The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to actuarial science: Actuarial science – discipline that applies mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk in the insurance and finance industries. What type of thing is actuarial science? Actuarial science can be described as all of the following: An academic discipline – A branch of science – An applied science – A subdiscipline of statistics – Essence of actuarial science Actuarial science Actuary Actuarial notation Fields in which actuarial science is applied Mathematical finance Insurance, especially: Life insurance Health insurance Human resource consulting History of actuarial science History of actuarial science General actuarial science concepts Insurance Health insurance Life Insurance Life insurance Life insurer Insurable interest Insurable risk Annuity Life annuity Perpetuity New Business Strain Zillmerisation Financial reinsurance Net premium valuation Gross premium valuation Embedded value European Embedded Value Stochastic modelling Asset liability modelling Non-life Insurance Property insurance Casualty insurance Vehicle insurance Ruin theory Stochastic modelling Risk and capital management in non-life insurance Reinsurance Reinsurance Reinsurer Financial reinsurance Investments & Asset Management Dividend yield PE ratio Bond valuation Yield to maturity Cost of capital Net asset value Derivatives Mathematics of Finance Financial mathematics Interest Time value of money Discounting Present value Future value Net present value Internal rate of return Yield curve Yield to maturity Effective annual rate (EAR) Annual percentage rate (APR) Mortality Force of mortality Life table Pensions Pensions Stochastic modelling Other Enterprise risk management Fictional actuaries Persons influential in the field of actuarial science List of actuaries See also List of finance topics Index of accounting topics List of economics topics References External links Additional Actuarial Topics Actuarial Science Study Forum Actuarial Wiki Google Map of Actuarial Science Universities in the US Professional Organizations/Associations for Actuaries CCA - Conference of Consulting Actuaries CAS - Casualty Actuarial Society SOA - Society Of Actuaries actuarial science actuarial science