This page highlights selected activities beyond my academic publications, including interviews, educational resources, awards and collaborations.
Media, interviews & outreach
The European Actuary (2024)
Actuarial Synergy: How Academia and Industry Drive Innovation Together
Interview in The European Actuary (Issue 39, September 2024) on the interaction between actuarial research, education, and innovation in the insurance industry.
ECONnect — KU Leuven (2024)
Insurance Analytics for a Changing Risk Landscape
Interview in ECONnect (December 2024) on actuarial science, changing risks, and the role of data analytics in insurance.
The interview covers the launch of the AG Insurance Chair “Insurance Analytics for a Changing Risk Landscape”, focusing on emerging risks such as climate change, cyber risks, and the use of data-driven methods in insurance.
Software & open source educational resources
Junior College KU Leuven (2024)
Kansrekening en financieel waarderen: de actuaris aan het werk
A lecture for secondary school students introducing actuarial science, probability, financial mathematics, and the role of actuaries in banking and insurance.
The session explores how mathematical and statistical ideas are used to understand risk, insurance, pensions, and financial decisions.
Watch the lecture →
Slides →
Junior College learning module →
Warsaw 2025, Lausanne 2024 — Summer School
Materials accompanying a summer school on mortality and longevity modelling. Developed together with Jens Robben, Frank van Berkum, Michel Vellekoop and Torsten Kleinow.
Get in touch if interested in organizing a similar event.
Awards
Hachemeister prize 2024
Our paper “Bridging the gap between pricing and reserving with an occurrence and development model for non-life insurance claims” received the 2024 Hachemeister prize, awarded by the Casualty Actuarial Society.