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All about actuaries
Learn about a career that gives you a lot of different opportunities—including the chance to make a difference.
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The world is changing. As an actuary, you can help it be for the better.
Since we don’t know exactly what will happen, making decisions about the future is always a risk. What if you make the wrong choice?
Actuaries can’t predict the future, but they can figure out what’s most likely to happen, as well as the different possibilities. This can help people, businesses, and governments make better choices to deal with what’s to come.
What is an actuary?
Actuaries are risk management experts and problem solvers. They use skills like the math you’re learning in school to tackle some of the biggest issues facing our world today.
Traditionally, actuaries have worked in fields like insurance, retirement, and investments. Now, they’re also helping define the future of artificial intelligence, health care, and even climate change.
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What do actuaries do?
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What’s it like to be an actuary?
Here’s what actuaries have to say about their careers, why they decided to study actuarial science, and how they got to where they are today.
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Actuarial Solutions
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The Targeted Strategies Group
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British Columbia Utilities Commission
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Manulife
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RGA Life Reinsurance Company of Canada