Further information
This lecture will be held in English.
All further information will be provided on Moodle.
WiMa-Praktikum (Practical Actuarial Science)
Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Alexander Kling is partner and senior consultant at the Institut für Finanz- und Aktuarwissenschaften (ifa), Prof. Dr. Jochen Ruß is managing partner at the Institut für Finanz- und Aktuarwissenschaften (ifa). They both combine scientific work with practical life insurance expertise. Their focus is on the development of innovative life insurance products in particular with new forms of guarantees, on actuarial aspects of life settlements, as well as on behavioral aspects of insurance demand.
Type
4 ECTS
Dates
The course will be term-accompanying during the winter term 2023-2024.
Registration
Please send your application as soon as possible (deadline 31 August) via email to:
stefan.schelling(at)uni-ulm.de
- The registration must contain: last name, first name, study program, number of semesters, actuarial courses and seminars taken (including summer term 2023) and a transcript.
Topic
The Practical Actuarial Science course covers in particular the features of innovative life insurance products. Moreover, it covers simulation.
Target Group
This course can be taken by students in our Master of Finance program and Master in Economathematics with specialization Actuarial Science.
Required lectures
Personenversicherungsmathematik (Life-, Health- and Pension- Mathematics) (or proof of advanced knowledge in Actuarial Science)
Organisation
The Practical Actuarial Science course consists of lectures and case-studies. Attendance at all sessions is mandatory.
Students will work in small groups and have to present their findings in front of the other participants. On the day of the presentations, we expect participants to be familiar with the contents and to be able to answer questions on announced topics from the lecture and the case studies.
In addition, students are required to write (short) reports on announced topics from the lecture and the case studies.
Since students in the Finance program receive a grade, there will be an additional (short) oral exam for them on the presentation day.