This area is meant to serve as a resource for learning about the actuarial profession and the roles actuaries are playing today. While many actuaries are involved in what are considered traditional roles within insurance companies–helping determine mortality rates, for example–actuaries are increasingly involved in nontraditional work in an array of different industries and organizations. read more

SOA News

• Health Care Law Will Raise Some Premiums, Study Says - March 29, 2013

The New York Times covers recently released SOA study on Newly Insured

• Actuaries say individual plan claims will rise 32% under Obamacare - March 27, 2013

SOA’s Newly Insured report cited by MarketWatch

• Running for cover - March 22, 2013

South China Morning Post says due to Asia’s growing middle class demanding more and more general-insurance products, actuaries with the right skills are hot property

• Workers Saving Too Little to Retire - March 19, 2013

The Wall Street Journal workers and employers in the U.S. are bracing for a retirement crisis, even as the stock market sits near highs and the economy shows signs of improvement. New data show that powerful financial and demographic forces are combining to squeeze individuals and companies that are trying to save for the future and make their money last.

• The STEM Jobs Everyone Wants and How to Get Them - March 12, 2013

Individuals who enjoy math and want to apply their skills in a business setting should consider becoming an actuary.