The Machine Learning in Reserving Working Party has produced a blog series to help reserving actuaries become familiar with, and gain confidence in, using neural networks. This presentation introduces the blogs and covers: 

• Where machine learning in reserving is why use machine learning and neural networks? 
• The working party’s vision of actuarial ‘open source research’ 
• Some examples to whet your appetite and encourage you have a go yourself 
• How to get involved

Speakers: Sarah MacDonnell, Jacky Poon