Office DEPARTMENT of Communications OF MATHEMATICS ACTUARIAL PROGRAM
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Office. DEPARTMENT of Communications. OF MATHEMATICS ACTUARIAL PROGRAM create your future www. utdallas. edu
QUESTIONS TO ANSWER Office of Communications • WHAT IS ACTUARIAL SCIENCE? • WHO ARE ACTUARIES? • WHERE DO ACTUARIES WORK? • WHAT DOES THE WORK INCLUDE? • WHY BE AN ACTUARY? create your future www. utdallas. edu
IS ACTUARIAL SCIENCE? Office. WHAT of Communications ACTUARIAL SCIENCE APPLIES STATISTICS, MATHEMATICS, ECONOMICS FINANCE, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES TO ASSESS RISK IN THE INSURANCE AND FINANCE INDUSTRIES create your future www. utdallas. edu
WHO ARE ACTUARIES? Office of Communications ACTUARIES USE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF STATISTICS, FINANCE, AND BUSINESS TO DEFINE, ANALYZE AND SOLVE BUSINESS PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE COST OF POSSIBLE FUTURE EVENTS create your future www. utdallas. edu
DO ACTUARIES WORK? Office. WHERE of Communications ACTUARIES ARE EMPLOYED IN THE • INSURANCE INDUSTRY (EITHER PROPERTY AND CASUALTY OR LIFE AND HEALTH) • FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS • CONSULTING FIRMS • GOVERNMENT AGENCIES • ACCOUNTING FIRMS create your future www. utdallas. edu
WHAT DOES THE WORK INCLUDE? Office of Communications ACTUARIAL WORK INCLUDES: • PROJECTING HOW A NEW AUTO-SAFETY LAW WILL CHANGE INSURANCE CLAIMS • ESTIMATING THE BENEFIT COST OF A LABOR CONTRACT • PROJECTING FINANCIAL COSTS OF AN EPIDEMIC • ANALYZING INVESTMENT RISK create your future www. utdallas. edu
WHY BE AN ACTUARY? Office of Communications HERE A FEW REASONS TO BE AN ACTUARY: • STARTING SALARIES $50, 000 • EXCELLENT BENEFITS • SALARY GROWS STEADILY AS YOU PASS ACTUARIAL EXAMS • JOB SECURITY THROUGH ECONOMIC CYCLES • DYNAMIC AND CHALLENGING CAREER create your future www. utdallas. edu
MORE INFORMATION? Office of Communications WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT ACTUARIAL PROGRAM AT UTD? CONTACT: NATALIA A. HUMPHREYS , PH. D. , FSA, MAAA CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ASSOCIATE HEAD OF ACTUARIAL PROGRAM WWW. UTDALLAS. EDU/~NATALIA. HUMPHREYS@UTDALLAS. EDU create your future www. utdallas. edu
