Actuaries put a price tag on future risks. They have been called financial architects and social mathematicians because their unique combination of analytical and business skills is helping to solve a growing variety of financial and social problems.
Actuaries make financial sense of the future.
An actuary applies mathematical models to problems of insurance and finance. To be more specific, actuaries improve financial decision making by developing models to evaluate the current financial implications of uncertain future events. If you have never met an actuary, that is not unusual. The actuarial profession numbers only about 19,000 people in North America. But don't let that small number fool you.