The Institute of Actuaries (French: Institut des Actuaires) is the association of actuaries in France. The Institute was created in 2001 by a merger of the Institute of Actuaries of France and the French Federation of Actuaries.[1] The Institute is a full member of the International Actuarial Association and the Groupe Consultatif. As of 2008, it has about 1 600 full members. Current president of the Institute is Thomas Behar.