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Actuarial science is also applied to casualty, property, general insurance and liability. All of the co mpulsory actuarial science modules are taught by qualified actuaries with many years practical experience in consultancy or the insurance industry. An actuary also has career opportunities in pension fund management, forecasting future payouts and determining current contributions and investment policies in light of them. Department of actuarial science and statistics, city university. Actuarial science is a discipline that assesses financial risks in the insurance and finance fields, using mathematical and statistical methods. Mathematical and statistical methods foractuarial sciences and finance. The actuarial profession is one of the smallest and least known professions in the world, although it is growing rapidly worldwide, particularly in asia. Background to introduction to actuarial science 7 my sales pitch to the university requesting permission and support for the course. Actuarial science program advising notes, academic year 20182019 this document is designed to help actuarial science majors at the university of illinois at urbanachampaign plan their collegiate programs.
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