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. Its purpose is to provide advice and opinions to the various organisations of the European Union – the Commission, the Council of Ministers, the European Parliament, EIOPA and their various committees – on actuarial issues in European legislation. The AAE currently has 37 member associations in 35 European countries, representing over 20,000 actuaries. Advice and comments provided by the AAE on behalf of the European actuarial profession are totally independent of industry interests. Member associations Full members: Austrian Actuarial Society Institute of Actuaries of Belgium Bulgarian Actuarial Society Channel Islands Actuarial Association Croatian Actuarial Association Cyprus Association of Actuaries Czech Society of Actuaries Danish Society of Actuaries Estonian Actuarial Society Actuarial Society of Finland Institute of Actuaries of France German Actuarial Society Hellenic Actuarial Society (Greece) Hungarian Actuarial Society Society of Icelandic Actuaries Society of Actuaries in Ireland National Council of Actuaries (Italy) Italian Institute of Actuaries Latvian Actuarial Association Lithuanian Actuarial Society Luxembourg Actuarial Association Royal Actuarial Society of the Netherlands Norwegian Society of Actuaries Polish Society of Actuaries Portuguese Institute of Actuaries Romanian Actuarial Association Slovak Society of Actuaries Slovenian Association of Actuaries Spanish Institute of Actuaries Catalan Actuarial Association (Spain - Catalunya) Swedish Society of Actuaries Swiss Association of Actuaries Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (United Kingdom) Observer members: Malta Actuarial Society Actuarial Society of Turkey Serbian Actuarial Association Society of Actuaries of Ukraine External links Official website of the Actuarial Association of Europe Actuarial associations Pan-European trade and professional organizations