Axel Helmert holds a degree in mathematics from Leibniz University Hanover and is Managing Director of msg life Austria. During the last decades, he and his team constantly generated product innovations that answer the needs of life insurance companies. Driven by the enormous potential of machine learning, he is now seeking for basic innovations to improve the efficiency of processes, services and quality. His vision is to make intelligent use of deep neural networks (DNNs) with the aim of strengthening life insurers’ capacity to manage their business in times of ultra-low interest rates and the guarantees associated with pension benefits.