Talk:List of fictional actuaries

Fletch

Fletch (Chevy Chase), to Alan Stanwyk's parents "Say, could I borrow this picture for a while? I promise to send it back. Uh, it's routine. The actuarial people--" Avagliano (talk) 00:16, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Why is it important?

THe article needs to tie itself to why a non-actuary would care. That is, if the "type" is a shorthand for caution? Chivista 16:24, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi, I thought The Primary Notability Criterion meant something was notable if the topic has been the subject of multiple non-trivial published works, whose sources are independent of the subject itself. This criteria seems to be satisfied with several articles appearing in 'the Actuary' and 'Actuary Australia'

The List of lawyers page contains a list of fictional lawyers. cheers Actuarial disco boy 19:25, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

FightClub

The main character from fight club is the actuary for a car company, that should be listed here.--^TheNation 17:24, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Feel free to insert Actuarial disco boy 19:50, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Aaaaarghh!!! He is not an actuary!! He's an expert on car crashes and what causes them!!!--Zoso Jade 13:14, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

I feel your angst...I am not an authority on fight club - I was just trying to move the debate from the main Actuary page. Interestingly - the Fight Club (film) page refers to him as an actuary. Perhaps an edit is required there. Actuarial disco boy 19:17, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

I note your edit on the Fight Club (film) page Actuarial disco boy 19:20, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Norton's character is definitely NOT an actuary. An Actuary is a person with an actuarial qualification who is a member of a professional actuarial association (Society of Actuaries, Faculty of Actuaries, Institute of Actuaries, etc). These professional organisation demand of their affiliates to act in a manner consistent with serving the public interest. Norton's character clearly does NOT serve the public interest. I propose scrapping it. (LEN) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.219.52.118 (talk) 12:08, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Along Came Polly

Having just had the misfortune of watching Along Came Polly, I'm not sure he is an actuary. Certainly the word is not used in the movie (he is referred to as a 'risk assesment expert'). Does anyone have any evidence that Ben Stiller's character is an actuary? Actuarial disco boy 20:41, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

I think he might be an Underwriter. Kime1R 18:47, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

He is indeed not an actuary, but rather an Underwriter. Underwriter's take data produced by actuaries and determine risk on an individual basis. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.81.111.181 (talk) 00:23, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

I agree, he is most definitely an underwriter. Actuaries do not analyse individual risks. Risks are quantified on a pooled basis. (LEN) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.219.52.118 (talk) 12:10, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Well, the article for Along Came Polly says otherwise… 129.137.119.35 (talk) 00:57, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Mrs. Warren's Profession

Shouldn't this be listed under Actuaries in Theater rather than Actuaries in Literature? The entry even says that Mrs. Warren's Profession is a play. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.230.38.115 (talk) 12:23, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Category:Actuaries in fiction

Would this be an appropriate category? CensoredScribe (talk) 00:55, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Actuaries are not Underwriters

I think we need to remove references that are not specifically about actuaries or actuarial work. I mean, the underwriters hate us enough already . -- Avi (talk) 15:38, 4 May 2015 (UTC)