What does an actuary do? Actuaries have a unique combination of analytical and business skills.  These are recognized and achieved through rigorous study.   Actuaries put a price tag on the risk of contingent events.  They improve decisions by developing quantitative financial measures of uncertain future events.  Quantitative benchmarks give the client a way to consider alternative options. No one can know the future, but thinking about what might happen clarifies possible consequences.  Actuarial analysis helps decide the best course of action to meet circumstances and goals. Expert legal consulting Life insurance policies Funding life insurance Life estates Funding health insurance Remarriage probabilities Workers compensation Disability benefits Pension benefits Health contingencies Life expectancy Health expectancy Expert life and health insurance company consulting Analysis and valuation of companies or blocks of business Product development and filing Review of business practices Underwriting review Analysis of financial results Education •        FSA, Fellow, Society of Actuaries •        MAAA, Member of the American Academy of Actuaries •        CCA, Fellow, Conference of Consulting Actuaries •        MBA, University of Miami •        BA, University of Michigan Business Experience •        Expert testimony •        Life insurance company management •        Health insurance pricing and filing •        Financial contracts, bonds, life insurance, mortgages •        Continuing care retirement pricing Research •        Society of Actuaries, Education and Examination •        Mortality Table Construction •        Investment Strategies for insurance companies