Actuary
noun
A person whose job is to calculate financial risks, such as insurance costs.
John works as an actuary, handling risk assessment for a big insurance company.
Often appears as...
- actuary profession
- actuary assessment
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A person whose job is to calculate financial risks, such as insurance costs.
John works as an actuary, handling risk assessment for a big insurance company.
Often appears as...
- actuary profession
- actuary assessment
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Specific Occupation
Actuary is a specialized career in finance and statistics, not a general role.
After her actuarial science degree, Mia became an actuary focused on property insurance.
Pro Tip 2/3Insurance Industry
An actuary commonly works with insurance companies to forecast financial outcomes.
As an actuary, Leo evaluates the likelihood of natural disasters affecting insurance claims.
Pro Tip 3/3Mathematics Required
An actuary uses math and statistics to perform their job, it's a highly technical field.
The actuary presented a mathematical model to predict life insurance risk.
Pro Tip 1/3Specific Occupation
Actuary is a specialized career in finance and statistics, not a general role.
After her actuarial science degree, Mia became an actuary focused on property insurance.
Pro Tip 2/3Insurance Industry
An actuary commonly works with insurance companies to forecast financial outcomes.
As an actuary, Leo evaluates the likelihood of natural disasters affecting insurance claims.
Pro Tip 3/3Mathematics Required
An actuary uses math and statistics to perform their job, it's a highly technical field.
The actuary presented a mathematical model to predict life insurance risk.
Pro Tip 1/3Specific Occupation
Actuary is a specialized career in finance and statistics, not a general role.
After her actuarial science degree, Mia became an actuary focused on property insurance.
Pro Tip 2/3Insurance Industry
An actuary commonly works with insurance companies to forecast financial outcomes.
As an actuary, Leo evaluates the likelihood of natural disasters affecting insurance claims.
Pro Tip 3/3Mathematics Required
An actuary uses math and statistics to perform their job, it's a highly technical field.
The actuary presented a mathematical model to predict life insurance risk.
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Video examples
Bill Joy: What I'm...
so that people who are doing things that had a higher cost of catastrophe would have to take insurance against that risk. So if you wanted to put a drug on the market you could put it on. But it wouldn't have to be approved by regulators; you'd have to convince an actuary that it would be safe.
Video examples
Bill Joy: What I'm...
so that people who are doing things that had a higher cost of catastrophe would have to take insurance against that risk. So if you wanted to put a drug on the market you could put it on. But it wouldn't have to be approved by regulators; you'd have to convince an actuary that it would be safe.
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Billy Beane
American Athlete
We try to create a situation where we're the casino. It's like how an actuary would set insurance rates. Predictability, predictability, predictability. What's the path to least risk? What's the greater chance of getting some return on this asset?
Quote examples
Konnie Huq
British Celebrity
My dad moved to Britain from Bangladesh in the 1960s to work as an actuary for Prudential. However, after seeing an empty retail space in Soho, he decided to open an Asian restaurant instead, despite not having any business experience.
Quote examples
Billy Beane
American Athlete
We try to create a situation where we're the casino. It's like how an actuary would set insurance rates. Predictability, predictability, predictability. What's the path to least risk? What's the greater chance of getting some return on this asset?
Quote examples
Konnie Huq
British Celebrity
My dad moved to Britain from Bangladesh in the 1960s to work as an actuary for Prudential. However, after seeing an empty retail space in Soho, he decided to open an Asian restaurant instead, despite not having any business experience.
Example 1 of 2
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