Actuarial Science Research Guide

See Also Insurance Research Guide
See Also Financial & Insurance Industry Guide
See Also Management, Scientific & Technical Consulting Services Industry Guide

This guide provides listings of selected books, journals, videos, and databases available at the library and through the library's E-Resource list.

Not sure what exactly actuaries do? The Smeal College of Business Web page "What is Actuarial Science?" provides the answer.

Search for books

Sample subjects in the CAT:

•	Actuarial Science	•	Life Tables
•	Aged-Mortality	•	Mortality
•	Insurance-Casualty	•	Mortality-Economic Aspects
•	Insurance-Reserves	•	Mortality-Tables
•	Insurance-Statistical methods	•	Risk Management
•	Life Expectancy

Explore Call Numbers: HG8011 - 9999

Databases

ProQuest

•	Search for newspaper, magazine, and journal articles. Many full-text.

Lexis/Nexis Academic

•	News: full-text regional, national and international newspapers, magazines and trade journals.
•	Business Resources: full-text business news, company and industry information, SEC filings, and accounting literature.
•	Legal Resources: full-text federal and state case opinions, law reviews, legal news, European Union legislation, tax law, and patents.

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage

•	Investor information products
•	Industry Surveys
•	Company profiles and Corporation Records
•	Stock, bond and fund research

In the Quick Links section, search the Insurance Industry reports by clicking on the Industry Surveys dropdown menu. Choose "Insurance: Life and Health" or "Insurance: Property & Casualty."

Plunkett Research Online

•	Industry sector analysis and research
•	Industry trends and statistics
•	Market research and trends
•	Company profiles

Choose "Insurance Industry Center."

Web/Print Resources

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Fact Books

Directories & Reference Sources

Ratings Sources

Models & Tables

Social Security

Selected Websites

Selected Journals

Career Resources