Actuarial control cycle

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The actuarial control cycle is a specific business activity which involves the application of actuarial science to real world business problems. The actuarial control cycle requires a professional within that field (i.e., an actuary) to specify a problem, develop a solution, monitor the consequences thereof, and repeat the process.Jamshaid Islam MBA FSA FPSA; 10–11 June 2006; 'LUMS Workshop on Mathematics of Risk Management'; retrieved 4 September 2008; {{cite web|url=http://web.lums.edu.pk/~casm/pdf/riskmanagementworkshopmaterial/jamshaid%20islam%20file1.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-09-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061215000652/http://web.lums.edu.pk/~casm/pdf/riskmanagementworkshopmaterial/jamshaid%20islam%20file1.pdf |archivedate=15 December 2006 }} The Society of Actuaries in the US, and the IFoA in the UK is increasingly integrating the actuarial control cycle into the examination/qualification process as a framework that helps to define actuarial projects.