HACKATHON25: Your Future Awaits!

For one intense, mind-bending week, you’ll dive into a vast dataset, build a predictive model, and craft the ultimate pricing strategy for insurance clients. But wait—there’s more! You’ll also get a sneak peek into Miway’s hybrid work culture and daily check-ins with real-life actuarial gurus who will guide you on this epic quest.

• 1st place - R20,000.00 in cash
• 2nd place – R10,000.00 in cash
• 3rd place – R5,000.00 in cash

• Miway HQ, Kosmosdal, Centurion
• 30 June – 04 July 2025
• If you’re ready to turn data into gold, this is the ultimate showdown.

Are you a final-year student, Honours student, or recent graduate in Actuarial Science, Data Science, or a related field? If yes, then this challenge has your name on it!

• Step 1: Solve our entry puzzle here.
• Step 2: Send your answer, workings (code or spreadsheet), and CV to actuarial.careers@miway.co.za with the subject line “Hackathon Puzzle.”
• Deadline: Entries open 6 March 2025 and close 16 May 2025

Monday – Thursday:

• Work remotely or at our office, building your model from 08h00 to 17h00.
• Daily check-ins with Miway’s actuarial mentors to keep you on track.
• Limited office space available for in-person collaboration, which will be a hybrid system. Participants who opt to work from home need to ensure they have access to a computer and a stable internet connection. Miway will not be responsible for any connection issues or an individual not being able to compete or be selected if connection issues arise.

Friday:

• Friday is encouraged as an in-office day for all participants.
• Come to Miway HQ for a team networking session.
• Final presentations & judging.
• Prize-giving ceremony + celebratory lunch/dinner.
• At 17h00, the 2025 Miway Actuarial Hackathon Champion will be crowned. Will it be you?

1. Participation is open to Final-year, Honours students and recent graduates in Actuarial Science, Data Science, or a related field (graduating in 2025 and available to work in 2026).
2. Invitation-only event—puzzle completion does not equal automatic entry. Miway will, in its sole discretion, consider various factors, including the solution to the entry puzzle, approach and Curriculum Vitae for each entry, before determining which participants will be shortlisted as finalists in the Hackathon.
3. All models built during the hackathon become Miway’s intellectual property.
4. Participants will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement to indicate that no data or computer programs may be sent and/or transferred outside of Miway’s domain.
5. No repeat challengers—2024 participants can’t compete in 2025.
6. Miway may, at its discretion and without notice, change or modify these terms and conditions specific to this competition without giving a reason to discontinue, modify or adapt the competition for reasons of its own without any obligation to compensate any damages on behalf of the participant. Any changes or adaptations within the competition will be made public in an appropriate manner (e.g., via its website).
7. Miway is in no way responsible for any losses or damages arising from participation in this competition or for any technical malfunctions, failures, or delays that may arise during the campaign or the selection of the winner or receipt of the prize.

For any questions, email us at actuarial.careers@miway.co.za.