: a person who calculates insurance and annuity premiums, reserves, and dividends
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Shkolnikov works with actuaries to design plans that allow business owners to make large, tax-deductible contributions—sometimes even using pension money to purchase real estate or other investments.—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Last week, the agency announced Chad Poist as chief of staff and chief risk officer, Karen Glenn as chief actuary, Nicholas Perrine as chief communications officer, Jay Ortis as acting chief of disability adjudication and Andy Sriubas as chief of field operations.—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025 Many employers are offering more choices of plans, some of which may have lower costs for enrollees, said Sunit Patel, Mercer’s US chief actuary for health and benefits.—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025 Most of us just want to remain in decent health and last a bit longer than the actuaries predict.—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for actuary
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Etymology
borrowed from Latin āctuārius "shorthand writer, keeper of accounts," alteration (with -u- from the u-stem action noun āctus) of *āctārius, from āctum "public transaction, record" + -ārius-ary entry 1 — more at act entry 1
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