Niels Van der Laan

MSc, AAG

Principal, Consulting Actuary

1101 BE, NL

Niels Van der Laan is a principal and consulting actuary in the Amsterdam office of Milliman. He joined the firm in 2011. Niels carries out consulting assignments in the field of property & casualty and disability in the Netherlands and Belgium. Before joining Milliman, Niels worked at Towers and Watson and predecessors for five years.

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Experience

Niels has more than 15 years of consulting experience in the field of property & casualty and disability. He has also worked on several projects in the fields of health and life insurance.

Niels has performed a wide range of actuarial consulting assignments for a variety of clients, mainly European insurers. He is specialised in non-life and covers all areas, including reserving, pricing, product development, valuation, capital modelling, Solvency II, IFRS, and M&As.

Niels is a frequent speaker at professional seminars and has been teaching at the University of Amsterdam, where he has given courses on pricing and disability insurance.

Professional Designations

Fellow, Actuarieel Genootschap (Dutch Society of Actuaries)

Education

Post Master to Actuary AG, Dutch Actuarial Institute
Master’s degree, Econometrics and Operational Science, VU Amsterdam
Master’s degree, Actuarial Science, University of Amsterdam

Affiliations

Niels is an active member of the Dutch Actuarial Association. Over the years, he has participated in several working groups and commissions, and was a member of the Insurance Committee of the Dutch Actuarial Association.

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Publications

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Article

Actuaries in a growing market for insurance-linked securities

17 December 2025 - by Niels Van der Laan, Fernando Mierzejewski

Insurance-linked securities can broaden reinsurance capacity, but insurers need substantial modelling expertise in the absence of liquid secondary markets.

Article

Analysing 2024 solvency and financial condition reports (SFCR) of non-life insurers in Luxembourg

30 October 2025 - by Niels Van der Laan, Ji Kwen Ng, Kevin Vetsuypens, Arije Amara

We analyse the year-end 2024 solvency and financial condition reports of non-life insurers in Luxembourg

Article

The proportionality framework under Solvency II: Current knowledge and insights

14 January 2025 - by Lucian Franzky, Joost Broens, Niels Van der Laan

We review key provisions of EIOPA’s proportionality framework under Solvency II, a regime that aims to reduce the regulatory burden on smaller insurance undertakings.

Article

Analysing 2023 Solvency and Financial Condition Reports (SFCR) of non-life insurers in Luxembourg

27 September 2024 - by Niels Van der Laan, Ji Kwen Ng, Kevin Vetsuypens, Rens IJsendijk

This briefing note provides insights to the year-end 2023 SFCRs of selected non-life insurers based in Luxembourg.

Article

Houden Nederlandse verzekeraars het hoofd boven water?

30 May 2024 - by Jan Thiemen Postema, Joyce Delsing, Menno van Wijk, Niels Van der Laan

We analyseren de impact van klimaatverandering en portefeuillespreiding op de verzekerbaarheid van overstromingsrisico.

Article

Flood risk modelling in Europe

02 May 2024 - by Jan Thiemen Postema, Daniël van Dam, Menno van Wijk, Niels Van der Laan, Antoine Rainaud, Eve Titon

We present a framework and tools for projecting insured flood losses in the Netherlands and France, which can be used for insurance portfolios across Europe.

Article

Verplichte AOV voor zelfstandigen

23 April 2024 - by Joyce Delsing, Ji Kwen Ng, Niels Van der Laan, Lotte van Delft

Een verplichte AOV voor zelfstandigen: wat zijn de gevolgen voor verzekeraars?

Article

Vehicle telematics will change the world of motor insurance pricing

17 October 2013 - by Peter Franken, Niels Van der Laan

It is not a question of whether vehicle telematics will become common in motor insurance pricing, but when.

Article

Undertaking Specific Parameters voor bepaling van het Premie en Reserve risico

25 April 2012 - by Peter Franken, Wouter Klaassen, Niels Van der Laan

De kapitaalsvereiste onder Solvency II wordt bij gebruik van het standaardmodel voor het premie en reserve risico voor schadeverzekeraars berekend op basis van een model met vaste parameters per productsegment.

