Sessions
Augmented Underwriting and Claims with AI
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Wed
Mr. Lee Sarkin is the Head of regional AI-analytics centre of competence, located in Singapore, covering the Life and Health Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa businesses of Munich Re. He has over 15 years of experience in actuarial, AI and data analytics, research and consulting roles at primary insurers, reinsurers and independent consulting firms.
Lee’s team has multiple projects across the region that are creating tangible value for insurers through AI and predictive analytics which integrate Munich Re’s AI expertise with its domain knowledge and technologies into AI and digital services. Specialist skills include AI and predictive analytics, actuarial pricing, epidemiological and demographic modelling, analysis of medical scheme cohort data and healthcare intervention cost-effectiveness.
His Master’s degree, presented at the 2014 International Congress of Actuaries in Washington D.C., provided many South African insurers with the first credible South African research for underwriting HIV and applied advanced analytics methods to medical scheme and managed care data. Lee is now completing a PhD in AI and advanced analytics, and is a member of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and the Actuarial Society of South Africa where he chairs its Demography and Epidemiology Committee.