Calculating with the future

Mariella Linkert, Annika Lobergh and Meher Mia together form the external communications team of the German Association of Actuaries (DAV), IVS - Institute of Pension Actuaries, the German Society for Insurance and Financial Mathematics (DGVFM) and the German Actuarial Academy (DAA). We would like to introduce ourselves to you below.

The German Actuarial Association (DAV) warns against viewing the introduction of compulsory insurance against natural disasters as a simple solution to growing climate risks. At its annual digital press conference today, the DAV emphasized that such insurance coverage can only work efficiently if it is accompanied by clear risk differentiation, effective prevention, and state-backed reinsurance mechanisms.

On May 12, 2025, the German Society for Insurance and Financial Mathematics (DGVFM) and the German Actuarial Association (DAV) once again awarded the prestigious GAUSS Prize and two GAUSS Young Talent Prizes for outstanding scientific work. The prizes recognize contributions that combine high scientific quality with particular practical relevance in the field of financial and insurance mathematics.

Susanna Adelhardt, who was elected chairwoman of the German Actuarial Association yesterday, expressed criticism of the reform proposals negotiated by the CDU and SPD on the subject of old-age provision during a panel discussion at the association's annual conference. “In many areas, the major breakthrough that is needed is not yet apparent.”