Actuary in the United States
Actuary Definition
The manager of a jointstock company, particularly an insurance company. Penny, Cyc. A clerk, in some corporations vested with various powers. In Ecclesiastical Law. A clerk who registers the acts and constitutions of the convocation. (This definition of Actuary is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary ).
Actuarial Information
Actuarial tables and much other actuarial information are published in the Thorndike Encyclopedia of Banking and Financial Tables and Thorndike’s Compound Interest and Annuity Tables. Basic mortality tables are posted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including the National Vital Statistics Reports (NVSR); see also the CDC’s list of Related Sites for Mortality Data.
The Encyclopedia of Actuarial Science (Wiley) provides authoritative explanations of actuarial science topics.
The Society of Actuaries Web site (www.soa.org) posts a Directory of Actuaries, a Code of Professional Conduct, a list of Society publications, a list of colleges offering actuarial science programs, information on actuary examinations and classes, etc. For more information, call the Society of Actuaries (708-706-3500); they have a library, and they have been kind enough to calculate mortality tables for me in the past.
Every year the American Academy of Actuaries and the Conference of Consulting Actuaries sponsor an Enrolled Actuaries Meeting that produces a “Gray Book” comprised of “questions (from actuaries) and answers (from the IRS),” a “Blue Book” (answers from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation); and “Green Book” (answers from the Employee Benefits Security Administration). There is also a “Super Gray Book” CD-ROM that includes all the Gray Books from 1990 to the present.
In addition, you might want to check out the Canadian Institute of Actuaries web site (www.actuaries.ca).
Actuarial basis of accounting
Statistical method used in determining the amount of periodic contributions to a pension fund. See Accounting.
Actuary in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
For starting research in the law of a foreign country:
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Actuary | Actuary in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Actuary | Actuary in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Actuary | Actuary in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Actuary | Actuary in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Actuary | Actuary in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
Resources
See Also
Accounting
Insurance
Vital Statistics
Further Reading (Articles)
Actuaries eye risk roles.(Risk Management), Risk & Insurance; October 1, 2004; Quinn, Lawrence Richter
Actuary Industry Has More Room For Minorities;Association Works Hard To Ensure Better Image, The Washington Post; July 31, 1989; Charles Elder
ACTUARIES CALL ON PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS TO ADOPT CORNERSTONES FOR A FINANCIALLY SECURE AMERICA., States News Service; January 27, 2010
Actuaries Detail Health Care Reform Concerns to Congressional Leaders., Health & Medicine Week; January 25, 2010
ACTUARIES TO HOST 2011 ENROLLED ACTUARIES MEETING.(Conference news), States News Service; March 14, 2011
Actuaries targeted more frequently in malpractice lawsuits. (Litigation)., National Underwriter Life & Health-Financial Services Edition; November 18, 2002; Hays, Daniel
ACTUARIES TO FISCAL COMMISSION: INCREASE THE RETIREMENT AGE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY., States News Service; October 25, 2010
Actuary, Career Information Center, 9th ed.; January 1, 2007
Actuaries facing an era of evolution., National Underwriter Life & Health-Financial Services Edition; June 3, 1991; Bartlett, Daphne
Expert ‘actuaries’ who assess insurance risk getting younger, Hindustan Times (New Delhi, India); December 28, 2010
Love actuary?(actuaries), Financial Director; November 27, 2008; Harrington, Anthony
Future Role Of Actuaries In The Corporate Governance Of Life Insurers.(report from Financial Services Authority), Mondaq Business Briefing; October 11, 2002
Demand for Actuaries Expands as Profession Becomes More Versatile.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News), Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; August 1, 2000; Godinez, Victor
American Academy of Actuaries Announces New President-Elect, Officers., Journal of Technology; November 3, 2009
Modern-Day Soothsayers: Actuaries predict the future and its risks., Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand); April 24, 2006
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ACTUARIES SENIOR PENSION FELLOW TODISCO SELECTED AS CHIEF ACTUARY OF THE GAO., States News Service; November 22, 2010
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ACTUARIES HONORS SHELDON SUMMERS WITH MYERS AWARD FORMER CHIEF ACTUARY FOR THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE RECOGNIZED FOR REGULATORY CONTRIBUTIONS AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS., States News Service; November 8, 2010
A career as an actuary, New Straits Times; September 10, 2006
ACTUARIES DETAIL HEALTH CARE REFORM CONCERNS TO CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS., States News Service; January 14, 2010
Actuaries to Senate: Strengthen Individual Mandate., Managed Care Weekly Digest; December 7, 2009
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