Actuarieel Instituut

What Actuarieel Instituut does

Actuarieel Instituut (Stichting Actuarieel Instituut) is a Dutch not-for-profit foundation headquartered in Utrecht that provides professional actuarial education and permanent continuing education to financial professionals in the Netherlands. Established in 1994 by the Koninklijk Actuarieel Genootschap (AG) and BUOAW, with roots tracing to 1948, the institute operates as the principal national channel for actuarial qualification, running a tiered program portfolio: the NVAO-accredited Executive Master of Actuarial Science (EMAS, €30,450, two-year MSc), the Premaster EMAS (PrEMAS) six-module preparatory program, the one-year Actuarial Mathematics & Risk Management (AM&RM) program, and the online Actuarieel Rekenen Curaçao program serving the Caribbean market. Its Permanent Education (PE) catalog adds workshops, masterclasses, webinars (€195-€1,750 per session), and annual flagship events (Summerschool, AI Springschool) covering AI, Solvency II, pensions, and soft skills.

The institute delivers programs through a hybrid model combining online platforms and physical classroom instruction at the Johan de Witt huis in Utrecht, supplemented by in-company programs for organizational clients. The underlying technology is positioned as an educational technology platform supporting hybrid learning rather than a proprietary software product. Customers span individual working professionals in insurance, pensions, banking, and consulting, plus corporate buyers (insurance, pension funds, banks, supervisory authorities including DNB and AFM) purchasing in-company training. Revenue is generated through tuition and course fees ranging from €195 for webinars to €30,450 for the full EMAS MSc, with pricing tiered by program depth and credential outcome. The organization holds NRTO, CRKBO, NVAO, and AG accreditations and is governed by a board chaired (as of June 2026) by Gisella Eikelenboom AAG, with a small core staff of 1-10 employees coordinating external faculty and operational delivery.

Name

Actuarieel Instituut

Legal name

Stichting Actuarieel Instituut

Website

https://actuarieelinstituut.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Actuarieel Instituut is a Dutch not-for-profit foundation offering accredited actuarial education programs (EMAS MSc, PrEMAS, AM&RM) and continuing professional education to insurance, pension, banking, and supervisory professionals in the Netherlands and Curaçao.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Educational Tuition and Fees: The institute generates revenue primarily through tuition fees for its professional education programs including the Executive Master of Actuarial Science (EMAS), Premaster EMAS (PrEMAS), Actuarial Mathematics & Risk Management (AM&RM), and Actuarieel Rekenen Curaçao. Additional revenue comes from Permanent Education (PE) seminars, masterclasses, workshops, webinars, and training sessions. In-company training services are also offered as a revenue stream.

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Core offering

Actuarieel Instituut provides part-time professional education and continuous training programs for actuarial and financial professionals in the Netherlands. Its core offerings are the accredited Executive Master of Actuarial Science (EMAS), the PrEMAS preparatory modules, the one-year Actuarial Mathematics & Risk Management (AM&RM) program, the Actuarieel Rekenen Curaçao course, and a Permanente Educatie (PE) catalog of webinars, masterclasses, workshops, and short courses. Programs are delivered via hybrid online and physical formats in Utrecht, with in-company customization available for organizational clients.

Product overview

Actuarieel Instituut is a Dutch educational institution offering a portfolio of part-time professional education programs for actuarial and financial professionals. The core offerings include the Executive Master of Actuarial Science (EMAS) - an accredited MSc program leading to the Actuary AG title, the Premaster EMAS (PrEMAS) preparatory program, and the Actuarial Mathematics & Risk Management (AM&RM) one-year program. Additional offerings include Actuarieel Rekenen Curaçao for Caribbean professionals, and a comprehensive Permanent Education (PE) program featuring AI training courses (AI in de actuariële praktijk, AI Beginnerstraining), Microsoft Copilot training, Summerschool and Springschool events, Solvency II programs, and various professional development courses in Dutch and English.

