Dial an Actuary takes the hassle out of contracting and procurement of capacity for clients.
You can depend on us!
About Us
Dial an Actuary Limited (“Dial an Actuary Group” or “DAG”) is an actuarial and financial business consulting firm formed in 2023. DAG was incorporated and has its headquarters in London, United Kingdom.
Our Story
Dial an Actuary has offices in Johannesburg, South Africa. We are a global actuarial consulting firm that provides actuaries on demand. We specialise in actuarial consulting for banks, life insurance, and microinsurance companies. Dial an Actuary is committed to providing professional actuaries who deliver high-quality work on time for clients in Africa, Europe, and North America. Our team of actuaries is experienced in various regimes across the world including IFRS17, SII, SAM, and US GAAP reporting. This enables us to provide quality, professional, and efficient actuarial capacity to clients. Our business model that allows for local (in South Africa, Kenya, and Mozambique) as well as remote-working resources allows us to be agile and responsive to clients across the world.
Service selection
The client can select the services they require through our website, just like one would select their preferred meal from an a la carte menu.
Fees
There are no surprises since the fees are transparent and agreed upfront before the work is performed. This gives certainty to the client in terms of cost and also allows DAG to allocate the actuary with the appropriate experience and skills for the job.
Diverse offering
The client deals with DAG and can procure a variety of actuarial services without having to contract with each actuary individually.
MELUSI BALOYI
BSC ACTUARIAL SCIENCE (Cum Laude) (University of Pretoria),
FIA FASSA FeASK
Our Lead Actuary
Melusi is the Lead Actuary and Founder of Dial an Actuary. He is a senior qualified actuary and experience advising clients in Africa, Europe, and North America. He has been in the actuarial industry since January 2011 and has experience in the life insurance, microinsurance, and reinsurance industry.
Melusi acts as an Appointed Actuary/Head of Actuarial Control Function (HAF) for microinsurance companies in South Africa and was the Chief Actuary of a major global reinsurance company focusing on African operations. He has been a leader in assisting clients with the life and micro-insurance licence application process and setting up operations.
In his Appointed Actuary role, Melusi advises the Boards on actuarial matters with a focus on risk management and prudential financial management.
Melusi is a senior member of the actuarial profession globally and in South Africa. He sits on the Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA)’s highest decision-making body as a Council member. Melusi is also one of the leaders in the microinsurance space where he heads up the ASSA Microinsurance Practice Area Committee and engages regularly with the local regulators, the Prudential Authority (PA), and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA).Melusi has led teams of senior actuaries and managed complex projects under time pressure and has delivered on time and under budget. He has experience working with actuaries in Africa, North America, South-East Asia, and Europe. He has vast experience managing the expectations of senior management and advising Boards.