actuaryac‧tu‧a‧ry /ˈæktʃuəri $ -tʃueri/ noun (plural actuaries) [countable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINactuary
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1500-1600 Latin actuarius, from actum; ➔ ACT1EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- A developing issue for actuaries has been the question of the possible use of professional certification of reserves for general insurance.
- An actuary, assuming no casual connection, might calculate the odds against such a coincidence.
- As actuaries we are professionally trained to make forward projections so we should also look at the future for our own profession.
- Family Assurance Society may vary these charges if so advised by their actuary.
- He accepted the arguments of an independent actuary that policyholders' realistic expectation they should benefit from inherited estates was limited.
- Indeed investment management is an area where many actuaries play a very active role in insurance companies.
- Nowadays, actuaries are spearheading the revolution which is taking place in the pensions field.
- The statistical, financial and projection skills of actuaries are of particular relevance to this work.
WORD SETS► Insurance
someone whose job is to advise insurance companies on how much to charge for insurance, after calculating the risks—actuarial /ˌæktʃuˈeəriəl $ -ˈer-/ adjectiveaccident insurance, act of God, nounactuary, nounagainst all risks, adverbagreed-value insurance, all-risks, adjectiveall-risks insurance, annuitant, nounannuity insurance, assurance, nounautomobile insurance, average clause, average statement, aviation insurance, benefit, nounblanket insurance, block insurance, Blue Shield, nounbroker's lien, buildings and contents insurance, business interruption insurance, business liability insurance, capital sum, capital surplus, car insurance, casualty insurance, certificate of existence, nouncertificate of insurance, nounChartered Financial Consultant, nouncivil commotion, nounclassification society, nounCLU, coinsurance, nouncoinsure, verbcomprehensive insurance, contingency insurance, cover, verbcover, nouncoverage, nouncover note, nouncredit insurance, death futures, declaration insurance, deferment period, disability insurance, encash, verbendowment policy, nounengineering insurance, excepted perils, nounexpense ratio, export insurance, extended coverage, face amount, fidelity insurance, fire insurance, floater, nounfloating insurance, flood insurance, free of particular average, adjectivefriendly society, noungeneral average contribution, group insurance, health plan, nounhomeowner's insurance, household insurance, indemnify, verbindemnity, nounindustrial injuries insurance, Institute Clauses, nounInstitute of London Underwriters, nouninsurance adjuster, nouninsurance broker, nouninsurance policy, nouninsurance premium, nouninsure, verbinsured, adjectiveinsurer, nounliability insurance, life assurance, nounlife insurance, nounlike-for-like, adjectiveloading, nounlong-tail, adjectiveloss adjuster, nounmarine insurance, material fact, nounmedical insurance, moral hazard, mortgage protection insurance, motor insurance, National Insurance, nounno-claims bonus, nounopen insurance, particular average, policy, nounpremium, nounpremium income, property and liability insurance, protection, nounreinsure, verbrenewal premium, risk, nounsalvor, nounsubrogation, nounsurrender value, term insurance, third party, fire and theft insurance, travel insurance, underwrite, verbunderwriter, noununemployment insurance, valued insurance, whole-life insurance, with profits, adjective