Naturally, I studied actuarial science. No, math, statistics, financial engineering, insurance, all help. Anything can be done in science, because there are quite a few math parts in actuarial examination. Such as computers, because actuarial programming is very important.

Financial actuaries and insurance actuaries, move a bench and see who can explain the difference between them. I only know that actuaries should be insurance actuaries, but financial actuaries don't know what it is. Because the actuary exam is only divided into life insurance and non-life insurance, it is also divided into national exams. Financial analyst, CFA, I guess.

Further reading: How to buy insurance, which is good, and teach you how to avoid these "pits" of insurance.