Akur8 Academy

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Your global training and upskilling community for insurance pricing!

The Akur8 Academy offers a variety of training opportunities, including webinars, workshops, online games and conferences, all designed to help actuaries improve their skills and knowledge in the area of non-life insurance pricing.
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Whether you're an experienced actuary or just starting out in your career, the Akur8 Academy is here to support you on your professional journey. Sign up for free today and become part of a vibrant and dynamic community of actuaries passionate about insurance pricing!

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Upcoming trainings & events*

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August 8, 2024

Webinar

Actuarial Interpretation of Model Output

Join us on August 8th at 12PM ET to explore how actuaries can translate complex data science models into clear business outcomes. Register now for an upcoming Akur8 Academy webinar, "Actuarial Interpretation of Model Output," led by Thomas Holmes, Chief Actuary for the US at Akur8.

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September 18, 2024

Webinar

Introduction to Machine Learning: Predictive Modeling in Insurance for Actuaries and their Stakeholders

Join us for an upcoming Akur8 Academy webinar on September 18, 2024, "Introduction to Machine Learning: Predictive Modeling in Insurance for Actuaries and their Stakeholders," being presented by Max Martinelli and Parhaam Behnoudnia, Actuarial Data Scientists at Akur8. To accommodate different time zones, the webinar will be offered at two different times: 8AM ET and 12PM ET. Please note that both sessions will feature the same content.

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October 2, 2024 & October 9, 2024

Webinar

Penalized Regression and Lasso Credibility

Join us for an upcoming Akur8 Academy webinar led by Thomas Holmes, Chief Actuary US at Akur8. This session will be offered twice to accommodate different time zones: the first on October 2 at 12 PM ET and the second on October 9 at 8 AM ET. Please note that the same content will be presented in both sessions.

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*Some activities can be accredited as Continuing Professional Development points with your local Actuarial Association.

Akur8 Credentials

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Our digital credential certification program allows you to test your skills and share your knowledge of the Akur8 solution with your professional network. This program is appropriate for both new and existing Akur8 users. Whether you’re just getting started or you're an expert using Akur8’s Risk, Demand or Rate modules, we have the right badge/certificate for you, including a 3-step program that delivers ‘Essential’, ‘Advanced’ and ‘Expert’ certifications.

Upon successful completion of a short (and fun!) quiz, you will officially receive the respective credentials, which can be shared on social media platforms, embedded in email signatures and added to your LinkedIn profile as professional credentials.

Interested in learning more? Request links to each quiz below:

Akur8’s insurance pricing e-learning hub

We provide access to a wide range of resources, such as research papers, recorded webinars, and industry reports, to help our members stay informed and ahead of the curve.

Check out our latest replays of webinars related to insurance pricing, and download our research and position papers below.

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Pricing Teams in a Changing World Report

The actuarial field is experiencing a rapid transformation driven by dynamic trends, including the surge in data volume and diversity facilitated by technological advancements. Actuaries now confront the challenge of extracting insights from diverse data sources, necessitating the integration of cutting-edge technologies like AI and machine learning.

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Research & Technical paper

Derivative Lasso: Credibility-based signal fitting for GLMs

This paper proposes a solution to the dilemma actuaries encounter: whether to build transparent GLMs that require significant cost and expertise, or to automate the model building process using non-transparent techniques that could limit the ability to deploy models in production.

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Position paper

Unlocking the value in insurance pricing: Balancing the Build vs. Buy equation

When choosing whether to deploy an off-the-shelf pricing software solution, or to develop bespoke in-house pricing software, there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ answer. Different scenarios, staffing levels, timescales, objectives and business needs can all influence what the best option may be.

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Experience Rating in Insurance Pricing

Mario V. Wuthrich, Professor of Actuarial Science, ETH Zürich

SSRN

2024

Explore advanced insurance pricing models in "Experience Rating in Insurance Pricing" by Mario V. Wuthrich, Professor of Actuarial Science at ETH Zürich. Discover fixed, random, and mixed effects models with past claims history and machine learning.

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Measuring Skewness: A Forgotten Statistic?

David P. Doane, Department of Decision and Information Sciences, Oakland University & Lori E. Seward, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado

Journal of Statistics Education

2011

Explore the importance of skewness measurement in statistics. Learn about Fisher-Pearson and Pearson 2 coefficients, their classroom relevance, and the push to revive Pearson 2 for its intuitive comparison of mean and median.

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Smoothness and Monotonicity Constraints for Neural Networks Using ICEnet

Ronald Richman, Chief Actuary, Old Mutual Insure, & Mario V. Wuthrich, Professor, RiskLab, ETH Zurich

SSRN

2023

Discover ICEnet, a novel method for enforcing constraints in deep neural networks for actuarial tasks, bridging the gap between traditional GLMs and advanced neural models. Learn how ICEnet improves accuracy and maintains industry standards.

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