Excel Practice Problems
Battleacts is here to help you prepare for not only the syllabus content but also the exam environment. Now that the CAS has moved to Computer Based Testing (CBT) with Pearson VUE we're providing Excel files which feel like the exam experience. As more information is made available about the testing experience we'll update the files accordingly.
For past exams: To get the most out of these files you should attempt each exam under timed conditions and then grade yourself carefully and harshly. The examiner's report is a great source of information about things the CAS didn't award credit for - read these carefully and relate them back to the question to avoid wasting time on BattleDay. You can also use the Exam Summaries wiki article to see individual questions and answers from the examiner's report.
Alice: "I've heard the F2 and F4 keys don't work in the Pearson environment. They do work in our Excel files but you've been warned for BattleDay!"
Past Exams
Excel Format Problems
| Wiki Link | Problem Type | Set 1 | Set 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAIC.IRIS | IRIS Ratios (Calculation & Acceptable Ranges) |
IRIS Ratios: Set 1 | IRIS Ratios: Set 2 |
| Odomirok.15-P | Schedule P - Parts 2,3,4 (basic layout) Schedule P - Part 5 Schedule P - Parts 2,3,4 (updating) Schedule P - Intercompany Pooling |
Schedule P: Set 1 | |
| Odomirok.19-RBC | Overall RBC Ratio RBC Charges Calculate R1 Calculate R1 & R2 Calculate R3 Calculate R4 Calculate R5 Calculate Rcat |
RBC: Set 1 | |
| Odomirok.8-9-IS | Statutory Net Income (version 1) Policyholder's Surplus Statutory Net Income (version 2) |
Income Statement: Set 1 | |
| Odomirok.22-23-GAAP | Ceded Reinsurance under GAAP & SAP PDR under GAAP & SAP SAP Admitted Assets SAP Liabilities SAP 10-K Exhibit ← removed from Odomirok GAAP Goodwill (cost-of-capital approach) |
SAP & GAAP: Set 1 | |
| Odomirok.18-IEE | Net Investment Gain (ratio) Net Investment Gain (value) Net Investment Gain (using PPE ratio) Surplus Allocation to LOB Calculating FAIT & TIA Profit/Loss |
Insurance Expense Exhibit: Set 1 | |
| Odomirok.14-F | Restating the Balance Sheet Provision for Reinsurance |
Schedule F: Set 1 | |
| Klann.ReinsComm | Restating Triangles after Commutation Change in Taxable Income (easy) Change in Taxable Income (hard) Mutually Beneficial Commutation Price |
Klann - Reinsurance Commutations: Set 1 | |
| Freihaut.Reins | 10-10 Rule for Testing Risk Transfer (4 problems) |
Freihaut (Risk Transfer): Set 1 | |
| Odomirok.26-Taxes | Tax-Basis Income Income Tax BEAT Tax |
Taxes: Set 1 | |
| Odomirok.25-Solv2 | Solvency II Capital Requirements (4 problems) |
Solvency II: Set 1 | |
| Feldblum.Surplus Odomirok.6-7-BS Webel.TRIA-2019 |
Premium Margin to Offset Double-Taxation Invested Capital (Liquidate or Continue Operations) Bond Valuation TRIA Loss-Sharing |
Surplus/Bonds/TRIA: Set 1 |
