Excel-based tariff calculators remain a cornerstone of actuarial work in life insurance, but they come with well-known limitations: complex formulas and embedded VBA code, a lack of transparency, and difficulties in scaling or integrating with modern IT environments. For actuarial migrations and product validations, these tools are still widely used – yet they are also […]

The 4-day web session assists actuaries in broadening their knowledge about modern quantitative financial and actuarial modelling; these topics form an essential part of the CERA syllabus. At the beginning of the online training we give a brief overview of the EAA-route to the CERA designation. The core part of the web session begins with […]

Due to technological progress in connection with Data Science and Digitalization, summarized under the buzzword Big Data, a plethora of opportunities and challenges for the industry is arising. Technological developments have now also reached the insurance industry and thus have a direct impact on the working world of actuaries. Under the heading Actuarial Data Science, […]

In 2016 the Paris Climate Accords came into force, with signatory nations committing to limit global warming to well below 2°C, ideally to under 1.5°C compared to pre-industrial levels. A decade later, it’s time to assess the progress in the context of the global energy sector's transition. While global temperatures continue to rise and yearly […]

The present training is concerned with the question of economic capital in corporate management. Key aspects are: economic valuation and performance actuarial-academy.com economic steering key performance indicators value based management A simplified case study for a life insurer shows in a nutshell the central aspects of corporate management in practice. The course consists of lectures […]

After an initial general introduction to reinsurance, we will look at the specific risks in life (re)insurance and appropriate reinsurance solutions. In this context we will also analyse specific terms commonly used in non-life insurance, such as loss frequency and loss amount. Concrete examples will be used to illustrate the differences between life and non-life […]

As Insurance is being impacted by new and disruptive technology, how will actuarial reserving techniques be impacted? Whilst triangle methods have traditionally been seen as the key methods in the reserving area, this may be challenged in the future by more complex expectations, improving technology, modelling capabilities, etc. Reserving practices are expected to keep changing, […]

The web session aims to equip actuarial professionals with the knowledge and skills behind the PyTorch framework, from fundamental concepts on how to apply this tool to practical actuarial problems and risk assessment. By the end of the course, participants will understand how to exploit and interact with PyTorch to develop deep learning models in […]

This web session is the third part of a four-part series at the German Actuarial Association (DAV). In this online training, we will expand on and deepen some of the topics already known from the basic and advanced trainings, discussing further important techniques in the context of deep learning and providing further theoretical foundations. It […]

With the rise of digital economy, cyber risk has become a major concern for all customer segments. Although the development of “physical” protection strategies against cyberattacks is fundamental, no protection is perfect, and insurers are intended to play a crucial role in providing financial protection. The cyber-insurance market is increasingly developing but with important uncertainties […]

The web session has two main aims: 1. Introduce the audience to the set of functional programming functions introduced in Excel 2024 (LAMBDA, LET, MAP, REDUCE, etc) and show how they can be used in practice to create algorithms previously out of Excel reach, such as loops, algorithms in more than 2 dimensions and recursion […]

In an era marked by unprecedented technological advancements, the actuarial landscape has experienced profound transformations. The exponential growth of computational power and the abundance of data have converged and provide an exciting opportunity for the actuarial profession to redefine its boundaries and explore the ethical implications of this new field. The role of actuaries is […]