BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Actuary
- a statistician who calculates probable life spans so that the insurance premiums to be charged for various risks can be accurately determined
Wiktionary Definition for: Actuary
- A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such as insurance premiums or pension contributions.
Additional Resources
- Ceres Group Names Mark Billingsley as Executive Vice President and Chief Actuary
- CLEVELAND -- Ceres Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERG) today announced that Mark Billingsley, 45, has been named executive vice president and chief actuary, effective March 28, 2005. Billingsley has extensive insurance and actuarial experience. He was most recently senior vice president and chief actuary for Great American Supplemental Benefits Division (a...
- Research articles 2005-03-28
- Why is our pension plan underfunded?(Ask a Benefit Actuary)
- ASK A BENEFIT ACTUARY Differing interest rates can result in 'underfunding' in corporate pension plans Q Why is our pension plan underfunded? A This question comes from a chief financial officer who just learned that the Pension Benefit Guaranty CorpASK A BENEFIT ACTUARY Differing...
- Research articles 1996-05-06
- Penn Treaty Names Stahl Vice President, Chief Actuary.(Penn Treaty American Corp.)(Brief Article)
- Penn Treaty American Corp., Allentown, Pa., has named Bruce A. Stahl vice president and chief actuary. Prior to joining Penn Treaty, Stahl headed BAS Actuarial Services, a firm he founded in 1994. He was a consultant in the ... Penn Treaty American Corp., Allentown, Pa., has...
- Research articles 2001-09-01
- People on the Move: Mercer takes retirement actuary from Watson.
- Mercer Human Resource Consulting has shored up its retirement business with the appointment of an actuary from rival Watson Wyatt. Mercer Human Resource Consulting has shored up its retirement business with the appointment of an actuary from rival Watson Wyatt.
- Research articles 2007-04-23
- News: Aberdeen seeks actuary for 2005/2008 valuations.
- The GBP1.2bn Aberdeen City Council pension fund has gone out to tender for an actuary to carry out its 2005 and 2008 valuations. The GBP1.2bn Aberdeen City Council pension fund has gone out to tender for an actuary to carry out its 2005 and 2008...
- Research articles 2005-01-17
- Actuary quizzed on role at failed insurer
- A law firm representing creditors of Independent Insurance has written to actuarial firm Watson Wyatt to query its relationship with its former client. The Independent on Sunday can reveal that Watson Wyatt, although promoted as an independent actuary of the collapsed firm, had a professional indemnity policy...
- Research articles 2002-09-22
- Endurance Announces New Chief Actuary
- PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:ENH), a global provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced today that Michael E. Angelina has joined Endurance as its new Chief Actuary. Mr. Angelina has over 20 years of professional experience as a practicing actuary, most recently as a Principal...
- Research articles 2005-06-20
- Frontier Insurance Group, Inc. Hires New Vice President and Chief Actuary
- ROCK HILL, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 23, 1998--Frontier Insurance Group, Inc. Frontier (NYSE-FTR) announced today the hiring of Mark S. Allaben, FCAS, MAAA, Vice President and Chief Actuary. Mr. Allaben's primary responsibilities will include management of the Group's rate making and loss reserving functions. Most recently, Mr. Allaben was Senior Vice...
- Research articles 1998-12-23
- Insurance Actuary
- The Insurance job description template includes the following job summary: Actuary To design and maintain insurance and pension programs on a sound financial basis by valuing potential liabilities and recommending rate structures that will pay claims and expenses and return a profit to the insurance company. Additional information available includes...
- Tools & templates 2007-09-09
- Financial Industries Corporation Appoints New Chief Actuary
- Financial Industries Corporation (PINKSHEETS: FNIN) announced today the promotion of Val Smith to senior vice president and chief actuary.
- Research articles 2007-12-21
- Boug is Named Chief Pricing Actuary for Transamerica Reinsurance
- CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Transamerica Reinsurance, a major worldwide reinsurance supplier, announced today that Scott A. Boug has been named Vice President and Chief Pricing Actuary of its U.S. life reinsurance business. In this role Scott will lead a team of actuaries in pricing new business, which involves risk analysis, projection...
- Research articles 2006-09-29
- Financial Industries Corporation Appoints New Chief Actuary
- Financial Industries Corporation (PINKSHEETS: FNIN) announced today the appointment of William J. McCarthy as senior vice president and chief actuary.
- Research articles 2007-02-28
- Deloitte & Touche Names Vincent Amoroso New Chief Pension Actuary
- NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 10, 1998--Deloitte & Touche LLP Thursday announced that Vincent Amoroso has been named chief pension actuary of the firm's Employee Benefit Group.
- Research articles 1998-12-10
- Ernst & Young has announced the appointment of actuary Shayne Deighton as a partner
- Ernst & Young has announced the appointment of actuary Shayne Deighton as a partner. He joins from Zurich Financial Services where he had been finance director of the UK life business, which included Allied Dunbar and Eagle Star.
- Research articles 2001-04-01
- Prudential Financial Appoints Sluyter Chief Actuary for Individual Life Insurance
- NEWARK, N.J. -- Prudential announced today the appointment of Kent Sluyter as Chief Actuary for its Individual Life Insurance business. Sluyter is responsible for actuarial, product development, underwriting and claims functions. He reports to Jim Avery, president of Prudential's Individual Life business.
- Research articles 2006-05-09
- GEICO Names Karen Brinster Associate Actuary
- WASHINGTON -- GEICO's board of directors recently named Karen Brinster of Rockville, Md., associate actuary with responsibility for actuarial reserving at the company's headquarters in Chevy Chase, Md.
- Research articles 2006-11-17
- GEICO names Warren Klawitter vice president and chief actuary
- WASHINGTON -- GEICO's board of directors recently announced the promotion of Warren Klawitter to vice president and chief actuary at the company's headquarters in Chevy Chase, Md.
- Research articles 2006-11-17
- Medicare actuary tells of dispute
- WASHINGTON -- Chief Medicare actuary Richard Foster said Wednesday he was told the White House was behind a controversial order to withhold cost estimates of a Medicare prescription drug bill from Congress. In his first congressional testimony since telling reporters two weeks ago that he was threatened with...
- Research articles 2004-03-25
- Meyer Melnikoff; Retired senior vice president and actuary, Prudential Insurance Co.(P&I at 30: The difference-makers)(Biography)
- Byline: Arleen Jacobius After a successful 10-year quest to win the right for insurance companies to invest in equities, Meyer Melnikoff, who was an actuary and pension executive at Prudential Insurance Co. of America, developed the Property Investment Separate Account, which single-handedly legitimized ...
- Research articles 2003-10-27
- OSFI: Chief Actuary of Canada Unveils External Peer Review Panel for Actuarial Report on the CPP.(Report)
- OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Sep 6, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- The Office of the Chief Actuary OCA has announced the establishment of a panel of actuaries to review the 23rd Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan CPP. Produced every three years, the Actuarial Report...
- Research articles 2007-09-06
