The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to actuarial science:

Contents

• What type of thing is actuarial science?
• Essence of actuarial science
• Fields in which actuarial science is applied
• History of actuarial science
• General actuarial science concepts
• Insurance
• Investments & Asset Management
• Mathematics of Finance
• Mortality
• Pensions
• Other
• Persons influential in the field of actuarial science
• See also
• References
• External links
• Professional Organizations/Associations for Actuaries

Actuarial science – discipline that applies mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk in the insurance and finance industries.

What type of thing is actuarial science?

Actuarial science can be described as all of the following:

• An academic discipline –
• A branch of science –
  • An applied science –
    • A subdiscipline of statistics –

Essence of actuarial science

Actuarial science

• Actuary
• Actuarial notation

Fields in which actuarial science is applied

• Mathematical finance
• Insurance, especially:
  • Life insurance
  • Health insurance
• Human resource consulting

History of actuarial science

History of actuarial science

General actuarial science concepts

Persons influential in the field of actuarial science

• List of actuaries

See also

• Index of accounting articles
• Outline of economics
• Outline of corporate finance
• Outline of finance

References

External links

• Additional Actuarial Topics
• Actuarial Science Study Forum Archived 2010-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
• Actuarial Wiki
• Google Map of Actuarial Science Universities in the US Archived 2010-12-04 at the Wayback Machine

Professional Organizations/Associations for Actuaries

• CCA - Conference of Consulting Actuaries
• CAS - Casualty Actuarial Society
• SOA - Society Of Actuaries