RiskLab Switzerland

RiskLab, founded in 1994, is an interdisciplinary research center in the Department of Mathematics of ETH Zurich focusing on statistical modelling and quantitative risk management in insurance and finance. Various members of the Department of Mathematics are linked to RiskLab. It is responsible for the actuarial education at ETH Zurich that leads to the full professional actuarial qualification. RiskLab carries out precompetitive research in insurance and finance with a close link to industry and regulation. Besides the permanent (research) staff, RiskLab appoints postdoctoral researchers and doctoral students. It offers a very active and friendly research environment to international guests and researchers.

For the period 1994-2004 please click external page here for historical information.

Its aims are:

promotion of scientific competence and methodology in the general area of statistical modelling and quantitative risk management;
promotion of fundamental and precompetitive applied research in strong connection with industrial practice;
knowledge exchange between academia and the financial industry and regulation;
promotion of ETH Zurich as leading centre of excellence regarding academic education and research in insurance mathematics.