IAALS Section
Research Grants
The IAA Life Section (IAALS) of the International Actuarial Association (IAA) has as its primary objective the promotion of actuarial research in the life insurance field, to push forward the boundaries of actuarial knowledge and to promote and facilitate an international exchange of views, advice, research and practical information among actuaries and other experts involved in these fields.
The IAALS is thus pleased to announce a research grant ranging from CAD $20,000-30,000 to fund new original research leading to a research paper on developments and innovations in these fields. The maximum duration of the project is 24 months.
Completed Research Projects
Multiple Yield Curve Modelling and Forecasting using Deep Learning
Awarded to: Salvatore Scognamiglio and Ronald Richman
Start Date: June 2022
Work Completed: June 2024
Paper published in the ASTIN Bulletin - The Journal of the IAA
Paper awarded the AFIR-ERM Section Bob Alting von Geusau Prize in 2024
Ongoing Research Projects
Research Grant Awarded To:
Title: Modern Survivor Funds
Author: Prof. Peter Hieber, Christian Y. Robert and Michel Denuit
Institution: University of Lausanne
Expected Completion Date: 30 August 2026
Research Grant Awarded To:
Title: A Machine Learning Approach to Constructing a Socio-Economic Heat Vulnerability Index Using Individual-Level Mortality Data
Authors: Jens Robben, Torsten Kleinow, and Andrew Cairns
Year: 2025
Expected Completion Date: 30 July 2027
Stay tuned for details of the 2026 Call for Research