Tuesday, 3 September 2013

What is an Actuary?

Most of the Actuarial Science students must be facing the same problem when it comes to explain to the public about what is Actuarial Science is all about and what an Actuary does in the industry.

Well,to help the students to explain what an Actuary is,this info might be helpful.

An actuary is a business professional who analyzes the financial consequences of risk. Actuaries use mathematics, statistics and financial theory to study uncertain future events, especially those of concern to insurance and pension programs. They evaluate the likelihood of those events, design creative ways to reduce the likelihood and decrease the impact of adverse events that actually do occur.


Actuaries are an important part of the management team of the companies that employ them. Their work requires a combination of strong analytical skills, business knowledge and understanding of human behavior to design and manage programs that control risk.

Actuaries work in life insurance, retirement systems, health benefit systems, financial and investment management and other emerging areas of practice. The majority of actuaries work within the insurance industry, although a growing number of actuaries work in other fields.

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