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actuary

[ak-choo-er-ee] / ˈæk tʃuˌɛr i /


NOUN
auditor
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The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund, which pays out retiree and survivor benefits, is expected to be depleted by the fourth quarter of 2032, according to Social Security’s chief actuary.

From MarketWatch Feb. 10, 2026

Mr. Stroup is a healthcare actuary and the former chief financial officer of Verity Solutions, a healthcare software provider.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 11, 2025

Sheri Scott, an actuary from Milliman, told the council that the firm estimated that losses from the Eaton fire ranged from $13.7 billion to $22.8 billion.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2025

She made good grades in her business classes and dreamed of becoming an actuary.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2025

It appears that Mr. Morgan, the Government actuary, had stated before a parliamentary committee, that though the circumstances of the middle classes had improved, their "expectation of life" had not lengthened.

From Thrift by Samuel Smiles

That would guarantee the system’s solvency into the 2060s, the actuaries calculated.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

When the CBO and the program’s own actuaries land on the same year, that’s no longer a forecast you can wave off.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

But even if the projections had been accurate, the actuaries and policymakers in the early 1980s knew that more tax increases or benefit cuts would be needed down the road.

From MarketWatch Apr. 21, 2026

The Wakely actuaries projected that overall ACA enrollment in 2026 is likely to sink by between 17% and 26%, compared with last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

A very interesting inquiry, and one of vital importance to the actuaries of fire-insurance companies, is the relative liability to fire of different classes of occupations and residences.

From Fires and Firemen: from the Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science and Art, Vol XXXV No. 1, May 1855 by Anonymous




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