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Aktuariat

English translation: actuarial office


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:Aktuariat
English translation:actuarial office
Entered by: Howard Corlett
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14:26 Oct 13, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Insurance
German term or phrase: Aktuariat
Zu den Hauptaufgaben des Internationalen Aktuariats zählen neben allen Fragen der Versicherungsmathematik auch Wirtschaftlichkeitsanalysen, die alle Unternehmensbereiche betreffen werden.

Actuariate?
Howard Corlett
Local time: 09:35
actuarial office
Explanation:
Like secretarial office, but be don't have an "actuariat"! I wonder why?
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David Moore
Local time: 10:35
Grading comment
I think this option fits best. Many thanks
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5actuarial officeDavid Moore
4Actuary
Derek Gill Franßen
3Office of the Actuary/Actuary's OfficeAndras Malatinszky


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Actuary


Explanation:
See: http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/english... :-)

Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 10:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 106

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kathy O
2 mins
disagree  Andras Malatinszky: No, an Aktuariat is an office, a unit of a company or government, rather than the person working in it. See http://www.gemeinde-pontresina.ch/aktuariat-023-0201-de.htm for example.
5 mins
  -> I think that an actuary is a profession, see for example: http://www.milliman.com/careers/testimonials.asp AND http://www.beanactuary.org/links.cfm :-)
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Office of the Actuary/Actuary's Office


Explanation:
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Andras Malatinszky
Local time: 04:35
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
actuarial office


Explanation:
Like secretarial office, but be don't have an "actuariat"! I wonder why?

David Moore
Local time: 10:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 80
Grading comment
I think this option fits best. Many thanks
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