Episode 78: Off the Beaten Path with Iris Lun
“I'm using data and technology to bring transparency and fairness to insurance. That's why I've been running this start-up online insurance platform that rates and scores all the insurance products in Hong Kong.
It can be hard to take risks and get yourself out of the comfort zone, but if you think about it, we have the skills to actually take calculated risks.”
Iris Lun, Actuary and Co-Founder.
Actuary of the Year, 2025, Iris Lun shares her reflections on her unconventional actuarial career path.
In this interview Iris shares:
Her experience leaving home to work and travel globally as a young actuary,
The pros and cons of switching roles and going for non-traditional actuarial roles, and
The ups and downs of running a start-up as an (older) actuary.
Iris Lun is the 2025 Actuary of the Year and co-founder of 10Life, a Hong Kong insurtech platform bringing fair insurance to over 2.3 million active users annually. With 25 years of international actuarial experience, Iris has held leadership roles across multinational insurance institutions and global consultancies before taking the unconventional path of insurtech entrepreneurship.
A passionate advocate for diversity, innovation, and responsible AI for actuaries, Iris is an active volunteer in the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong, the Actuaries Institute and the International Actuarial Association. She was a 2023 finalist for the Advance Global Australian Award in Technology & Entrepreneurship. Iris holds degrees in Actuarial Studies and Japanese from the University of Melbourne.
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