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ASTIN Section

ASTIN is a well-established worldwide leading forum of risk and actuarial professionals of non-life insurance industry. Created as the first Section of the International Actuarial Association (IAA) in 1957, ASTIN stands for ‘Actuarial STudies In Non-life insurance’.

Whilst adhering to the highest standards of the actuarial profession maintained by the IAA, ASTIN’s main role is to lead risk and actuarial professionals serving the non-life insurance industry globally by

  • creating an environment that promotes continuing professional development among its members; and
  • bridging the gap between academia and industry by driving innovation and fostering meaningful high-quality research in the field of non-life insurance economics and mathematics and their applications in quantitative risk management.

Our mission is to generate value for our members, risk and actuarial professionals working in the non-life insurance industry. This is achieved by helping them develop their professional skills, and also by engaging with academia and industry to drive innovation and promote meaningful, quality research in the field of non-life insurance economics and mathematics, and their applications to quantitative risk management.

As a well-established global professional forum, we draw upon the values of ASTIN brand. Our intellectual base and wealth of knowledge have been developed across decades, and have resulted in ground-breaking research. In our quest for excellence, we consistently demonstrate an uncompromising pursuit of knowledge and understanding.

Our vision is for ASTIN to serve the non-life insurance industry globally by ensuring that, when it comes to providing insight and finding solutions to quantitative risk management issues, our members are trusted and therefore in demand for their valued professional skills.

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