Health Reserves

By Society of Actuaries · 2025 · GH201-100-25

Study guides: Exam GH-201C, Exam GH-201U

A Society of Actuaries study note on health reserves for the GH 201 courses. According to the course strategy guide, it overlaps with Skwire's Group Insurance chapter on short-term claim reserves but gives greater detail on reserving methods and non-IBNR reserves, also covers premium and non-claim reserves, and contains some math illustrating the reserve methods.

On the syllabus

• Exam GH-201C — Reserving, outcomes 1a-1f; the whole note.
• Exam GH-201U — Reserving, outcomes 1a-1g; the whole note.

Contents unavailable The SOA supplies this study note, and its syllabus states that study notes are not available electronically. No copy could be found online, and no source names its author or lists its sections. This page records only the citation and assignment from the syllabus and the course strategy guide.

Sources

• GH 201-C Syllabus, Nov 2026/Mar 2027/Jul 2027 (SOA) — the citation ("GH201-100-25: Health Reserves"), the learning outcomes 1a-1f and the statement that study notes are not available electronically; the syllabus names no author, so the SOA as the issuer is given as author and publisher, and the year is the one in the reading's code
• GH 201-U Syllabus, Nov 2026/Mar 2027/Jul 2027 (SOA) — the same reading with learning outcomes 1a-1g
• GH 201-C Course Strategy Guide, Nov 2026/Mar 2027/Jul 2027 (SOA) — the description of the note (greater detail on reserving methods and non-IBNR reserves; premium and non-claim reserves; some math illustrating the reserve methods)
• GH 201-U Course Strategy Guide, Nov 2026/Mar 2027/Jul 2027 (SOA) — the same description for the U.S. course