William Thomas Thomson (actuary)

William Thomas Thomson FRSE FFA (1813–1883) was a 19th-century Scottish actuary who was manager of the Standard Life Assurance Company 1834 to 1878 and changed the face of insurance through use of mortality rates.

[1] In 1839 he married Christian Anne Seaman, and by 1842 he was living with his family in a suite above the company offices at 3 George Street.

[2] In 1834 he joined Standard Life Assurance in Edinburgh as their Secretary and by 1837 found himself in charge as manager of the company, taking over from his predecessor James Auchinleck Cheyne.

[3] Once he was appointed manager, his plans for expansion focused on fostering shareholder and customer loyalty, reviving business prospects.

They had branch offices in London, Trinidad, Tobago, Jamaica, Canada, India, Uruguay, China, South Africa and Germany.