SCOR Awards Actuarial Research in Six European Countries
Reinsurer SCOR has awarded its annual actuarial prizes in six European countries in 2025, recognizing research primarily on climate change, health insurance, and risk modeling, according to a company press release.
Three Decades of Promoting Actuarial Science
According to the press release, SCOR has been awarding prizes for nearly three decades aimed at promoting the development of actuarial science and encouraging research in risk management. In 2025, the awards were presented in Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Sweden, and Switzerland. In France, the award is funded by the SCOR Corporate Foundation for Science, chaired by Pierre-André Chiappori. The juries consist of researchers and recognized professionals in the insurance, reinsurance, and finance sectors. Winners are selected based on their mastery of actuarial concepts, the quality of their analytical tools, and the originality of their research.
Highlighted Works in Actuarial Research
Among the awarded works are several topical themes, the company specifies. In Switzerland, the prize was awarded to Ivan Alexis Fonseca Diaz for his thesis on social security systems in the context of climate change. In Sweden, Erik Alpsten was recognized for his paper on the dynamic valuation of insurance liabilities. In Spain, the first prize went to Maria José Preciado Leyva for a work on the social sustainability of health insurance with aging reserves, while the second prize was awarded to Raúl Alonso Cancino Reyes for models of artificial intelligence applied to early warning of banking risk.
Multiple Winners Across Categories
In Germany, three prizes were awarded, SCOR reports. Theis Bathke received the first prize for his thesis on non-Markovian modeling in life insurance, Sascha Günther the second for his work on the risk associated with interest rates and mortality, and Constantin Siggelkow the third for a thesis on SME factoring. In France, Samuel Stocksieker received the Young Doctors' Award for his thesis on machine learning applied to unbalanced data, while Pauline Chauveau won the Young Actuaries' Award for a paper on the impact of economic conditions on the activity of a credit insurer. In Italy, two prizes were awarded for works on natural disaster insurance and long-term guarantee measures.