Article

EIOPA Report on Calibration of the Premium and Reserve Risk Factors In the Standard Formula

03 January 2012 - by Peter Franken, Roeleke Uildriks, Niels Van der Laan, Joël van der Vorst

The EIOPA report on Non Life and Health NSLT Calibration suggests further amendments to the premium and reserve risk factors in the Standard Formula. This paper summarises the data collected, the methodology and the recommendations of the JWG in assessing

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Article

Actuaries in a growing market for insurance-linked securities

17 December 2025 - by Niels Van der Laan, Fernando Mierzejewski

Insurance-linked securities can broaden reinsurance capacity, but insurers need substantial modelling expertise in the absence of liquid secondary markets.

Article

Analysing 2024 solvency and financial condition reports (SFCR) of non-life insurers in Luxembourg

30 October 2025 - by Niels Van der Laan, Ji Kwen Ng, Kevin Vetsuypens, Arije Amara

We analyse the year-end 2024 solvency and financial condition reports of non-life insurers in Luxembourg

Article

The proportionality framework under Solvency II: Current knowledge and insights

14 January 2025 - by Lucian Franzky, Joost Broens, Niels Van der Laan

We review key provisions of EIOPA’s proportionality framework under Solvency II, a regime that aims to reduce the regulatory burden on smaller insurance undertakings.

Article

Analysing 2023 Solvency and Financial Condition Reports (SFCR) of non-life insurers in Luxembourg

27 September 2024 - by Niels Van der Laan, Ji Kwen Ng, Kevin Vetsuypens, Rens IJsendijk

This briefing note provides insights to the year-end 2023 SFCRs of selected non-life insurers based in Luxembourg.

Article

Houden Nederlandse verzekeraars het hoofd boven water?

30 May 2024 - by Jan Thiemen Postema, Joyce Delsing, Menno van Wijk, Niels Van der Laan

We analyseren de impact van klimaatverandering en portefeuillespreiding op de verzekerbaarheid van overstromingsrisico.

Article

Flood risk modelling in Europe

02 May 2024 - by Jan Thiemen Postema, Daniël van Dam, Menno van Wijk, Niels Van der Laan, Antoine Rainaud, Eve Titon

We present a framework and tools for projecting insured flood losses in the Netherlands and France, which can be used for insurance portfolios across Europe.

Article

Verplichte AOV voor zelfstandigen

23 April 2024 - by Joyce Delsing, Ji Kwen Ng, Niels Van der Laan, Lotte van Delft

Een verplichte AOV voor zelfstandigen: wat zijn de gevolgen voor verzekeraars?

Article

Vehicle telematics will change the world of motor insurance pricing

17 October 2013 - by Peter Franken, Niels Van der Laan

It is not a question of whether vehicle telematics will become common in motor insurance pricing, but when.

Article

Undertaking Specific Parameters voor bepaling van het Premie en Reserve risico

25 April 2012 - by Peter Franken, Wouter Klaassen, Niels Van der Laan

Article

EIOPA Report on Calibration of the Premium and Reserve Risk Factors In the Standard Formula

03 January 2012 - by Peter Franken, Roeleke Uildriks, Niels Van der Laan, Joël van der Vorst

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Read their latest work

Actuaries in a growing market for insurance-linked securities

Analysing 2024 solvency and financial condition reports (SFCR) of non-life insurers in Luxembourg

The proportionality framework under Solvency II: Current knowledge and insights

Analysing 2023 Solvency and Financial Condition Reports (SFCR) of non-life insurers in Luxembourg

Houden Nederlandse verzekeraars het hoofd boven water?

Flood risk modelling in Europe

Verplichte AOV voor zelfstandigen

Vehicle telematics will change the world of motor insurance pricing

Undertaking Specific Parameters voor bepaling van het Premie en Reserve risico

EIOPA Report on Calibration of the Premium and Reserve Risk Factors In the Standard Formula

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Niels Van der Laan

Experience

Read their latest work

Actuaries in a growing market for insurance-linked securities

Analysing 2024 solvency and financial condition reports (SFCR) of non-life insurers in Luxembourg

The proportionality framework under Solvency II: Current knowledge and insights

Analysing 2023 Solvency and Financial Condition Reports (SFCR) of non-life insurers in Luxembourg

Houden Nederlandse verzekeraars het hoofd boven water?

Flood risk modelling in Europe

Verplichte AOV voor zelfstandigen

Vehicle telematics will change the world of motor insurance pricing

Undertaking Specific Parameters voor bepaling van het Premie en Reserve risico

EIOPA Report on Calibration of the Premium and Reserve Risk Factors In the Standard Formula

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