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They undertake various activities like calculation of

mortality rates, estimating expenses to be incurred by the

insurance company in administrating various policies, and

determining the rate of return that will be earned by the

company on its investments. Based on the above, they

decide on the premiums to be charged on various policies.

As is obvious from the above, a good actuary has to be a

good economist, a good statistician as well as a good

security analyst. Every insurance company requires good

actuaries to continuously study its operations and advise

the management on the appropriateness of their policies.

2. UNDERWRITER

Since insurance is a risk management business; an

UNDERWRITER, to put it briefly, evaluates the risk the

company is about to take.

An underwriter scrutinizes, analyzes and takes the

decisions on the proposals received for insurance cover.

While analyzing the risks arising from the insurance

applications, the underwriters ensure that the company

issues the maximum possible policies while keeping the risk

of loss within acceptable limits.

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