Organised by the EAA - European Actuarial Academy GmbH.

The implementation of Solvency II is ahead in 2016. Nearly every actuary will be involved in the implementation as well as in the operating of the new solvency regime against the background that the solvency concept requires an extreme volume of actuarial techniques. It will be a challenge for every actuary, especially for the young generation of actuaries to enter into that part of actuarial work and to develop their actuarial skills necessary for their future work. 

The target of this seminar is to introduce the basics and puts a certain focus on current topics within the Solvency II discussion as well as the actual status of the implementation process following the ongoing preparatory phase that has already started. It is intended to present an opportunity for interacting and communicating between the participants in the charming atmosphere of Strasbourg.

This seminar is designed for those who are interested in getting a deeper insight into the implementation of the new solvency regime. Therefore, due to the introductory structure of the EAA Forum, the focus might be especially for the younger actuarial community even though other colleagues who want to get a structured introduction into the status of Solvency II are invited to participate as well.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop computer with Microsoft Excel installed.

According to the target of the seminar the first day will present an insight into the solvency concept and the actual implementation process that will be finished by the end of 2015. A special focus will be given to life insurance. The second day will introduce current relevant parts of the solvency regime. Internal models as well as Own Risk Solvency Assessment (ORSA) will be discussed. The third day will introduce modelling techniques that are used for the valuation of risk potentials, especially in non-life insurance. This will be done also by a virtual non-life company, and the participants will get an insight into the modelling of the company.

The language of the seminar will be English.

Siegbert Baldauf is currently co project manager of the Solvency II project of the Actuarial Association of Europe (AAE). He is a qualified actuary (DAV) since 1994 and a Certified Enterprise Risk Actuary (CERA) since 2013 working mainly in life insurance business. He is the responsible actuary for the German life insurance companies ERGO Lebensversicherung AG and Victoria Lebensversicherung AG. As an experienced actuary, he worked across tariffing, accounting and economic valuation. He chaired the Solvency II working group of the Deutsche Aktuarvereinigung (DAV) from the outset in 2002 until last year. He has been member of Pillar 1 Life Working Group of AAE for several years and Chairman from 09/2008 to11/2010.

Tom Veerman AAG RBA, Consulting Actuary, Triple A Risk Finance, the Netherlands, Education: Qualified Actuary in the Netherlands (AAG) and a Certified European Financial Analyst (CEFA). Prior to Triple A – Risk Finance, Tom was as a consultant for Towers Watson and Mercer in the Netherlands. He also worked in the Group Actuarial Department of Eureko/Achmea. In 2006, Tom decided to set up (together with partners) Triple A – Risk Finance, where he works as managing consultant for business line insurance with a main focus on issues with regard to enterprise risk management, economic capital, asset liability management and life insurance valuation.

Marc Linde works as a senior manager for actuarial consultancy BELTIOS P&C in Cologne, Germany. Prior to joining BELTIOS, Marc has been with Ernst & Young and EMB Deutschland, where he has been involved in various implementation projects for internal models and Solvency II IMAP processes for multinational non-life insurance groups. Marc regularly lectures on seminars of the German Actuarial Academy (DAA).

Karl-Theodor Eisele is a professor at the Institut de Recherche Mathematique Avancee (IRMA), Universite Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg.