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The Path of self-actuarisation : the actuarial profession is too focused on specialisation, the secret to success lies in polymathy
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Ahmed, Waqas ‌
The Path of self-actuarisation : the actuarial profession is too focused on specialisation, the secret to success lies in polymathy / Waqas Ahmed
Sumario: Last month's feature article in The Actuary by Nico Aspinall outlined the importance of environmental, social and governance, which essentially refers to taking a holistic approach to actuarial science seeing the big picture'. Indeed, actuarial science like most 21st century fi elds or professions is inherently interdisciplinary. A successful actuary will not only understand mathematics, business, behavioural science, politics, monetary economics, demography and much more, but will also know how to synthesise this seemingly disparate knowledge to construct accurate and insightful evaluations. The actuary ultimately fi nds unity in the complex diversity they are confronted with. At least, that's how it's supposed to be
En: The Actuary : the magazine of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries. - London : Redactive Publishing, 2019-. - 01/05/2019 Número 4 - May 2019 , p. 32-33
1. Actuarios ‌. 2. Ciencias Actuariales y Financieras ‌. 3. Profesionales especializados ‌. 4. Cálculo actuarial ‌. I. Title.