Actuarial Jobs by Type of Employer
What kinds of firms or organizations employ actuaries? Here's the breakdown of the active membership of the Casualty Actuarial Society and the Society of Actuaries.
Casualty Actuarial Society
| Academic |
18 |
| Brokers & Agents |
145 |
| Consultants |
815 |
| Government |
86 |
| Life & Accident, Health |
40 |
| Property Liability |
2068 |
| Reinsurance |
522 |
| Retired |
315 |
| Organizations Serving the Industry |
142 |
| Other |
407 |
Society of Actuaries
| Insurance companies |
6,886 |
| Consulting firms |
5,701 |
| Insurance brokerages |
60 |
| State insurance departments and other government offices |
397 |
| University and college educators |
189 |
| Investment houses and banks |
273 |
| Software developers/vendors |
170 |
| Organizations serving the insurance industry |
144 |
| Miscellaneous |
304 |
| Unaffiliated |
816 |
Top Firms Employing Actuaries
(by number of actuaries employed)
Life, Health, and Pension Actuaries
| Company or organization |
No. employed |
% of SOA membership |
| Mercer Human Resource Consulting |
526 |
13.2 |
| Towers Perrin |
415 |
10.4 |
| Watson Wyatt Worldwide |
333 |
8.3 |
| Hewitt Associates LLC |
199 |
5 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
153 |
3.8 |
| Buck Consultants Inc. |
149 |
3.7 |
| Aon Consulting |
128 |
3.2 |
| Milliman & Robertson Inc. |
101 |
2.5 |
| Morneau Sobeco |
60 |
1.5 |
| The Segal Company |
51 |
1.3 |
| Group-conseil Aon |
46 |
1.1 |
Casualty Actuaries
| Company or organization |
No. employed |
% of CAS membership |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. |
183 |
4.3 |
| Towers Perrin |
114 |
2.7 |
| Swiss Reinsurance Corporation |
103 |
2.4 |
| Liberty Mutual Group |
101 |
2.3 |
| Milliman, Inc. |
89 |
2.0 |
| The Hartford |
78 |
1.8 |
| Zurich North America |
74 |
1.7 |
| Nationwide Insurance Company |
73 |
1.7 |
| AIG |
72 |
1.7 |
| ACE |
71 |
1.7 |
| CNA Insurance Companies |
67 |
1.5 |
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