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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>🏛️ '''Actuarial examination''' refers to a regulatory or organizational review process in which the actuarial practices, assumptions, and outputs of an [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurance company]] are subjected to detailed external scrutiny. Within the U.S. insurance regulatory framework, this type of examination is frequently conducted as part of — or alongside — a broader [[Definition:Financial examination | financial examination]] ordered by a [[Definition:State insurance department | state insurance department]], with particular focus on whether the carrier's [[Definition:Reserve | reserves]], [[Definition:Rate making | rating practices]], and [[Definition:Actuarial opinion | actuarial opinions]] meet statutory and professional standards.<br />
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⚙️ During an actuarial examination, examiners — who may be staff actuaries at the regulatory body or contracted [[Definition:Consulting actuary | consulting actuaries]] — dig into the insurer's [[Definition:Loss reserving | reserving]] processes, the data feeding its [[Definition:Actuarial model | actuarial models]], and the documentation supporting key assumptions like [[Definition:Loss development factor | loss development selections]] and [[Definition:Trend factor | trend factors]]. They assess whether the [[Definition:Appointed actuary | appointed actuary]]'s work complies with relevant [[Definition:Actuarial Standards of Practice (ASOP) | Actuarial Standards of Practice]] and whether the selected [[Definition:Actuarial method | methods]] are appropriate for the carrier's mix of [[Definition:Line of business | lines of business]]. If the examination uncovers deficiencies — such as materially inadequate reserves or unsupported pricing assumptions — the regulator may require corrective action, additional [[Definition:Capital | capital]] contributions, or restrictions on the insurer's ability to write new business.<br />
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📌 For carriers, actuarial examinations serve as both a compliance obligation and a valuable stress test. They compel internal actuarial teams to maintain thorough documentation, transparent assumption-setting, and defensible methodologies at all times — not only when an exam is imminent. The examination findings often become part of the public record and can influence the carrier's standing with [[Definition:Rating agency | rating agencies]] and [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurance]] partners. Increasingly, as [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtech]] startups take on [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriting]] risk through [[Definition:Managing general agent (MGA) | MGA]] structures or captive arrangements, they too encounter actuarial examination requirements, making early investment in rigorous actuarial governance a practical necessity.<br />
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'''Related concepts:'''<br />
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* [[Definition:Financial examination]]<br />
* [[Definition:Actuarial audit]]<br />
* [[Definition:Appointed actuary]]<br />
* [[Definition:Loss reserving]]<br />
* [[Definition:State insurance department]]<br />
* [[Definition:Reserve adequacy]]<br />
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