The Polish Society of Actuaries (PSA, Polish : Polskie Stowarzyszenie Aktuariuszy) is the association of actuaries in Poland. The society was established in 1991 to resume activities of the Polish Institute of Actuaries founded in 1920. It is a full member of the International Actuarial Association and the Groupe Consultatif.
The Polish Society of Actuaries offers three types of membership:
An actuary is a professional with advanced mathematical skills who deals with the measurement and management of risk and uncertainty. These risks can affect both sides of the balance sheet and require asset management, liability management, and valuation skills. Actuaries provide assessments of financial security systems, with a focus on their complexity, their mathematics, and their mechanisms. The name of the corresponding academic discipline is actuarial science.
Actuarial science is the discipline that applies mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk in insurance, pension, finance, investment and other industries and professions.
The International Actuarial Association (IAA) is a worldwide association of local professional actuarial associations.
The Society of Actuaries (SOA) is a global professional organization for actuaries. It was founded in 1949 as the merger of two major actuarial organizations in the United States: the Actuarial Society of America and the American Institute of Actuaries. It is a full member organization of the International Actuarial Association.
The Actuarial Association of Europe (AAE) was established in 1978 as Groupe Consultatif des Associations d'Actuaires des Pays des Communautés Européennes (GC), renamed to Groupe Consultatif Actuariel Européen in 2002, and given its present name on January 1, 2014.
The American Academy of Actuaries, also known as the Academy, is the body that represents and unites United States actuaries in all practice areas. Established in 1965, the Academy serves as the profession's voice on public policy and professionalism issues.
Founded in 1888, the Actuarial Society, is the professional association of actuaries in the Netherlands. Nearly all Dutch actuaries are members.
The Institute of Actuaries of India is the sole national apex body for actuaries in India. It was formed in September 1944 by the conversion of the Actuarial Society of India into a body corporate by virtue of the Actuaries Act, 2006. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
The Danish Society of Actuaries (DSA), or the Danske Aktuarforening, is the association for actuaries in Denmark. The Society held its first constituents meeting on 23 April 1901 and the first meeting of members on 31 May 1901.
The German Actuarial Society or German Association of Actuaries is the association of actuaries in Germany. It is a full member of the International Actuarial Association and the Actuarial Association of Europe (AAE). The Association has nearly 5,500 fully qualified members, with further 1,600 students in the process of qualifying. Current chairman of the Association is Guido Bader. CEO is Michael Steinmetz. The Headquarter is located in Cologne.
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The Czech Society of Actuaries is the association of actuaries in Czechia. It aims to promote education and research in actuarial science and to mediate social and professional contacts among actuaries.
The Slovak Society of Actuaries is the association of actuaries in Slovakia. The Society was established in 1996. It is a full member of the International Actuarial Association and the Groupe Consultatif. As of 2011, the Society has about 150 members, 25 of them fully qualified. Current chairman of the Society is Milada Jantošová.
The Conference of Consulting Actuaries (CCA) is a professional society of actuaries engaged in consulting in the United States and Canada, as opposed to those employed by insurance companies. CCA members assist their clients with respect to pension, health, and other employee benefit plans; life insurance; and property and casualty insurance.
The Swedish Society of Actuaries is an association of actuaries in Sweden. The Society was founded on March 3, 1904. It is a full member of the International Actuarial Association and the Groupe Consultatif. As of 2004, the Society had about 290 members.
The Institute of Actuaries is the association of actuaries in France. The Institute was created in 2001 by a merger of the Institute of Actuaries of France and the French Federation of Actuaries. The Institute is a full member of the International Actuarial Association and the Groupe Consultatif. As of 2012, it has about 3 000 full members. Current president of the Institute is Thomas Behar.
The Society of Actuaries in Ireland is the professional body of Irish actuaries. The Society was founded on 3 May 1972 by seventeen members of the Institute and the Faculty of Actuaries residing in Ireland. Since then, the membership has grown to more than 2,100. The current president of the Society is Bríd Quigley.
The Society of Actuaries of Indonesia is the association of actuaries in Indonesia. The association was established in 1964. It is a full member of the International Actuarial Association in 2005. As of July 2018, the association has about 271 fully qualified members.
The actuarial credentialing and exam process usually requires passing a rigorous series of professional examinations, most often taking several years in total, before one can become recognized as a credentialed actuary. In some countries, such as Denmark, most study takes place in a university setting. In others, such as the U.S., most study takes place during employment through a series of examinations. In the UK, and countries based on its process, there is a hybrid university-exam structure.
Herschell E. Filipowski, also known as Tzvi Hirsh Filipowski, was a Lithuanian-born British Jewish Hebraist, editor, mathematician, linguist and actuary.