actuary

actuary
a mathematician whose work is mainly concerned with insurance and finance. Glossary of Business Terms

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actuary ac‧tu‧a‧ry [ˈæktʆuəri ǁ -tʆueri] noun actuaries PLURALFORM [countable]
INSURANCE JOBS someone whose job is to calculate risks, in order to advise insurance companies or pension fund S:

• Such information needs to be made available to actuaries, insurers, and those advising employers.

— actuarial adjective [only before a noun] :

• He has calculated that, based on actuarial tables (= lists of figures used to calculate risks ) , he can count on living about 9,000 more days.

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   A specialist in statistics and the mathematics of risk, often focused on insurance risks and premiums.

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actuary UK US /ˈæktjuəri/ US  /-eri/ noun [C] (plural actuaries)
► a person whose job is to calculate risk for insurance companies and pension funds, especially the age to which people are expected to live. The companies and funds use the results to make certain that they always have enough money to make payments to the people who have a right to them: »

Actuaries and auditors have a statutory duty to report anything that exposes the assets of a pension scheme to risk.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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