Institute of Actuaries of India – Actuaries Bill enacted.
The responsibilities of actuaries in life and general insurance business include designing and pricing of policies, monitoring the adequacy of funds to provide the promised benefits, recommending fair rate of bonus where applicable, violation of insurance business, ensuring solvency margin and other insurance risks like legal liability and loss of profit. Actuaries also define the risk factors, advise on the premium to be charged and re-insurance to be purchased, calculate the reserve for outstanding claims and carry on financial modelling. An actuary works as a consultant eitherindividually or in partnership with other actuaries in multi-disciplines like insurance, information technology, taxation, employees benefit, risk management and investment.
The Actuaries Bill, 2006 has been enacted. After the President signed the legislation as passed by Parliament and its gazette notification, the Act has come into force.
Under the Act, the Institute of Actuaries of India will be set up to conduct examinations for the profession of actuaries to regulate the profession. The Institute would look into professional misconduct and create necessary facilities for the growth and training of the members of the profession.