Articles by Mexican Actuaries: Books, Journals and Research

The Mexican actuarial community has produced books, essays and applied research over several decades. This page gathers representative work by Mexican actuaries, from the history of the profession to the technical research published in the professional journals.

Reference books and works

Historia de la Actuaría en México. De sus orígenes hasta el 2021 (History of Actuarial Science in Mexico, from its origins to 2021)

Act. Luciano Devars Dubernard (ed.) · CONAC, 2021

A collective work covering the origins of insurance and actuarial science in Mexico, the organization of the profession, the universities, certification and a survey of actuarial interests. The most complete reference on the history of the profession in the country.

Download PDF ↗ SEP edition ↗

La Actuaría en México (Actuarial Science in Mexico)

Act. Luis Huerta · 2009

A history of the actuarial profession with emphasis on its role in national life and in the insurance industry. The author served as president of the AMA, of CONAC and of the International Actuarial Association (2004). His website also features his opinion pieces and analysis.

Articles by Luis Huerta ↗ Author's website ↗

El Actuario y su historia (The Actuary and Its History)

Act. Teodoro Díaz Arias

An essay on the origin and evolution of the actuary as a professional figure, available together with other material on the history and ethics of the profession.

Read on Actuaría & Finanzas ↗

"Actuarios Trabajando" journal (CONAC)

The applied actuarial research journal of the Colegio Nacional de Actuarios brings together technical articles by Mexican actuaries. It has an ISSN and, in recent editions, a DOI for each article. Selected issues:

Vol. 19 Vol. 18 Special Issue (History) Vol. 1 (2008) All issues ↗

"Entre Actuarios" newsletter (AMA)

The newsletter of the Asociación Mexicana de Actuarios (AMA), with articles, announcements and reflections from the profession. Back issues are available online.

Entre Actuarios ↗ Standards of practice ↗ AMA publications ↗

Award-winning research

Premio Nacional de Actuaría (National Actuarial Award)

CONAC

Recognizes the best actuarial research papers and theses in the country. The current call for entries and the winning papers are published on the CONAC website.

Premio Nacional de Actuaría ↗

Premio Fundadores AMA (AMA Founders Award)

Asociación Mexicana de Actuarios

The AMA research award. Winning papers are presented publicly and remain a reference for the community.

Premio Fundadores AMA ↗

Note: links point to the websites and documents of their authors and publishers (CONAC, AMA and the authors cited). Their availability may change. This selection grows over time; if you are a Mexican actuary and would like your work to appear here, write to us.