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The past winter term is over, and with it also the first iteration of our new module “Challenges in Quantitative Finance” of the FIM program at the TUM School of Management and the University of Bayreuth came to an end and culminated in the joint presentation day at the offices of Allianz Global Investors. Within the course, which was supervised by Tobias Lausser and Prof. Dr. Rudi Zagst and focuses on bridging practice and academia, three groups of students worked on highly relevant and open questions posed by our program’s partners from ERGO and Allianz Global Investors: The team at ERGO developed a domain-specific evaluation framework to systematically assess the performance of Large Language Models (LLMs) in the insurance industry and applied it to two use cases along the value chain of a primary insurer. The two teams at AGI focused on identifying financial signals with predictive power for asset returns and on investigating how those signals can be turned into actionable adjustments to tactical asset allocations relative to a strategic benchmark under several trading constraints. We thank our students and our partners, in particular Georgina Neitzel, Eduard Losing, Max Speck, Christian Pötz and Frank Hövermann for all the enlightening discussions and their commitment and already look forward to the next iteration of the module!

The fourth edition of our "Munich Risk and Insurance Days" workshop, held on October 6 and 7, 2025, at the Technical University of Munich, was once again a resounding success. Renowned experts from academia and industry—including Hansjörg Albrecher, Alexej Brauer, An Chen, Corrado De Vecchi, Yevhen Havrylenko, Peter Hieber, Gero Junike, Torsten Kleinow, Ralf Korn, Marie Kratz, Daniel Linders, Stéphane Loisel, Alfred Müller, Gerhard Stahl, Niklas Weber, and Stefan Weber—offered fascinating and diverse insights into current developments in risk management as well as financial and actuarial mathematics. Their presentations sparked lively discussions and provided an ideal platform for the exchange of ideas between theory and practice.

We extend our sincere thanks to our sponsor, the "Verein zur Förderung der Versicherungswissenschaft in München e. V.," as well as the event organizers: Bettina Haas, Matthias Scherer, Markus Maier, and Dominik de Witte. Their dedication was instrumental to the smooth execution and success of the workshop.

Save the Date: Munich Risk and Insurance Days 2026 am 8. und 9. Oktober 2026

Organized by Bettina Haas and hosted by the Financial and Actuarial Mathematics research group, the Fit for TUMorrow Day 2025 broke all previous records on its 15th anniversary this year: 296 participants, 114 company representatives, 29 companies, 21 workshops, and 25 exhibition booths! We are delighted that our event is enjoying ever-increasing popularity and proving to be a valuable experience for everyone involved.

Once again this year, our corporate partners showcased themselves to students and graduates and were available for networking. The company fair provided a welcome opportunity to connect directly with representatives from our partner companies and discuss thesis projects, internships, and career prospects. Attendees also had the chance to schedule appointments for one-on-one conversations, allowing for a more personalized exchange. In engaging workshops and presentations, speakers introduced current topics and business challenges from the finance and insurance sectors and discussed them with the participants.

We would like to thank all the participating company representatives, the dedicated attendees, and—above all—our research group’s team, without whom such a major event would not be possible.