The department in a life and health insurance company responsible for seeing that the company's operations are conducted on a mathematically sound basis. In conjunction with other departments, it designs and revises a company's life and health insurance products. The actuarial department calculates premium and dividend rates, determines what a company's reserve liabilities should be, and establishes nonforfeiture, surrender, and loan values. It also does the research needed to predict mortality and morbidity rates, to establish guidelines for selecting risks, and to determine the profitability of the company's products.
