/r/actuary/

r/actuary

75k members
r/actuary is a subreddit with 75k members. The community frequently discusses struggling, job, study, exam, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review study materials, study material, and graduation gift, and the most common flair used is exams, job / resume, image, troll post, and meme.
Subreddit for actuarial professionals, students and interested (innocent) bystanders. Note that this subreddit is primarily US/CAN focused, however all countries are free to participate.

Popular Topics in r/actuary

#1

Struggling

36 posts
#2

Job

22 posts
#3

Study

20 posts
#4

Exam

20 posts
#5

Hate

12 posts
#6

Looking

10 posts
#7

Resume

8 posts
#8

Actuary

7 posts
#9

Annoying

5 posts
#10

Understand

5 posts

Products Discussed in r/actuary

Study Materials

12 reviews
#1
ASM
4.3 from 6 reviews
#2
CA
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
TIA
5.0 from 1 review
#1
TIA
4.3 from 3 reviews
#2
Coaching Actuaries
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
ISLR
4.0 from 1 review
#1
Excel
5.0 from 1 review
#2
Thermos
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Fountain Pen
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/actuary

#1
Exams
: "Every Associate Exam (SOA/CAS) is Now on FreeFellow!"
36 posts
#2
Job / Resume
: "Transitioning Out of Actuarial"
27 posts
#3
Image
: "Auto insurance not paying claims?"
3 posts
#4
Troll Post
: "An Instagram influencer approached me to calculate earned life-years for a portfolio"
2 posts
#5
Meme
: "I had a double take at this Legend of Zelda tie that was advertised to me on IG"
1 post

Member Growth in r/actuary

Yearly
+11k members(16.4%)

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Last updated: August 22, 2026