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This category is for any site related to actuarial science and the actuarial profession, members of whom are called actuaries. What is an actuary? Consider the following description from BeAnActuary.com: "Actuaries put a price tag on future risks. They have been called financial architects and social mathematicians because their unique combination of analytical and business skills is helping to solve a growing variety of financial and social problems. Actuaries make financial sense of the future. How? An actuary applies mathematical models to problems of insurance and finance. To be more specific, actuaries improve financial decision making by developing models to evaluate the current financial implications of uncertain future events. If you’ve never met an actuary, that’s not unusual. The actuarial profession numbers only about 19,000 people in North America. But don't let that small number fool you. Actuaries put their special problem-solving skills to work in many different business situations, and their work has had an influence on people’s lives for more than a century. Actuaries make a difference. Their calculations and projections are the backbone of the insurance and financial security industries. Actuarial work involves lots of math, but actuaries must also be up-to-date on business issues and trends, social science, law, and economics. In other words, actuaries have a well-rounded business approach to problem solving. And they must be good communicators to explain things to nonactuaries. Actuaries are key players on a company's management team. They are well paid, and they like what they do for a living."

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• Actuarial Conversion and Present Value Factors

  http://www.benassist.org/pension-administration-free-calculators.htm
  Free actuarial calculator for annuities.

• Actuarial Foundation

  http://www.actuarialfoundation.org/
  Philanthropic organization, sponsoring research, education, and communication initiatives related to the actuarial profession.

• Actuarial Grads Network

  http://www.actuarialgrads.com/
  Information, jobs, and career advice for those considering the actuarial profession.

• Actuarial Jokes

  http://www.actuarialjokes.com/
  Over 180 actuarial jokes from all over the world.

• Actuarial Membership Directory

  https://www.actuarialdirectory.org/solutionsite/default.aspx?tabid=123#_ctl0__ctl0__ctl0_tbl
  Searchable database that includes the membership rosters of the American Academy of Actuaries, American Society of Pension Actuaries, Canadian Institute of Actuaries, Casualty Actuarial Society, Conference of Consulting Actuaries, and Society of Actuaries.

• Actuarial Rebel Outpost

  http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/
  Discussion forums, free downloads for students, and job postings.

• Actuary.com

  http://www.actuary.com/
  Extensive information on the actuarial field, including tables, jobs, statistical research, and discussion forums. Covers life, health, casualty, pensions, and benefits.

• American Term Life Insurance History Project

  http://www.americanterm.com/about
  Various historical insurance and actuarial documents and books, fully scanned and available for free download.

• Be An Actuary

  http://www.beanactuary.org/
  Site from the Casualty Actuarial Society and Society of Actuaries devoted entirely to those interested in the actuarial profession. Includes information on suitability for the career, how to become an actuary, life on the job, and a searchable database of job openings.

• Contingencies

  http://www.contingencies.org/
  Magazine of the actuarial profession, published by the American Academy of Actuaries.

• ExamFirst

  http://www.examfirst.com/
  Advocating life insurance industry reform, whereby applicants could be medically examined before choosing an insurance company and policy.

• Guy Thomas

  http://www.guythomas.org.uk/
  Collection of research papers by consulting actuary Guy Thomas.

• Insurance Services Office, Inc.

  http://www.iso.com/
  Supplier of statistical, actuarial, underwriting claims information for insurance company professionals, agents, and brokers.

• Life Insurance Underwriting Guide

  http://www.life-insurance-underwriting.org/
  Actuarial study of underwriting factors for eleven leading life insurance companies.

• PolySystems

  http://www.polysystems.com/
  PolySystems' actuarial software provides for the needs of the financial reporting and analysis cycle of insurance companies, addressing regulatory reporting requirements which are built into the design.

• Ralf Lister

  http://www.actuarial-files.com/
  Personal home page of a life actuary. Includes curriculum vitae in English, Spanish, and German, and some downloadable formulas in Spanish. Visitors are invited to upload files with actuarial content.

• Visible Policy

  http://r0k.us/insurance/vp/
  Provides an analysis of an actual participating whole life insurance policy, including charts, spreadsheet, and comparisons.

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