German Actuarial Society


The German Actuarial Society is the association of actuaries in Germany. It is a full member of the International Actuarial Association and the Actuarial Association of Europe. The Society has nearly 4,800 fully qualified members, with further 1,600 students in the process of qualifying. Current chairman of the Society is Dr. Wilhelm Schneemeier. CEO is Michael Steinmetz. The Headquarter is located in Cologne.

History

On 4 April 1903, Department of Actuarial Science of the German Society for Insurance Science — a predecessor to the current Society — was founded in Berlin.

Qualification Process

To become a member of the Society, a student needs to pass a series of examinations. As of 2015, there are a total of nine exams specific to actuarial work, three more exams that deal with areas that affect actuaries but are not mathematical in their nature, and a specialisation exam. There are also two exams to begin the qualification process if a student does not hold a degree in mathematical area. Students who have degrees in mathematics or finance are exempted from some of these exams.