Join the Global Actuarial Kaggle Hackathon – Start your AI learning journey!
Audience: Member Association Correspondents
The AI Task Force is excited to launch its first Hackathon competition! We encourage member associations to help spread the word by sharing the following message with their members.
We are excited to share an invitation to an inaugural international Kaggle competition event organized by AI Task Force of International Actuarial Association – specially designed for actuaries across the world who want to pick up AI and data science skillsets.
📅 When: 28-30 November 2025
🧠 Who: Open to all actuaries and actuarial students
🔍 What: Use the Kaggle's Ames Housing Dataset to build predictive models and gain insight into house pricing – with help from A.I. tools like ChatGPT.
Why Join?
- Apply data science techniques in a practical, hands-on format
- Learn how to leverage A.I. to support your analysis—not replace you
- Compete, learn and collaborate with actuaries from around the world
- Aim for top rankings and a share of our prize pool
💡 Judging Focus:
- Accuracy (RMSE)
- Creative use of A.I. assistants
- Model interpretability
- Reproducibility
- Business insight
📺 Participants are encouraged (but not required) to watch the “Applied Data Science with ChatGPT” virtual workshop to prepare.
👉 Watch the Workshop on the AIforActuaries.org community
Let’s represent our society and show the world how actuaries innovate with data!
IAA Represents Actuarial Voice at FinTech Forum in Amsterdam
Audience: All
Bogdan Tautan represented the IAA at IAIS’ FinTech Forum in Amsterdam , engaging in-person with a diverse group of members and stakeholders. He shared insights on underwriting practices and contributed to discussions on innovation, risk management, and professional standards.
The forum explored topics such as digital distribution, claims handling, AI applications, and emerging markets, highlighting the valuable role actuaries play in supporting the evolving FinTech ecosystem.
IAA Representatives Attend the Conference of Consulting Actuaries
Audience: All
Mathieu Langelier, Executive Director, and Christian Levac, Director of Communications & Engagement participated in the Conference of Consulting Actuaries Annual Meeting this past week.
They connected with members, exchanged ideas, and engaged with several of our dedicated volunteers and colleagues in person.
A special thank you to Yi-Ling Lin and David Scharf from the CCA for their warm welcome, and congratulations to Rob Reiskytl, the new CCA President.
IAA Featured at Hellenic Actuarial Society Conference
Audience: All
Charles Cowling, Immediate Past President of the IAA, had the privilege to present the work of the International Actuarial Association at the Hellenic Actuarial Society conference in Athens.
We are grateful for the opportunity to strengthen our collaboration and continue supporting the advancement of the actuarial profession on a global scale.
IAA Representatives Attend the Society of Actuaries ImpACT Conference 2025
Audience: All
Mike Lombardi, IAA President-Elect, represented the International Actuarial Association at the Society of Actuaries (SOA) ImpACT Conference, held in Seattle, WA, from November 2 to 5, 2025.
The event, themed “Cultivating Global Connections,” brought together actuaries from around the world to exchange ideas, strengthen international collaboration, and explore emerging issues in the profession.
Mike Lombardi met with members, volunteers, and leaders from the global actuarial community, reinforcing the IAA’s ongoing engagement with key partners such as the SOA.
Upcoming Webinars
Audience: All
ASTIN Section: Constructing Insurable Risk Portfolios
11 November, 2025 | Time: 10:00 AM (EST) | 16:00 PM (CET)
IACA Section– Actuarial Adaptation: Exploring New Roles for Actuaries in Response to Climate Change
13 November, 2025 | Time: 09:00 AM (EST) | 16:00 PM (CET)
ASTIN Section: A Maximum Likelihood Approach for Uncertain Volumes in Additive Reserving
18 November, 2025 | Time: 10:00 AM (EST) | 16:00 PM (CET)
Cyber Resilience in the Face of Emerging Threats – International Actuarial Association
19 November 2025 | Time: 07:00 AM (EST)
IAALS Section: Responsible and Human-Centric AI: Why It Matters for the Actuarial Profession
25 November, 2025 | Time: 08:00 AM (EST) | 14:00 (CET)
ASTIN Section: Hodge conjecture: Millennium problem solved?
08 December, 2025 | Time: 11:00 AM (EST) | 17:00 PM (CET)
Parametric Insurance – A Powerful Solution for Risk Management – International Actuarial Association
Date: 3 December 2025 |Time: 07:00 AM (EST)
PBSS: Introducing AI in Pension Planning: A Comparative Study of Deep Learning and Fuzzy Mamdani Inference Systems for Estimating Replacement Rates
10 December 2025 | Time: 3:00 PM EET| 2:00 PM CET| 8:00 AM EST
ColloquIAALS Club: Climate Risk and Sustainability – Impacts and Opportunities for the Global Life Insurance Industry (Session 1)
9 December | for APAC and EMEA time zones Time: 2:00 PM CET |1:00 PM GMT
ColloquIAALS Club: Climate Risk and Sustainability – Impacts and Opportunities for the Global Life Insurance Industry (Session 2)
11 December | for North America, LATAM, and EMEA Time: 8:00 AM GMT |07:00 PM AEDT
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