*Please read the instructions below carefully and submit your abstract using the link at the bottom of the page.
For inquiries regarding Call for Papers, please contact ica2026-abs@congre.co.jp.
Through this Call for Papers, ICA2026 offers you the opportunity to be part of the Congress program and contribute to the advancement of actuarial science across various fields.
The first step is to submit an abstract of your presentation by September 30, 2025. We welcome presentations without a paper. You can submit an abstract even if you do not plan to provide a paper for the Congress. However, please note that only submitted papers will be eligible for awards and we would encourage you to submit a paper.
Review Process
ICA2026 has established nine review teams, representing nine subjects - Life, Non-Life, Health, Pensions/Social Security, ERM, Investment/Finance, Actuarial Consulting, Professionalism/Actuarial Education, and Data Science/AI.
Each team consists of several reviewers with relevant experience and backgrounds, including actuaries from both the Institute of Actuaries of Japan (IAJ) and the International Actuarial Association (IAA) Sections.
They will review each abstract submitted according to their area of expertise. Specifically, the following five criteria will be used for evaluation:
1. Relevance
How practical is this research for actuarial work?
2. Quality
Does this research meet the required standards for an ICA presentation?
3. Originality
How new or interesting is this research?
4. Value
How valuable is this research to the profession, community, or industry?
5. Future
Are there clear next steps to further develop this research?
You should take these criteria into account when developing your abstract to improve your chances of acceptance for presentation at ICA2026. Please note that your stated intention whether to submit a paper or not will not affect the review of your abstract.
Possible Topics
The following list outlines potential topics for presentations across eight subjects: Life, Non-Life, Health, Pensions/Social Security, ERM, Investment/Finance, Actuarial Consulting, and Professionalism/Actuarial Education. Please note that this list is for illustrative purposes only, and we welcome other topics as well. In particular, while not explicitly listed below, presentations on Data Science/AI are also encouraged, as long as they relate to at least one of the other eight subjects.
Presentations on any of the core themes are welcome as well.
| Life Insurance | |
|---|---|
| Longevity and medical advances | Capital management |
| Artificial intelligence underwriting | Impact of Insurance Capital Standard (ICS) |
| Mortality after COVID-19 | Effects of IFRS17 |
| Pricing methods and fairness | Addressing phase shift of interest rate environment |
| Customer behavior and communication to customers | Impact of climate change |
| Pricing and valuation of options and guarantees | Inflation risk on life insurance and retirement products |
| Impact of COVID-19 on disability claims | Customer relationship powered by data analytics |
| Non-Life Insurance | |
|---|---|
| Impact of IFRS17/ICS | Impact of data analytics |
| Reserving methods | Capital management |
| Pricing methods and fairness | Impact of climate change |
| Reinsurance and other risk sharing techniques | Insurtech development |
| Natural and man-made catastrophes | Infrastructure Insurance |
| Social inflation | Responding to cyber risks |
| Health | |
|---|---|
| Demographic trends and consequences | Innovative healthcare solutions |
| Genetics | Value-based payment models |
| Climate change and its impact on healthcare | Claims management in healthcare for long-term sustainability |
| How geopolitics impact cross-border health insurance and medical advancement? | Employer-sponsored insurance: health outcomes and productivity |
| The use of big data and AI on health insurance | Long term care/nursing care |
| Critical illness topics | Long-term sustainability of private medical insurance |
| Longevity affecting healthcare costs increase | Healthcare financing and system reforms |
| Pensions and Social Security | |
|---|---|
| Demographic effects | Member engagement/communication |
| Mortality/longevity in pensions | Member risk preferences |
| Volatile interest rate environment | Employer accounting for pension liabilities |
| Innovative benefit design | Intergenerational/gender fairness |
| Protection arrangements | Decent work and workers protection |
| Retirement choices | ESG and sustainable financing for pension funds |
| Consumer communication | Social security reforms |
| Enterprise Risk Management | |
|---|---|
| Proactive ERM to promote resilience | Global and local risks |
| Validation of internal models | Impact of mega trends on risk |
| Natural and man-made catastrophes | Regulatory changes |
| Economic and regulatory capital | Model governance |
| Capital allocation | Risk governance |
| Management of emerging risks | Statistical modeling |
| Use of external cloud tools and operational risk | Lessons from operational risk and resilience through pandemics and global-scale IT outage |
| Investment and Finance | |
|---|---|
| Asset-liability management in uncertain times | Optimal hedging strategies |
| Consumer behavior | Valuation of non-listed assets |
| Impact of ESG | Banking |
| Innovative product design | Concentration risk and diversification |
| Actuarial Consulting | |
|---|---|
| The role of the actuary in a consulting firm | Fintech/Insurtech |
| Training/skillset of actuarial consultants | Future regulation |
| AI and data analytics | Mergers and acquisitions |
| ESG related consulting | Outsourcing and insourcing |
| Running an actuarial consulting business | Unique challenges in dealing with global clients |
| Professionalism/Actuarial Education | |
|---|---|
| Actuarial audits | Ethical issues in artificial intelligence |
| Actuaries in new and non-standard fields | New developments in actuarial education |
| Managing conflicts of Interest | Continuing professional development |
| Serving the public interest | Professional guidance |
| Social value of actuarial work | Collaboration with other professionals |
Practical Information for Submission
Submission Form: All submissions must be sent using the online form.
Closing Date: The closing date is September 30, 2025.
