AI literacy is no longer optional for actuaries. But who is going to teach them?
AI is becoming integral to actuarial work, but actuaries need more than technical AI skills. They must understand its risks, limitations and governance. The challenge is how to build this expertise among professionals who qualified before AI became part of actuarial education.
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DR. SIMON HATZESBERGER is Senior Manager at Deloitte and one of the lecturers of ‘Fit4AI Compact’. He is involved in various AI initiatives of the DAV, the AAE, and the IAA.
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MARVIN SCHNELLER is Senior Client Manager at Munich Re Life & Health, specialising in disability insurance, AI and digitalisation. As a DAV actuary, he currently leads the ADS/AI Committee’s communication activities. |
This article was published in The European Actuary No. 47 – September 2026
