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Overland Park, Ks, Us

Overland Park, Ks

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Overland Park, Ks

I led the actuarial functions for long-term care and disability income insurance including valuation, projections, modeling, experience analysis, assumption setting and pricing. I work closely with and support associated functions including planning, financial reporting, risk, compliance, legal, auditing, data collection, and capital management. I lead a staff of 5.

Appleton, Wi

I led the pricing function for the largest U.S. reinsurance block of long-term care insurance. I was responsible for new business pricing, rate increase need determination, and commutation/recapture actuarial analysis for world’s largest LTC reinsurer. I also partnered with our valuation, finance, legal, compliance, IT, and administrative departments assisting with the management of this large, diverse, and challenge book of business.In 2006, I was recognized for outstanding performance and named as a Summit Award winner.

Appleton, Wi

• Led product development and regulatory oversight for the 8th largest individual long-term care insurance block in the industry.• Responsible for the financial strength and competitive position of the long-term care line. • Interim lead for health products line including disability income and Medicare Supplement and closed blocks of long-term care, hospital confinement, and major medical• Special corporate projects including end of life strategy team, product development process team, and health strategy team.

Appleton, Wi

• Responsible for solution creation for AAL's retired segment including primary and secondary research, idea creation and evaluation, and conceptualization. This includes all financial product solutions and fraternal benefits and programs.• Member of team that designed AAL's innovation process and led team that designed AAL's conceptualization process.• Financial product projects included survivorship life insurance, variable and universal life insurance, long-term care, donor-advised funds, and annuities. • Fraternal projects included health newsletters, prescription drug program, passing one's legacy branch program, and a program geared at getting retirees to use computers.• Managed a small staff of process experts.

Appleton, Wi

• Responsible for the pricing and product design of AAL's Long-Term Care product line. • Responsible for the compliance of LTC products by reviewing and responding to changes in regulation and legislation.• Experienced in field training, development of field communications, and customer research. Involved in the review of exception cases, setting underwriting and claim philosophy, and managing expenses. Involved in projects with corporate scope such as CCRC study and implementation teams and leader of two Product Development Process teams.• Appointed officer in January, 1999

Appleton, Wi

Responsible for reserves and statutory reporting. Includes Annual Statement reporting and calculation and system work with reserves for traditional life, universal life, annuities, DI, LTC, and medical insurance.