Press release
December 23, 2022 – No. 21
SCOR supports actuarial science
with the awarding of actuarial prizes
in five countries in 202 2
Every year since 1996, SCOR has rewarded the best research work in the field of actuarial science by awarding prizes in several countries around the world.
These prizes are intended to promote the development of actuarial science, to encourage research in this field and to contribute to advancing the knowledge and management of risks. The SCOR Actuarial Awards are a guarantee of excellence in the insurance and reinsurance sector. In France, the SCOR Actuarial Prize is funded by the SCOR Corporate Foundation for Science chaired by André Lévy-Lang.
The juries of the SCOR Actuarial Awards are made up of world-renowned insurance, reinsurance and finance researchers and professionals. The winners are selected on the basis of their mastery of actuarial concepts, the quality of the analytical instruments they use and the originality of their work in terms of scientific progress and possible application to the professions of asset management. risks.
In 2022, SCOR awarded Actuarial Awards in five countries: Germany, France, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland.
If you are a student and would like to submit your thesis for the 2023 Actuarial Awards, please visit www.scor.com/fr/prix-de-actuariat to find out more. The theme of the symposium to be held in France in December 2023 will focus on the risks associated with biodiversity.
Denis Kessler, Chairman of SCOR, declares
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“R ognized for their level of excellence, the SCOR Actuarial Awards have rewarded for more than twenty-five years innovative scientific work carried out by young actuaries from all over the world. SCOR and its Corporate Foundation for Science are honored to promote the emergence and recognition of young actuarial talent with these awards, which support new thinking on risk analysis and management and attest to the the Group’s long-term commitment to research and knowledge development. »
Laurent Rousseau, Chief Executive Officer of SCOR, declares:
“As expert risk practitioners, reinsurers rely on the art and science of risk to push the boundaries of insurability and protect society. Today, faced with the new scale of threats, the challenge for reinsurers is to innovate to better anticipate, and to promote the culture of risk among as many people as possible. SCOR is proud to develop and encourage research in the field of actuarial science through its actuarial prizes, and thus to contribute to the improvement of knowledge and management of risks. »
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Presentation of the 202 2 winners of the SCOR Actuarial Awards
October 7 in Zurich
, Fabian Uffer, Chief Risk Officer of SCOR, presented the Actuarial Prize for Switzerland. The award was given to
Leonard Vincent
from the University of Lausanne, for his doctoral thesis “Model Uncertainty, Tail Risk and Structured Reinsurance”.
On October 14 in Stockholm,
Svein Børre Solvang, Managing Director of SCOR Sweden Re, Frieder Knüpling, Managing Director of SCOR Life & Health and Rasmus Thunberg, of the Association of Swedish Actuaries, presented the Actuarial Award for Sweden at the annual conference of SCOR Sweden Re. The 2022 prize has been awarded to
Lina Palmborg
from the University of Stockholm, for his thesis “Financial Position and Performance in IFRS 17”.
December 13 in Paris
Denis Kessler, President of SCOR, presented the 2022 prizes for France at the end of the annual actuarial symposium, organized in partnership with the Institute of Actuaries, in the presence of Mrs Laurence Bauduin, President of the Institute of Actuaries.
Francois Hu
, from the National School of Statistics and Economic Administration (ENSAE), received the Young Doctors Prize for his thesis “Semi-supervised Learning in Insurance: Fairness and Active Learning. (Semi-supervised learning in insurance: equity and active learning). The Young Actuaries Prize was awarded to
Stella Jovet
from the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts (CNAM) for his thesis “Optimization of the profitability of natural disaster risks using a genetic algorithm: application to a Mexican hurricane portfolio. »
On December 14 in Milan,
Umberto Gavazzi, Deputy CEO Reinsurance P&C, and Nino Savelli, professor at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan and president of the jury, presented the 2022 prizes for Italy. The prizes were awarded to
Gabriele Omari
from the University of Trieste, for his thesis “Tariffazione equa di portafogli di contratti di assicurazione sulla vita con partecipazione agli utili” (Fair price of portfolios of life insurance contracts with participation in profits), and
Andrea Santoro
from the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, for his thesis “Sulla stima delle frequenze di riscatto: evoluzioni metodologiche per l’analisi del Dynamic PolicyHolder Behavior” (On the estimation of repurchase frequencies: methodological developments for the analysis of dynamic behavior of policyholders).
December 15 in Cologne
, Frieder Knüpling, CEO of SCOR Life & Health, presented the Actuarial Awards for Germany. The 2022 winners are
Mark Kiermayer
from the University of Ulm, for his thesis “Machine and Deep Learning in Present Actuarial Challenges”,
Simon Schnürch
from TU Kaiserslautern, for his thesis “Mortality Modeling: Machine Learning and Mortality Shocks”, and
Arne Freimann
Ulm University, for his thesis “Pricing, Hedging, and the Roles of Different Market Players in the Longevity Risk Transfer Market”.
The award-winning works can be viewed on our website on the pages dedicated to actuarial awards:
https://www.scor.com/fr/actuarial-price
The SCOR Actuarial Awards will be presented again next year. The juries strongly encourage researchers and doctoral students to submit their work for the awarding of the 2023 prizes.
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