Business Talk – Momentum Corporate’s Henré Prinsloo on how AI and predictive analytics are reshaping actuarial practices

In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Henré Prinsloo discusses how actuarial practices are evolving.

Prinsloo is the Head of Employee Benefits and Actuarial Consulting at Momentum Corporate and has 19 years of experience in the finance industry.

He was recently appointed to his current role after working as the Head of Employee Benefits for QED Actuaries and Consultants for seven years.

Before this, he served as the Actuary and Branch Head for Alexander Forbes for over 5 years.

In his current role, Prinsloo leverages the nearly two decades of experience he earned across these leadership roles to help drive excellent growth at Momentum.

The interview

In this Business Talk interview, Prinsloo unpacks the biggest challenges stopping actuaries from being seen as trusted advisors rather than just number crunchers.

He discusses how actuaries can solve this by making what they do more intuitive and exciting to people outside the profession.

Prinsloo then explains how effective actuarial input can improve corporate decision-making and how AI and predictive analytics factor into the actuarial toolkit.

He also shares the biggest evolutions he expects to see in the actuarial consulting practice over the next five to ten years.

Prinsloo concludes the interview by outlining what sets Momentum apart from its competition and how it has evolved its service offering.

Watch the full interview with Henré Prinsloo below.