Actuarial science

Actuarial science is the discipline that applies mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk in insurance, pension, finance, investment, psychology, medicine, and other industries and professions. Actuaries are professionals trained in this discipline. In many countries, actuaries must demonstrate their competence by passing a series of rigorous professional examinations focused in fields such as probability and predictive analysis.

Extends: [Actuarial science](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Actuarial science), Insurance, Demography, [Formal sciences](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Formal sciences), [Applied statistics](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Applied statistics)