Lifetime Volunteer Award Recipients
SOA Lifetime Volunteer Award is presented to a volunteer who has shown their ongoing commitment to the SOA for more than 15 years and whose dedication and contributions have helped to advance the Society of Actuaries’ mission as well as the actuarial profession.
2024 Award Recipient
Hans Wagner, FSA
Advisor, Insurit Inc.
Since 1993, Hans has been the consummate SOA volunteer. His guidance and insight have been invaluable to SOA professional development programs, and his efforts are vital in advancing the actuarial profession around the globe.
Hans has served on the Professional Development Committee (PDC) since 2020 and is currently the PDC Chair. He has been a great leader and mentor. For example, he lives in France and lends his international perspective to the PDC, ensuring the product development needs of our international members are recognized. He also has created a new member orientation process for the PDC. He always makes himself available to answer questions and offers his support to new PDC leaders.
Additionally, Hans served as the Chair of the 2024 Valuation Actuary Meeting, and he has been a member of ImpACT Conference Planning Committees. In these roles, Hans helped build robust agendas and develop content for the SOA’s virtual conferences. Hans is also a bridge builder, working to strengthen the relationship between the PDC and SOA sections, and in doing so, he developed a plan to involve the sections in the ImpACT Conference planning process.
Hans has also coordinated sessions, served as panel moderator and spoken at SOA events. He served on the Fall Finance and Investment Examination Committees as a member and Vice Chair. And he was a member of the China Committee and the International Section Council. All told, the amount of Hans’ volunteer contributions to the SOA is inspiring, and he has made an enduring impact on both the organization and the profession.