UK and US actuarial profession

[Andrew Chan]

Hi everybody,
I have found that there's a Government Actuary
Department in UK. Are there any similar government-owned Actuary department in US?
If yes, is it "Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries"?
By the way, "actuary" has got the high rank over the past 10 yrs in the career choice of the people in US. How about the situation in UK, which is the motherland of actuarial science?
Thank you for your reply!

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[Gandalf]

I'm not sure what the Government Actuary Department does in the U.K.

The Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries is unlikely to be comparable. It is specialized: it identifies those actuaries who have meet the requirements to do certain work for defined benefit pension plans. It does not do any actuarial work itself.

There are many actuaries employed by the government. Most state insurance departments (insurance is regulated by states, not federal government) employ actuaries to review policy filings and solvency. The federal government has many actuaries involved in its Social Security program.

[Take 2]

The Railroad Retirement System (social security for choo-choo folks) employs actuaries.
The IRS has a few for pensions; hires consultants for much of its audit work.

[Will Durant]

Health Care Finance Administration has several for Medicare