government actuary

government actuary A government officer who works with a small team of actuaries to produce detailed population projections on the basis of observed trends and to assess their implications for national planning and public expenditure. He or she provides a consulting service to government departments and the public sector, giving advice on social security schemes, superannuation arrangements, and on government supervision of insurance companies.

• decision support system
• decision table
• decision tree
• deck cargo
• declaration of dividend
• declaration of solvency
• decline stage
• decreasing term assurance
• deductible
• deduplication
• deed
• deed of arrangement
• deed of assignment
• deed of partnership
• deed of variation
• deed poll
• deep-line strategy
• deeply discounted security
• deep market
• de facto
• de facto director
• defalcation
• default
• defender strategy
• defensive interval ratio