Anniversary conference of the DAV and DGVFM in 2028 focusing on trending topics
The annual conference of the DAV and DGVFM in 2028 promises an outstanding program with extended plenary sessions and top-class guests. Further details on the program will be announced in the near future.
Date
April 26 to 28, 2028
Venue
Estrel Congress Center Berlin
Focusing on trending topics
- Climate change and the insurability of risks
- The impact of medical progress
- Consumer protection & regulatory requirements
- The importance of collective insurance schemes
- Future trends in the profession (e.g. AI)
In the run-up to the anniversary year, discussions centre on these five key areas, which are of central importance to the future of the actuarial profession. An in-depth examination of these topics, which will shape the professional work in the coming years, is coordinated centrally. For examples, since 2025 discussions – particularly with partners from DAV's ‘communication ecosystem’ – take place regularly in the run-up to 2028 at DAV and DGVFM meetings in the ‘DAV intern’ format.
For example, the topic of ‘Future issues relating to the professional profile (e.g. AI)’ shaped the discussion both on stage and at the association’s stand during the 2025 autumn conference. The “importance of collective social security systems” was discussed at the 2026 annual conference, and the topic “impacts of medical progress” will feature at the 2026 autumn conference.
125 years of actuarial profession
History
The history of the DAV goes back to 1903, when the “Department of Actuarial Science” was formed within the German Association for Actuarial Science in Berlin. The background to this was to create a contact point for “specialist colleagues”, which also provided a point of contact for the international actuarial congresses that had been taking place since 1895. The German Actuarial Association was also founded in Berlin in 1935. In 1948, the German Society of Actuaries (DGVM) was founded in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, which merged with the German Actuarial Association in 1951.
The DAV in its current form was founded in 1993 against the backdrop of the further liberalization of the European internal market, including in the insurance industry, and the associated introduction of the Responsible Actuary in the Insurance Supervision Act. The IVS - Institut der Versicherungsmathematischen Sachverständigen für Altersversorgung e.V., which was founded in 1980 as a professional association, became a branch association of the DAV. The DGVM, which was renamed the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Versicherungs- und Finanzmathematik e.V. (DGVFM) in 2002, has since acted as a sister association of the DAV, focusing on the promotion of young talent and the transfer of knowledge from academia to practice.
The purpose
The purpose of the DAV is to create the framework conditions for the professional practice of its approximately 6,500 members and to represent the interests of actuaries and consumers in dialog with relevant national and international institutions. The DAV offers a demanding, in-service training program to become a DAV actuary and enables its members to acquire additional qualifications in areas such as occupational pensions, risk management and data science.
Additional qualifications
In order to adapt to changing requirements, the DAV, together with other national actuarial associations, founded the CERA Global Association in 2010, which organizes training to become a Certified Enterprise Risk Actuary. In addition, the DAV offers training to become a Certified Actuarial Data Scientist (CADS), which deals specifically with data processing and data protection issues in the context of insurance companies and financial service providers.
International Commitment
The DAV has always been committed to the profession and the interests of its members at an international level - particularly in the two umbrella organizations, the Actuarial Association of Europe (AAE) and the International Actuarial Association (IAA). It was therefore a very special highlight when the DAV and the IAA jointly invited over 2,700 colleagues from all over the world to the 31st International Congress of Actuaries in Berlin in June 2018. In order to celebrate the anniversary appropriately with the European and global community, the DAV will once again host the committee meetings of both associations in the German capital as part of an international week in October 2028.
What defines our profession?
What characteristics do actuaries associate with their profession? We explored this question together with our members during the annual meeting 2026. The numerous responses were analysed and compiled into a word cloud. The result shows which values and characteristics shape our profession from the community’s perspective. At the same time, the word cloud is more than just a snapshot: it forms the starting point for further ideas and projects as we look ahead to the profession’s 125th anniversary in 2028. Many thanks to everyone who took part. Stay tuned to see how we develop the results further in the coming months.
In 2028, the profession’s anniversary year, we wish to put our members in the spotlight. One of the ideas for the anniversary is therefore to showcase as many members as possible whose combined age totals 125 years. Would you like to be part of the #WirSind125 campaign? You can find a german leaflet with information about the campaign and how to take part here.
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