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If you are reading this, I am presuming you want to know if pursuing a degree in Actuarial Science is for you and what opportunities it comes with. I will share my experience so far and try and paint a picture about what it’s really like to pursue Actuarial Science. I am currently a third-year

As actuarial Students, we are well informed that the insurance and finance sector are our main employers. It goes without question that we hope that these sectors blossom. Aside from this selfish reason, we all agree that the insurance dream is good for everyone. According to the African Development Bank, in 2019 Kenya’s real GDP

The Actuarial Society of Kenya (TASK) held their annual convention on 15th-16th Nov 2017 at Radisson Blu hotel, Nairobi. I got the chance to attend and the experience was inspiring and enlightening to say the least. Being from Meru University the only interaction I had with an actuary was at the 2017 Product design competition

Who is a quant? It is sad that most people, especially in the developing world, do not even know that such a job exists. Oblivious to the fact that in the next 10 – 15 years, quants will be at the very centerpiece of investment banking. A quant (quantitative analyst) by definition, is someone who

Q. Where did you start your actuarial career and start pursuing data science ? During my final year in high-school, as we were applying for university courses, my father advised me to consider a career in the Actuarial profession. To be honest, I didn’t know a whole lot about Actuarial Science, other than you needed