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Volume 3, Issue 5
The Weekly Actuary
Special Interest
Articles:
Global
companies
backing out of
DB pensions
Insurers
buoyant
outlook
Individual Highlights:
Company Profile 1
Insurance Concepts 1
Pension 2
Study Tips 3
Calendar 4
Actuarial Question
of the Week 4
Brought to You by the NYU Actuarial Society
Risk managers identify and
measure risks faced by a
firm. They must protect the
assets of organizations
either as an employee or as
a consultant. Experience in
insurance, law, accounting,
compliance, and/or
operational areas of finance
are important.
In light of the recent
recession, 97% of
executives are now giving a
higher priority to risk
Risk Management Careers
management than they did
two years ago, based on a
Global Risk Management
Research survey
conducted by Accenture.
Within the financial
services industry, the
major types of risk
assessed include: 1)
defaults on loans, 2) losses
on securities inventories
held by traders, 3) losses
on investment securities
held for the firms own
account, and 4) counter-
party risk.
According to the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, the
median annual salary for
financial managers in
2010 was $103,910.
However, in the financial
services industry itself, the
salaries for risk managers
often exceed this number.
Insurance Concepts:
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Products: [names of
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CEO: [First Name Last
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Date Founded: [YYYY]
Total Revenue (or
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Billion
Company Info:
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Company in Focus: Western National Insurance
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