SCOR supports actuarial science by presenting Actuarial Awards in seven countries in 2018

SCOR supports actuarial science by presenting Actuarial Awards in seven countries in 2018
                                                                   

The 2018 SCOR Actuarial Awards ceremonies were held in seven countries around the world: Germany (June 5), Singapore (July 30), Sweden (October 12), Spain (November 14), the UK (November 20), Italy (December 11) and France (December 13).

Every year since 1996, SCOR has rewarded the best academic work in the field of actuarial science with annual prizes in several countries throughout the world. These prizes are designed to promote actuarial science, to develop and encourage research in this field, and to contribute to the improvement of risk knowledge and management. The SCOR Actuarial Awards are recognized in the insurance and reinsurance industries as a mark of excellence. The Actuarial Awards in France are supported by the SCOR Corporate Foundation for Science.

The SCOR Actuarial Awards juries are composed of internationally recognized researchers and insurance, reinsurance and finance professionals. The winners are selected for their command of actuarial concepts, the quality of their analytical methods, and the originality of their research in terms of scientific advances and potential practical applications to the world of risk management.

Denis Kessler, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of SCOR, comments: "For more than twenty years, the SCOR Actuarial Awards have rewarded innovative work by young actuaries from around the world. SCOR is proud to support new thinking on risk analysis and management while promoting the emergence and recognition of young talent. These awards reflect SCOR's long-term commitment to research, and are fully in line with the work of the SCOR Corporate Foundation for Science".

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Presentation of the SCOR 2018 Actuarial Awards

             

• On June 5 in Berlin, Germany, Frieder Knüpling, Chief Risk Officer of SCOR, presented the Actuarial Awards for Germany during the 31^st International Congress of Actuaries (ICA 2018). The 2018 winners were Arian Cani of HEC Lausanne, for his thesis "Reinsurance and dividend problems in insurance", Markus Binder of the University of Regensburg, for his dissertation, "Foundations of modern regression analysis and application to the analysis of telematics data", and Markus Haas of the University of Ulm, for his dissertation, "Peer-to-Peer Versicherung im Lichte der Verhaltensökonomik - Simulations studie am Beispiel von Friendsurance" (Peer to Peer Insurance using the behavioral economy: simulation study using Friendsurance as example).