Through the Society of Actuaries' branding push, an entire profession is now better understood
While not Alaskan crab fishermen, firefighters, or even stunt doubles, actuaries work in a sector that deals with risk every day - studying it, analyzing it, managing it.
The perils certainly differ: globalization, spiraling healthcare costs, and baby-boomer retirement probably don't match up to the high seas or a sky dive. But lately, thousands of US actuaries have felt that as the world gets riskier, businesses and ...