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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

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

From Slate Jun. 25, 2025

In 2022, California workers stayed on unemployment aid for an average of 18.1 weeks, compared with 14.5 weeks nationally, according to a study by the Department of Labor’s former lead actuary, Robert Pavosevich.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2024

The business of registry is under the control of a chief registrar, who has an assistant registrar in each of the three countries, with an actuary.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various

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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Social Security’s actuaries calculated that Larson’s bill would ensure the program’s solvency for at least 75 years, but in practical terms into the almost limitless future.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 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

No answer was given, no such proof offered; all our clever actuaries were silent.

From Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by George Bell




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