Key Information Required for Submission:
Title of your presentation
Abstract of your presentation (approximately 200-400 words)
One main subject area relevant to your presentation and, optionally, one additional sub-subject area
Please choose from the following nine subjects : Life, Non-Life, Health, Pensions/Social Security, ERM, Investment/Finance, Actuarial Consulting, Professionalism/Actuarial Education, and Data Science/AI.
Brief description of prior research or papers you plan to reference in your presentation, provided you already have an idea of what you will cite
Current intention to submit a paper (rather than deliver a presentation without a paper) Note: This is not binding.
In-person or virtual presentation
Short bio of no more than 150 words
Year of birth
Acceptance to the Speaker Agreement
Other requirements:
All abstract submissions, presentations and papers must be in English.
Submitted papers must not have been accepted for publication elsewhere prior to submission.
Submitted papers must not exceed 40 pages.
Discounts on Registration Fees for Speakers
All individual speakers are eligible for discounted registration fees. If you plan to present your research as a group, only the main speaker will receive the discount. To qualify for the discount, speakers must complete their registration by the March 2, 2026 deadline.
General Timeline
| March 17, 2025 | Start of Call for Papers |
|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | Deadline for Submission of Abstracts |
| December 15, 2025 | Notification of Acceptance or Rejection |
| March 2, 2026 | Deadline for Speaker Registration |
| July 31, 2026 | Deadline for Submission of Draft Papers |
| August 31, 2026 | Deadline for Submission of Draft Presentation Slides |
| September 30, 2026 | Deadline for Submission of Final Papers and Presentation Slides |
| November 8–13, 2026 | ICA2026 |
Awards
ICA2026 will present awards for the best paper submitted in each of the nine subjects listed above, including Data Science/AI. To be eligible for an award, you must submit your final paper by the deadline of September 30, 2026. ICA2026 reserves the right not to award a prize in one or more subjects.
In addition, ICA2026 will select the best paper from young researchers across all subject areas. Researchers born in or after 1991 will be considered "young" for this award.
Each award-winner will receive a cash prize.
Speaker Agreement
1.1 You will register and pay to attend ICA2026.
1.2 You will arrange your own travel, accommodation, and associated insurances (where applicable).
1.3 If presenting virtually, you agree to take reasonable steps to ensure satisfactory technology to do so, in accordance with any ICA2026 requirements which will be provided to you upon acceptance of your Work for presentation at ICA2026. ICA2026 reserves the right at any stage to reject the Work or to remove the Work from the ICA2026 program if you do not meet the ICA2026 technology requirements.
1.4 You agree to submit your material by the required deadlines, as announced by ICA2026 upon acceptance of your Work for presentation at ICA2026.
2.1 You warrant that you are the copyright owner of the Work, and you grant ICA2026 and the International Actuarial Association an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive licence, to reproduce your Work or any part of it, including a recording of your presentation, for publication during and after ICA2026.
2.2 If you are not the copyright owner of the Work, you agree to notify ICA2026 immediately. If you do not notify ICA2026 otherwise, you represent that you are the owner of the copyright and that you have the right to grant the licence referred to in clause 2.1.
2.3 In consideration for the licence granted in clause 2.1, ICA2026 agrees that any publication of the Work, including any publication of a recording of your presentation, will acknowledge that you are the author of the Work.
2.4 You agree that it is your obligation to advise ICA2026 immediately of any co-authors of your Work. You agree that the acknowledgement of authorship in accordance with clause 2.3 will be made based on the authorship information supplied by you and that ICA2026 will not be liable if you supply incomplete or inaccurate information.
2.5 You agree that the presentation of your Work will be recorded and may be broadcast live during ICA2026 to registered delegates.
2.6 You agree that your Work may be available on demand via the virtual platform for a period after ICA2026 to registered delegates.
2.7 You agree that your Work may be available after ICA2026 to both non-delegates and registered delegates.
3.1 You agree that any professional photos taken during your presentation may be published.
3.2 You agree to the publication of your name, bio, organization and session title in all materials published for the promotion of ICA2026.
3.3 You acknowledge that members of the media will be registered delegates and may attend your session during ICA2026.
4.1 You agree that your Work will not contain anything that is defamatory, indecent or which infringes the statutory or common law rights of any third parties. You agree that you have referenced the contribution of any other person who assisted you in creating the Work.
4.2 If your Work incorporates third party materials, you agree to supply to ICA2026 written permission from the copyright owner to use such third-party materials in your Work.
4.3 You agree that your Work is original, commercially unbiased, accurate and truthful.
4.4 You will adhere to the ICA2026 Code of Conduct, as announced by ICA2026.
4.5 All disputes arising out of or in relation to these terms and conditions are to be governed by the laws of Japan.
If any of these requirements present a problem, please contact ica2026-abs@congre.co.jp.
IAA Bursary Program
The International Actuarial Association Bursary Program is available to provide some financial support, facilitating the ICA2026 participation of interested candidates complying with the parameters of the bursary selection process. Bursaries will be allocated at the discretion of the IAA’s Bursary Task Force and typically will cover only a portion of the expected costs of participating in the Congress. Bursaries can cover:
Congress Registration Fee;
Costs related to virtual participation in the Congress, for those attending online;
Accommodation, for those attending in person - in a hotel specified by the organizers that will be confirmed at the same time as the bursary award and/or;
A portion of travel costs (e.g., economy airfare), for those attending in person.
Please note, this program is for the participation of interested speakers and other delegates.
Bursary applications process opens 17 March 2025. The bursary application deadline is 30 September 2025. Find out more here.
