Magazine date:
Dec 2020 
Every year since 1996, the French reinsurer SCOR rewards academic work in the field of actuarial science.
For the year 2020, the SCOR Actuarial Awards, supported by the SCOR Corporate Foundation for Science, have been granted to ten candidates from five different countries.
| Winners | Country | Awarded on | Dissertations and Theses awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
Sandra Brännstam | Sweden | 9 October | “Calibration of SCR according to the standard formula applied on Swedish population data - based on Lee Carter modeling”. |
Martin Bladt | Germany | 11 November | “Statistics of extremes, matrix distributions and applications in non-life insurance modeling” |
Bassant Abed | Germany | 11 November | “Customer Churn Prediction in the Insurance Sector Using Machine Learning Methods” |
Johannes Schupp | Germany | 11 November | “Trend Processes in Mortality Models and Management of the Longevity Risk” |
Maximilian Moriarty | United Kingdom | 26 November | “A Mortality Experience Study for Evaluating the Longevity Risk of an Annuity Product” |
Hamza Hanbali | France | 10 December | “Systematic Risk in Long-Term Insurance Business”. |
Dimitri Delcaillau | France | 10 December | ”(Control and transparency of complex models in actuarial science)” |
Clara Adiceom | France | 10 December | “(Strategic optimization of premium increase in household insurance upon renewal)” |
Stefano Cotticelli | Italy | 18 December | “Market and non-life premium risk in a dynamic insurance portfolio” |
Alberto Zanotto | Italy | 18 December | “Optimal reinsurance treaties: assessment of capital requirement and profitability for a multi-line insurer” |
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