process begins for less-experienced graders.
Primary Area of Practice
Health