Frank Cuypers is a nuclear engineer, with a M.Sc. in nuclear physics and a Ph.D. in theoretical physics. He comes with a prominent scientific track record in modelling complex systems and an extensive lecturing experience. As a former Chief Actuary at Zurich Re and Swiss Re Executive, Frank has a wide experience in most actuarial disciplines and lines of business, which he has deployed for more than 15 years as a consultant to advise leading (re)insurers, providers of financial services and governmental agencies. Moreover, he has taught numerous workshops on actuarial engineering and predictive modeling across the globe. Frank is a fully qualified actuary of the German and the Swiss Actuarial Associations. He served until 2022 on ASTIN’s Board, which he chaired for 5 years, and he founded the CPD Committee of the Swiss Actuarial Association, which he presided for 10 years.
Relevant Qualification and Academic Background
Actuary SAV & DAV
Ph.D. – Theoretical Physics – UNC, Chapel Hill
M.Sc. – Nuclear Physics – RPI, New York
M.Eng. – Nuclear Engineering – ULB, Brussels
Relevant Professional Experience
Actuarial engineering (insurance & reinsurance)
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Pricing
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Reserving
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Nat Cat modelling
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Solvency and economic capital modelling
Mathematical modelling and simulation of complex systems
Model validation
Actuarial training
Relevant Career Development
2011 – present PRS: Consulting Actuary & Shareholder
2009 – 2011 PwC: Consulting Actuary
2007 – 2009 KPMG: Consulting Actuary
2001 – 2006 Swiss Re: Head of IP & member of the Executive Team
2000 – 2001 Zurich Re: Chief Actuary
1998 – 1999 Zurich Re: Pricing Actuary
1984 – 1998 Academia: Research & lecturing in modelling complex systems
Relevant Memberships in Professional Organisations
DAV Full member of the German Association of Actuaries
SAV Full member of the Swiss Association of Actuaries
SAV Founder and past Chairman of the CPD Committee
SAV Examiner
ASTIN Past Chairman
CAS Past European Liaison of the Casualty Actuaries of Europe
IT and Programming Skills
Microsoft Office including MS Access
Various programming languages (Python, C++, Java, FORTRAN, VBA)
Language Skills
Native: French
Proficient: Dutch, English, German, Spanish
Basic: Italian, Mandarin, Portuguese