Actuaries in the time of coronavirus

How should actuaries think and spend their time in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic? The news regarding COVID-19 is littered with complex ideas issued from technical experts that demand thought and (likely) translation for laypeople to understand them. Actuaries are skilled at both understanding exponential processes and growth and discussing these in accessible, conversational language.

This article was published in The Actuary magazine.

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