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Speakers:
- Chris Pearce
- Rajlakshmi Purkayastha, PhD.
Abstract
Insurance has been around since Babylonian times , and while advances have occurred the basic principles and mathematics behind insuring a risk has remained the same.
However, in the age of Gen AI, its time to revisit these principles. esure harness the power of Data Science to deliver AI and machine learning at scale in a personal insurance company.
About the speakers
You can read about the speakers below.
Chris Pearce
Chris Pearce has is the Head of Data Science at esure and has spearheaded the company’s effort to leverage ML and AI since 2020. Prior to that he was Head of Data Science at Hastings.
He has over 15 years of experience in Data Science and Insurance, building up high performance teams of data scientists and engineers in order to develop and deploy ML models, MLOps frameworks and building cross-functional relationships across the organisation.
Chris has a PhD in Mathematical Statistics and Probability.
Rajlakshmi Purkayastha, PhD
Rajlakshmi (Raj) is a Lead data Scientist in esure and has been part of the team as its started from 4 members and expanded to 18. She is currently looking after strategic analytics but previously worked on pricing models.
She has over 5 years of experience in Data Science with past experience in aviation and Finance using a variety of advanced ML techniques to deliver insights and innovation.
She was recently awarded Women in Data’s Top Twenty women in Data and Tech. Raj has a PhD in Materials Science.
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