Business Definition for: actuarial consultant
actuarial consultant
independent advisor to insurance companies, corporations, federal, state, and local governments, and labor unions on actuarial matters. These include evaluation of the liabilities of small insurance companies, estimates of pension plan liabilities and the design of such plans, appearance as an expert witness giving testimony concerning lost income due to an accident, and the design of information systems.
See also
actuarial science
,
actuary
Related Terms:
branch of knowledge dealing with the mathematics of insurance, including probabilities. It is used in ensuring that risks are carefully evaluated, that adequate premiums are charged for risks underwritten, and that adequate provision is made for future payments of benefits.
practitioner involved in mathematical computations and analyses of insurance probability estimates.
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