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Products and services

• Executive Master of Actuarial Science (EMAS) Part-time Executive Master of Science (MSc) program accredited by NVAO and the Koninklijk Actuarieel Genootschap (AG), leading to the Actuaris AG professional title. Covers Statistical Methods, Life and Pensions, Valuation and Hedging, Risk and Regulation, Actuarial Data Science, and practical case assignments over a two-year duration including thesis. Tuition is €30,450 including study materials, exam (with one resit), and catering.
• Premaster EMAS (PrEMAS) Pre-master program consisting of six modules (PrEMAS 1-6) that prepares students for the EMAS. Modules cover Mathematical Methods, Corporate Finance and Quantitative Finance, Probability Theory and Statistics, Econometrics and Academic Skills, Actuarial Science (Life and Non-Life), and Macro- and Micro-Economics. Individual module fees range from €3,325 to €3,965 excluding literature.
• Actuarial Mathematics & Risk Management (AM&RM) One-year part-time program for starting professionals, covering four modules: Actuarieel Waarderen Leven (life insurance), Actuarieel Waarderen Non-Life (non-life insurance), Pensioenen (pensions), and Risicomanagement (risk management). Full trajectory cost is €6,563 including study materials and first exam attempt; resits cost €200 each.
• Actuarieel Rekenen Curaçao Compact online professional education program consisting of two practical modules: Actuarieel Waarderen Leven (11 sessions, life valuation) and Actuarieel Waarderen Pensioenen (7 sessions, pension valuation). Priced at €2,868 BTW-free with no additional costs, targeting actuarial professionals in Curaçao.
• Permanente Educatie (PE) Program Ongoing continuing professional education program offering webinars, masterclasses, workshops, and training courses for actuarial and financial professionals. Covers topics including AI, Microsoft Copilot, pensions, Solvency II, risk management, communication, and soft skills. Each session provides PE points required for Actuaris AG designation maintenance.
• Summerschool Two-day intensive summer school program with multiple parallel workshop tracks covering Solvency II Review, AI in insurance, pension topics, and soft skills. Held annually at Woudschoten, Zeist. Two-day fee is €1,635 with 13 PE points requested.
• AI Springschool Online spring school with workshops focused on AI and pensions, featuring topics such as ESG risks, AI supervision, Explainable AI techniques (SHAP, LIME, Explainable Boosting Machines), and autonomous agents for insurance professionals. Fee is €495 with 4 PE points requested.
• AI in de actuariële praktijk Training program on using AI in actuarial practice, covering data analysis, modeling, reporting, and communication. Includes hands-on practical cases for actuaries and financial analysts. Priced at €450 per session with 5 PE points (AI) requested.
• AI Beginnerstraining: Ontdek de kracht van AI Beginner-level training on AI and generative AI for actuarial and financial professionals, covering basics of AI, prompt engineering, and practical applications in daily work. Delivered as a Utrecht-based session.
• Microsoft Copilot training Interactive training on Microsoft Copilot as a digital assistant, covering practical applications across text, images, documents, spreadsheets, and collaboration tools within the Microsoft environment, with hands-on exercises in prompt writing.
• Leergang Solvency II voor financials Four-session program covering the quantitative elements of Solvency II for insurers, including balance sheet valuation, solvency calculations, and practical exercises. Available in both Dutch and English. Priced at €1,750 for four sessions, with 6 PE points requested.
• Effectieve communicatie & resultaatgericht samenwerken Training program on effective communication and result-oriented collaboration for actuarial professionals, including the Insights Discovery personality assessment, individual coaching (1.5 hours per participant), and 8 PE points (IPE). Priced at €995 per participant.

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Koninklijk Actuarieel Genootschap (AG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1994The AG is the Dutch professional association for actuarial professionals. The Actuarieel Instituut was established by the AG and BUOAW in 1994. The AG sets the standards for the Actuaris AG title and formally recognizes the institute's educational programs for professional qualification purposes.

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Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Society of Actuaries (SOA): The largest US-based actuarial professional body, providing credentialing exams, e-courses, and continuing education for the world's largest actuarial market. Directly analogous to AI in delivering standardized professional actuarial education tied to a specific credential.
• Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA): The UK chartered body for actuaries, performing the same role as AI in the Netherlands: accrediting actuarial education, running professional examinations, awarding Fellow/Associate designations, and offering continuing education. Closest one-to-one peer by structure and mission.

Regional players

• Deutsche Aktuarvereinigung (DAV): The German actuarial association which — like AI — provides accredited actuarial education and continuing professional development within Germany. Plays the same national-body role in a much larger market but does not compete directly in the Netherlands.
• Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS): US-focused credentialing body for property/casualty actuaries, providing examinations and continuing education in a parallel sub-discipline to AI's non-life actuarial content. Comparable in operating model though serving the P&C actuarial segment specifically.
• Institut des Actuaires (France): The French actuarial professional body delivering actuarial credentialing and continuing education in France. Operates the same model as AI but in the French domestic market; relevant for understanding European actuarial education delivery patterns.

Broad incumbents

• Tilburg University: Major Dutch research university whose actuarial and econometrics faculty contribute directly to AI's EMAS programs. Strong partnership overlap with AI but also an academic competitor that offers lower-cost degree pathways for entry-level actuarial candidates.
• Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA): Hosts one of the foundational actuarial chairs (dating back to 1948 via HOAW) and offers academic actuarial programs that partially overlap with AI's EMAS-equivalent MSc. Provides an alternative degree pathway into the AG designation, competing for the same Dutch student pool at lower price points.

Others

• Nyenrode Business University: Dutch private business university offering executive education programs to financial professionals. Adjacent competitor in Dutch executive/continuing education for the same senior insurance and pension professional pool that AI targets via PE and in-company training.
• Koninklijk Actuarieel Genootschap (AG): The Dutch professional association that co-founded AI in 1994 and continues to set the Actuaris AG designation standards AI's curriculum maps to. Governance partner and quasi-parent rather than a competitor; AI's regulatory existence depends on this relationship.

Emerging players

• VU Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit): Dutch university with a quantitative finance and risk-management profile that supplies some of the same incoming student pipeline AI targets via PrEMAS, and increasingly offers AG-aligned modules. A developing competitor rather than an entrenched one.

Market position

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