What an actuary can do for you
Big data, complex issues and countless opportunities need smart solutions. See how actuaries cut through the noise, set the guardrails for AI, and turn uncertainty into clear strategies that actually work. Actuaries go beyond data.
Actuaries aren't just using AI. They're making sure it can be trusted.
As AI moves from experiment to infrastructure, someone has to own the guardrails — the judgement calls about what a model should never be allowed to do, and the confidence that it's doing what it's meant to. That's a job actuaries have effectively been training for since long before anyone called it AI governance.
Actuaries work where the data is incomplete and the decision still has to be made. They measure the value of addressing societal issues such as resilient housing, hold AI systems accountable to the business intended, and turn the idea that has been stalling for two years into a case your board can back.
Your biggest competitive advantage might be the one person you haven't hired yet.
Setting the guardrails, not just the strategy
"Actuaries in our team have been part of driving the AI safety agenda: guiding the development teams to ensure the rollout of these AI capabilities is done with absolute confidence."
Craig Price FIAA, Head of AI, Suncorp
Craig leads the team building AI systems that help Suncorp's people get customers back into their homes, cars and lives faster after a claim. As agentic AI takes on more of that work, his team is the one making sure it's done with none of the downsides of the particular risks that go along with agentic AI.
The instinct behind the model
"That judgement, the actuarial instinct and foundations, are becoming more critical."
Lauren Hammacher AIAA, Executive AI & Analytics, Quantium
At Australia's largest native data and AI firm, Lauren sees AI as taking over more of the build, and the actuary's value shifting to judgement: asking 'is this the right thing?' before asking whether it can be done. She believes actuaries adapt well to this shift due to a career spent working in complex, highly regulated markets doing very hard things, which means starting from how to make something work safely — not whether it's possible at all.
The hire you didn't know you needed
"You need an actuary in your team, you just don't know it yet. If you can get your hands on one, try to convince them to join your team."
Han Xu, CTO and Co-founder, 477 Studio
Han co-founded an AI-native studio with an actuary, and believes the habit of mind is the whole advantage: deep thinking about risk makes them decisive, not cautious. He expects actuaries' roles to expand well beyond insurance and finance, into tech, product and AI.
Measuring the value beyond the damage
"We love collaborating with actuaries. They provide a way for us to measure the value of our work."
Kate Cotter, CEO & Founder, Resilient Building Council, on a decade spent working with actuaries to make buildings safer and insurable — including a project for the NSW Aboriginal Housing Office that expanded a simple resilience question into measurable impacts on health, productivity and wellbeing, helping the Council build the business case to scale its programs and secure funding.
Actuaries work BEYOND DATA, navigating change and cutting through complexity
Don't take our word for it - hear from leaders across industries
"Why wouldn't you engage someone who by training and profession is deeply embedded in the data and analytical world?"
Dr Michael Neary, Non-Executive Director, Managing Director of Insurance, DXC Technology
"In our industry, we operate in a world of subjectivity and it's the actuaries that bring confidence to that."
Jenny Oliver, Chief Executive, Group Life & Retirement, TAL
"Actuaries help executives make decisions based on longer term trends with the noise stripped out."
Geoff Summerhayes, Chair of Zurich and Heartland Bank
"Actuaries bring that diversity of thought. They bring a different lens on how to analyse issues."
Nicola Wakefield Evans AM, Chair of MetLife, Non-Executive Director of Viva
"Actuaries are in a fantastic position to be able to help shape the way we navigate the future."
Anna Gladman, CEO, Europ Assistance
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Actuaries bring the skills, ethics and innovation your team needs to get real value from data and AI. As a profession, we've been practising our evolving craft in Australia for 125 years.
Do automation better
Jon Shen FIAA, AI and Data Analytics Leader
In the intelligent application of data lies the potential to make faster, more accurate decisions, at scale. And as advancements in technology, smart networking and IoT converge, the opportunity for automation has never been greater. But when deploying AI, you need true human intelligence to maximise value and minimise the risk of unintended consequences.
Do ESG better
Ramona Meyricke FIAA, ESG Leader at Taylor Fry
Innovation with data promises to enhance governance and solve many of the world’s great social and environmental challenges. Ensuring that insurance and pensions provide, assessing climate risks or enhancing supply chain efficiency, with an actuary in your team, you’ll do ESG better.
Do customer experience better
Justin Tam FIAA, Data Science Leader at Canva
With an actuary in your team, you’ll do customer experience better, combining a granular understanding of customer needs and behaviours with predictive and prescriptive analytics and commercial intelligence. It’s a powerful blend that harnesses the powerful potential of data for the benefit of customers and companies alike.
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