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

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

Insurance Health insurance

Life Insurance Life insurance Life insurer Insurable interest Insurable risk Annuity Life annuity Perpetuity New Business Strain Zillmerisation Financial reinsurance Net premium valuation Gross premium valuation Embedded value European Embedded Value Stochastic modelling Asset liability modelling

Non-life Insurance Property insurance Casualty insurance Vehicle insurance Ruin theory Stochastic modelling Risk and capital management in non-life insurance

Reinsurance Reinsurance Financial reinsurance Reinsurance Actuarial Premium Reinsurer

Investments & Asset Management Dividend yield PE ratio Bond valuation Yield to maturity Cost of capital Net asset value Derivatives Portfolio risk management

Mathematics of Finance

Financial mathematics

Interest Time value of money Discounting Present value Future value Net present value Internal rate of return Yield curve Yield to maturity Effective annual rate (EAR) Annual percentage rate (APR)

Mortality Force of mortality Life table

Pensions

Pensions Stochastic modelling

Other Enterprise risk management Fictional actuaries

Actuarial credentialing and exams

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 Actuarial Wiki Google Map of Actuarial Science Universities in the US

Professional Organizations/Associations for Actuaries CCA - Conference of Consulting Actuaries CAS - Casualty Actuarial Society SOA - Society Of Actuaries