EAA Web Session: "Actuarial Data Science – Basic"

Einleitung/Dauer

Organised by the EAA – European Actuarial Academy GmbH in cooperation with the Aktuarvereinigung Österreichs (AVÖ).

This is part one of four courses required to obtain the EAA Certificate in Actuarial Data Science. To earn the certificate, participants must complete all four modules, which include both the seminar and the exam. Members of AVÖ and/or DAV will obtain the additional title Certified Actuarial Data Scientist (by AVÖ and/or DAV) by fulfilling the same requirements.

Furthermore, all courses are open to interested actuaries to deepen their knowledge and skills in the field of Actuarial Data Science (without exams).

Introduction

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, the procedures and methods of data mining are embedded in the actuarial context. These range from mathematics-driven statistical methods for derivation of insights from data to computation-driven methods sometimes summarized as machine learning. As a result of almost unlimited computing capacity through cloud computing and wide availability of training data, tried and tested methods of machine learning, such as artificial neural networks, are experiencing a renaissance in theory and practice.

This seminar is the first part of a four-part series at the German Actuarial Association (DAV), where we cover a wide variety of topics ranging from fundamentals of digitalization in the insurance industry to data management and deep learning. Also, it is based on the learning objectives of the DAV for Actuarial Data Science Basic, which is part of the actuarial training in Germany.

Preliminary Programme
Monday, 23 February 2026
09.00 – 09.15 Introduction & welcome (EAA)
09.15 – 10.00 ADS Fundamentals - Basics (Terms & Definitions)
10.00 – 10.45 ADS Fundamentals - Digitalization
10.45 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 11.45 Tools & Programs – Data Mining 1
11.45 – 12.30 Tools & Programs – Introduction / Cross language data science tools
12.30 – 13.30 Break
13.30 – 14.15 Tools & Programs – Programming languages for data science (R)
14.15 – 15.00 Tools & Programs – Programming languages for data science (R)
15.00 – 15.15 Break
15.15 – 16.15 Tools & Programs – Programming languages for data science (R)
16.15 – 17.00 Mathematic & Statistic – Supervised learning 1

Tuesday, 24 February 2026
09.00 – 09.45 Mathematic & Statistic – Supervised learning 1
09.45 – 10.45 Insurance Analytics – Analytics 1
10.45 – 11:00 Break
11.00 – 11.45 Use Case
11.45 – 12.30 Use Case
12.30 – 13.30 Break
13.30 – 14.15 ADS Fundamentals – Social environment & ethics 1
14.15 – 15.00 ADS Fundamentals – Social environment & ethics 1
15.00 – 15.15 Break
15.15 – 16.15  ADS Fundamentals - Data protection 1
16.15 – 17.00 Information Technology – Information processing in insurance companies

Wednesday, 25 February 2026
09.00 – 09.45 Information Technology – Data management 1
09.45 – 10.45 Information Technology – Data management 1 / Data processing tech. 1
10.45 – 11:00 Break
11.00 – 11.45 Information Technology - Data processing technology 1
11.45 – 12.30 Information Technology – Unsupervised Learning
12.30 – 13.30 Break
13.30 – 14.15 Mathematic & Statistic – Unsupervised Learning
14.15 – 15.00 Mathematic & Statistic – Deep Learning 1
15.00 – 15.15 Break
15.15 – 16.15  Mathematic & Statistic - Deep learning 1
16.15 – 16.45 Use Case 3
16.45 – 17.00 Concluding remarks, closing of seminar (EAA)

All the above times are given in CET (Central European Time).

Teilnehmer

This web session is suited for actuaries (and actuaries in training), interested persons and for everyone who wants to get to know the topic (more precisely). Previous knowledge in Actuarial Data Science is not necessary. But a solid mathematical education is necessary to follow some of the concepts that will be presented. A laptop is not necessary but can be helpful.

Technical Requirements
Please check with your IT department if your firewall and computer settings support web session participation (the programme Zoom will be used for this online training). Please also make sure to join the web session with a stable internet connection.

Dozierende

Wolfgang Abele
joined Deloitte 2018 as Senior Manager in the actuarial Non-Life team. He has more than 18 years of experience in the consulting and insurance industry, having worked for HDI Versicherung AG, MSG Consulting und Allianz. Before he joined Deloitte Wolfgang was head of the unit Reserving & Reinsurance. Throughout his career, he was involved in a large number of actuarial projects, in pricing, reserving (IFRS, local GAAP, Solvency II), internal modelling and risk management. His focus was on predictive modelling, analytics, and process optimization. He has extensive knowledge in the programming language R and gives seminars on actuarial data science for the Deutsche Aktuar-Akademie (DAA).

Dr Marc Busse
is heading the department for software solutions within the microscopy division of ZEISS. Previously, he has been working for seven years in the reinsurance sector as an actuary with focus on data science related topics. Marc is a certified actuary (DAV) and holds a PhD in theoretical physics.

Dr René Külheim
is a mathematician and actuary (DAV) at PTA GmbH, where he heads the artificial intelligence department. In addition to data science-based project work in the financial sector, he is responsible for cloud-based software products with AI components.

Prof Dr Jonas Offtermatt
is a professor of programming and mathematics at DHBW Stuttgart. He has been working as a programming actuary since 2015 and has been teaching at DAA since 2019. With previous leadership roles in the insurance industry, he possesses extensive experience of IT-management and software development.

Prof Dr Fabian Transchel
holds the endowed chair of e+s Rück for Data Science at Harz University of Applied Sciences, Wernigerode, Germany. He's an avid proponent of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in the insurance sector and has been instrumental in innovating motor insurance through telematics technologies, these days also teaching Actuarial Data Science for DAA and EAA.

Sprache/Kurztitel

The language of the web session will be English. The exams will be, by your preference, in German or English. Please choose the language during the booking process.

CPD Credits
For this web session, the following CPD credits are available under the CPD scheme of the relevant national actuarial association:

• Austria:  19.5 points
• Belgium:  19 points
• Bulgaria:  15 points
• Croatia: individual accreditation
• Czech Republic:  19.5 hours
• Denmark: 21 credits
• Estonia:  19.5 hours
• Finland: 11.75 points
• France: 117 points
• Germany:  21 hours
• Greece: 26 points
• Hungary:  20 hours
• Iceland: 19.5 credits
• Ireland: 19.5 hours
• Italy: approx.  4 credits (GdLA individual accreditation)
• Latvia: 20 hours
• Lithuania: 19.5 hours
• Netherlands:  approx. 19.5 PE-points (individual accreditation)
• Norway: 20 points
• Poland: 19.5 hours
• Portugal: 19.5 hours
• Serbia: 5 hours
• Slovakia:  8 CPD points
• Slovenia:  50 points
• Spain (CAC): 20 hours
• Spain (IAE): 19 hours
• Switzerland:  15 points
• USA: SOA (Section B): up to 23.10 hours

No responsibility is taken for the accuracy of this information.