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How to Cope with Qualifying as an Actuary with Jeremy Keating

How to Cope with Qualifying as an Actuary with Jeremy Keating

Update: 2025-05-06
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Experienced pricing actuary, author and founder of Price Writer, Jeremy Keating reflects about how his experience of qualifying as an actuary wasn’t as easy as he expected.

In this interview, Jeremy shares: 

- Why he thinks we need to celebrate getting qualified differently,

- How his transition from being a student to a qualified actuary was more difficult than expected, and

- Practical strategies to thrive post-qualification.

Jeremy Keating is the founder of Price Writer, a learning and development company for insurance pricing professionals. He qualified as an actuary in 2013, a proud milestone, though the shift from student to qualified actuary proved more challenging than expected. Drawing on his experience in pricing, he wrote a book that’s helped many grow their careers and navigate this field. The Price Writer program supports over 190 members, including teams from some of the largest insurance companies. Their vision is to grow this to 1,000 members and make pricing professionals the most respected leaders in insurance

-          Contact Jeremy: https://pricewriters.com/

-          Connect with Jeremy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-keating/ 

-          Connect with Julia on LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/julia-lessing 

Read Jeremy's book Price Writer: The Nine-Step Method to Becoming a Highly Successful General Insurance Pricing Leader.

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Read Julia’s new book "Aspiring Actuarial Leaders: The Modern Manager’s Toolkit"

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How to Cope with Qualifying as an Actuary with Jeremy Keating

How to Cope with Qualifying as an Actuary with Jeremy Keating

Julia Lessing