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  1. A community of insurance industry in India and its consumers
  2. Actuarial Science related links
  3. CNN's D.L. Hughley interviews an Actuary
  4. So You Want to be an Actuary?
  5. Some oldest books on Actuarial Science
  6. Buy Actuarial Science Books from Amazon
  7. This lens is dedicated to my grandfather
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  10. Actuarial Science discussion on Twitter

A community of insurance industry in India and its consumers

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Actuarial Science related links

I am compiling a list of interesting blogs, discussion forums and other websites relating to actuarial science. Hope you find useful information using links below.

This list is not complete and is still work in progress. I am adding new links on a regular basis. So please visit again to see new information. If you would like to add to this list please contact me or leave feedback.
Prof. Gorvett's Actuarial Blog
Prof. Gorvett is the Director of the Actuarial Science Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is also the State Farm Companies Foundation Scholar in Actuarial Science at the University of Illinois. I found his blog very interesting and relevant. Please click on the link above to read his blog posts.
Actuarial Discussion Forum on Actuary.com
You can visit the Actuarial Discussion Forum on Actuary.com with just on click by using the above link. This is an on-line prfessional discussion forum for professional actuaries. To gain full access to this site, you may need to register. Now you can have your very own Actuarial Blog on Actuary.com.
Actuarial Outpost
In my opinion, Actuarial Outpost is one of few Actuarial portals that covers actuarial discussions, news, jobs and examinations related information. A number of actuarial students and professional actuaries from all over the world participate in the discussion forums here making it one of the most vibrant actuarial communites on the web.
ACTUARY.NET - Actuarial News & Global Blog
Actuary.Net is a global actuarial news blog, compiled and edited by Claude Penland, ACAS, MAAA, a US property & casualty actuary. This site serves as an international actuarial news feed relating to Actuaries on the move, actuarial exam changes, long-range actuarial society plans, actuarial employment-related discussions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Money, Mathematics, Accounting, Corporate Policies, Software and Politics, etc..
US Department of Labor: Occupational Outlook: Actuaries
In its Occupational Outlook Handbook, United States Department of Labor explains the Actuarial profession in detail. The link above will take you to a webpage on the DOL's website that includes very useful information on nature of work that an Actuary performs, what is the job potential for actuaries and what you can expect to earn as an actuary.

CNN's D.L. Hughley interviews an Actuary

Tonya Manning - Chief Actuary of AON Consulting explains what an Actuary does

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So You Want to be an Actuary?

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Some oldest books on Actuarial Science

This a list of some of the Actuarial Science books that you can browse on the internet. Again this list is not complete and is being updated on a regular basis. So please visit frequently to check the latest updates.
Actuarial Science-An Elementary Manual by Ninian Glen
Actuarial Science: An Elementary Manual was written by Ninian Glen. This book was published by John Smith & Son in 1906. This books has been digitized by Google and can be viewed online by clicking on the above link.
The Elements of Actuarial Science by R. E. Underwood
This books written by R E Underwood of The Commercial Union Assurance Company was published in 1922 by Sir Issac Pitman & Sons Ltd.. R. E. Underwood was a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. You can read this book on Google Books by clicking on the above link.
Practical Lessons in Actuarial Science:An Elementary Text-Book, Volume I
This book is written by Miles Menander Dawson, Member Actuarial Society of America and Fellow of Institute of Actuaries, London. This book was published by The Spectator Company, New York. The Revised Second Edition was digitized by Google and can be accessed by clicking on the above link.

Buy Actuarial Science Books from Amazon

Amazon's picks on Actuarial Science books are listed here. You can click and buy them from Amazon. If you do not find the book you were looking for, please scroll down and you will be able to use Amazon search to find any book or any of thousands of products from Amazon.
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This lens is dedicated to my grandfather

Prof. G. S. Diwan

Prof. G. S. DiwanMy grandfather Prof. G. S. Diwan's career spans a period of about 6 decades in India, where he achieved excellence in teaching, development of the actuarial profession in India, government service and consulting. Prof. Diwan was inducted in Insurance Hall of Fame in 2008. To learn more about Prof. Diwan, please visit the Insurance Hall of Fame website by clicking on Prof. G. S. Diwan's photo on the right.

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