Join the Collaborative
ACT Collab is built by a growing community of freelance actuaries, developers, and other professionals. Our work combines open collaboration with commercial success, creating value for both contributors and clients.
🎯 Real Projects
Work on cutting-edge actuarial technology and help deploy it in real insurance companies around the world.
📈 Career Growth
Develop skills in Python, modern actuarial techniques, and software development while building your professional network.
💰 Growth Shares
Earn ownership stakes in the business through our Vestd growth share scheme as a reward for your contributions.
🤝 Community
Connect with like-minded professionals who are passionate about advancing actuarial technology and methodology.
Perfect for Actuaries at Any Stage of their Career
Whether you're a seasoned actuary looking to improve your technology skills, or a recent graduate wanting to gain more actuarial model building experience, or a developer interested in the actuarial domain, there's a place for you in our collaborative.
Contribution Opportunities
We offer two tiers of involvement to match different levels of commitment and involvement. All contributors start as general Contributors and can earn their way into Scheme Membership through their contributions.
| Benefits | Contributors | Scheme Members |
|---|---|---|
| Access to development repositories | ✓ | ✓ |
| Use products in your own projects | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales commission opportunities | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exclusive networking events | ✓ | ✓ |
| Training and mentorship | ✓ | ✓ |
| Points toward scheme membership | ✓ | ✓ |
| Opportunity to shape the strategic direction of the products | ✓ | ✓ |
| Growth share ownership | - | ✓ |
| Annual share allocations | - | ✓ |
| Dividend distributions | - | ✓ |
How the Points System Works
Contributors can earn points for various activities that add value to the collaborative:
- Code Contributions: Pull requests, bug fixes, feature development
- Documentation: Writing guides, tutorials, and technical documentation
- Testing & Quality Assurance: Model validation, code review, testing
- Business Development: Successful referrals, client introductions, sales support, marketing
- Community Building: Mentoring new contributors, organizing events, thought leadership
- Domain Expertise: Actuarial guidance, regulatory insight, business requirements
No Python Experience Required
We welcome actuaries at all technical levels. Your actuarial expertise is just as valuable as coding skills, and we provide training and mentorship to help you develop both.
Current Projects
Our contributors are working on a diverse range of projects that span the entire capital modelling workflow:
🐍 CaPytal Package Development
Enhancing the core calculation engine and syntax, adding new modeling capabilities, and improving performance of our flagship Python package.
📚 Documentation & Training
Creating comprehensive guides, tutorials, and training materials for actuaries new to Python and modern modeling techniques.
🏢 Client Implementation
Working directly with insurers and consultancies to implement bespoke solutions using CaPytal and modern Python tools.
🔬 Research & Innovation
Exploring machine learning applications in capital modeling, LLM enhanced model inspection and development, and new loss modelling techniques.
☁️ Cloud Infrastructure
Building scalable, cloud-native deployment solutions for actuarial models with enterprise-grade security and monitoring.
📊 Visualization & Reporting
Developing interactive dashboards, automated reporting tools, and data visualization components for actuarial applications.
What our Contributors say
Our contributors come from diverse backgrounds and have different goals and ways of working with the ACT Collab community. Here's what they have to say:
Interested in Becoming a Contributor?
Whether you're an experienced actuary looking to expand into technology, a developer interested in the insurance domain, or anywhere in between, we'd love to hear from you.
What We Look For
- Genuine Interest: Passion for improving actuarial technology and methodology
- Collaborative Mindset: Willingness to work openly and share knowledge with the community
- Quality Focus: Commitment to delivering high-quality work that clients can rely on
- Growth Orientation: Desire to learn new skills and take on increasing responsibilities
- Professional Standards: High ethical standards appropriate for working with financial services clients
We Value Diversity
We welcome contributors from all backgrounds, experience levels, and career stages. Our strength comes from diverse perspectives and experiences working together toward common goals.