Hatzopoulos Petros

Dr. Hatzopoulos Petros is an Associate Professor at the University of Piraeus in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, holding this position since December 2023. Previously, he served at the University of the Aegean from 2001 to 2020, including as permanent Assistant Professor in Social Sciences (2013–2020) and Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Social Sciences (2009–2013). His research focuses on stochastic mortality modeling, longevity risk management, actuarial statistics, and pension actuarial schemes.

• Education:
  • PhD in Statistics and Actuarial Science (City University of London, 1997)
  • MSc with Distinction in Statistics and Actuarial Science (City University of London, 1993)
  • Diploma in Statistics and Actuarial Science (City University of London, 1991)
  • BSc in Mathematics (University of Crete, 1989)

Research and Publications: His work spans stochastic modeling of mortality trends, longevity analysis, and risk management in life insurance. He co-developed multiple-component mortality models and contributed to Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Risks Journal, and North American Actuarial Journal. Key subfields include cohort survival analysis, life contingencies, and survival table comparisons via GLIM.

Professional Roles: Former full-time assistant actuary at Metrolife-Emporiki insurance group (1997–1998), research assistant at City University of London (1991–1994), and reviewer for journals like Insurance: Mathematics and Economics. He has taught courses on regression analysis, survival models, life insurance mathematics, and actuarial statistics.

Books: Authored Life and Health Insurance (2007), Mathematics of Life Insurance (2011), and Actuarial Schemes of Occupational Insurance (2020), all published by Symmetria Publications.