Scholar
Benjamin Avanzi
Google Scholar ID: X4Ur7VQAAAAJ
Professor of Actuarial Studies, University of Melbourne
Citations & Impact
Citations
771
H-index
16
i10-index
25
Publications
20
Co-authors
27
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published numerous papers in leading actuarial and operations journals. Awarded the Hachemeister Prize twice by the Casualty Actuarial Society (2017 and 2023), Taylor Fry General Insurance Seminar Silver Prize (2018), Highly Commended Paper Prize from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (2022), and both Melville and Carol Dolan All Actuaries Prizes (2025). Editor of the ASTIN Bulletin: The Journal of the International Actuarial Association and Associate Editor of Insurance: Mathematics and Economics.
Research Experience
- Worked as an actuarial consultant in Switzerland and Canada, served as the Executive Chairman of the Board for a Swiss pension fund, and currently holds a full-time academic position at the University of Melbourne.
Education
- Fully qualified Swiss actuary (Actuary SAA), Fellow of the Australian Actuaries Institute (FIAA), Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary (CERA), Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD). PhD in Actuarial Science from the University of Lausanne, MSc in Economics, major in Actuarial Science from the University of Lausanne.
Background
- Professor of Actuarial Studies at the University of Melbourne. He has worked as an actuarial consultant in Switzerland and Canada, served as the Executive Chairman of the Board for a Swiss pension fund from 2006 to 2008, and has held full-time academic positions in Australia and Canada since 2008. Currently, he is also a member of the Management Board of the Theatre Royal in Hobart, Tasmania.
Miscellany
- Interests include Actuarial Studies, Risk management, and Insurance capital.
