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An actuary is a professional with advanced mathematical skills who deals with the measurement and management of risk and uncertainty. [1] These risks can affect both sides of the balance sheet and require asset management , liability management, and valuation skills. [ 2 ]
In order to sign statements of actuarial opinion, an American actuary must be a Member, American Academy of Actuaries (M.A.A.A.). [2] The Academy membership requirements are: Membership in one of the following societies: Associate or Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society. Associate or Fellow of the Society of Actuaries.
Many universities have undergraduate and graduate degree programs in actuarial science. In 2010, [needs update] a study published by job search website CareerCast ranked actuary as the #1 job in the United States. [2] The study used five key criteria to rank jobs: environment, income, employment outlook, physical demands, and stress.
The University of Bergen and The University of Oslo offer the education to become an actuary in Norway. [14] To become an international qualified actuary, a person with a Norwegian actuarial education must also take two courses in economics (macroeconomics and accounting) and a course in ethics.
[original research?] The actuarial control cycle is a specific business activity which involves the application of actuarial science to real world business problems. The actuarial control cycle requires a professional within that field (i.e., an actuary) to specify a problem, develop a solution, monitor the consequences thereof, and repeat the process. [1]
The Society of Actuaries (SOA) is a global professional organization for actuaries.It was founded in 1949 as the merger of two major actuarial organizations in the United States: the Actuarial Society of America and the American Institute of Actuaries. [1]
The salaries of these migrants ranged from £42,500 (actuary) to £186,261 (chief actuary). The average salary was £82,042. Despite Solvency II Directive work being cited as a reason for a shortage of actuaries, only one migrant had the description "Solvency II" in their job title.
An enrolled actuary is an actuary enrolled by the Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). [1] Enrolled actuaries, under regulations of the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Labor, perform a variety of tasks with respect to pension plans in the United States under ERISA.