Introduction

What exactly is an actuary? In this section of the website we will answer that question, and provide you with information and advice about becoming one.

The future is always uncertain, but as an actuary, you will help make financial sense of it. Maths will be a big part of the job so ideally you should be studying for a degree with significant mathematical content, statistics, maths, engineering, science and economics are all ideal subjects. However, any graduate with strong numerical skills can qualify as an actuary. Good communication skills are also key.

Actuaries often need to explain complex technical information to non-technical audiences, so words are just as important as numbers here. Because your own future will be wide open, you will also be the kind of person who is ready for anything.

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So what is an actuary?

Actuaries are some of the brightest people in business today.

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• The Future for Actuaries
• Actuaries Careers Your questions answered
• Actuaries - Helping and uncertain future
• Six good reasons to become an actuary

Education & training

How to qualify as an actuary...

Want to find out more about the process to qualify as an Actuary? Trevor Watkins, the profession's Head of Education explains how.

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• The Actuaries Profession. How to get into it
• What you will need and what you can expect
• Answers to your questions about Actuaries

Job Roles

Working as an Actuary

Maths will be a big part of the job so ideally you should be studying for a degree with significant mathematical content statistics, maths, engineering, science and economics are all ideal subjects

Other Articles

Actuaries do it with Models

People ask this question all the time and usually it is straight-forward to answer. If you decide to become an actuary however, the answer is a bit more complicated. em>Tom Harper provides a student’s perspective

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• Actuaries - Work Based Skills
• Questions asked in interviews for actuarial traineeships

Careers and Courses in Actuaries Related Course Profiles

Professional Bodies Profile

UK's learned and professional society for mathematics and its applications

The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) is the UK's learned and professional society for mathematics and its applications

Campus Profile

The School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science

The School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science has existed from the earliest days of the University of Kent and is part of the Faculty of Sciences.

Course Profile

Accounting and Finance - PgCert/PgDip/MSc

MSc Accounting & Finance is one of three masters degrees offered from the School’s Department of Accounting & Finance.

Course Profile

MSc in Actuarial Science

The UK Actuarial Profession accredits the MSc in Actuarial Science course. Indeed, Cass Business School was the first institution in the UK to have both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes fully accredited by the UK Actuarial Profession

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Professional Associations Prof

The union for professionals

Prospect represents over 120,000 members in the public and private sectors working as engineers, scientists, managers and specialists in areas as diverse as agriculture, defence, energy, environment, heritage, industry and transport. It is the largest union in the UK representing professional engineers. It has 34,000 members working for Government departments, agencies and non-departmental public bodies.

Graduate Employers

Graduate actuarial trainee programme

We can offer you a wide-ranging and exciting actuarial pensions consulting career in a friendly and stimulating environment.

Graduate Employers

Actuarial training programme

Barnett Waddingham strives to recruit graduates who share our values, and can bring special skills which will enhance the service we provide to our clients

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The Actuarial Profession

The Actuarial Profession represents the members of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries externally, and regulates those members for the benefit of the outside world. The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries is the chartered professional body for actuaries in the UK

Graduate Employers

Graduate & Work Placement (Gap Year) Opportunities for 2012

looking to qualify as a Chartered Accountant? with a first or second class degree and A-level results equating to at least 280 UCAS points? are you enthusiastic and keen to take responsibility?

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