• Financial reporting. Served as Appointed Actuary for many companies and have experience with Statutory, GAAP, IFRS, Fair Value, and CALM for life insurance companies.• Variable annuities. Familiar with the variable annuity market, GLB’s in particular. Served as an expert witness for an Iowa life insurance company defending their lawsuit from an Illinois life insurance company related to the patent on GMWB’s.• Product development. Have significant experience developing life insurance & annuity products.• Recognized expert. Not just familiar with the regulations, but helped write many of them. Significantly involved with the development of the Life Illustration Regulation, “XXX”, AOMR, Equity Indexed Annuity Regulation, the 2001 CSO, and the Preneed Mortality Regulation.• Experienced manager. Have managed the following departments: actuarial, accounting, underwriting, compliance, policyholder service, IT, and annuity services.
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RetiredRetired May 2009 - Present
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Senior PrincipalOliver Wyman Actuarial Consulting, Inc Apr 2007 - May 2009Chicago, IlResponsible for the development of a national life actuarial consulting practice. Completed actuarial and financial analysis assignments for various clients. Served as appointed actuary for 3 life insurance companies. Developed traditional life and preneed life products.Health Insurance Experience:- Mergers & Acquisitions • Kentucky health insurance company – Assisted with the unsuccessful acquisition of an Illinois life insurance company- Product Development • Kentucky health insurance company – Juvenie Life Insurance and Simplified Issue Life Insurance for Health Insurance Clients
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PresidentVan Elsen Consulting, Inc, May 1995 - Dec 2006Pella, IaOwner and founder of national life actuarial consulting practice. Completed actuarial and financial analysis assignments for various clients. Among those assignments was the maintenance of the following health insurance lines for clients: individual major medical, individual hospital indemnity, individual long-term care, individual disability income, individual Medicare supplements, group major medical, and credit disability income. Maintenance included rate filings and reserving for all the product lines. Served as the appointed actuary for 7 companies. Served as the illustration actuary for 3 companies. Served as the chief actuary for 7 companies. Developed universal life, term, traditional life, preneed life, annuity, individual disability income, individual long-term care, and credit disability income products.Health Insurance Experience:See information above for Van Elsen Consulting, 2009 - Present.
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Vice President & Chief ActuaryAllied Life Insurance Company Feb 1989 - May 1995Des Moines, IaManaged the following departments: actuarial, underwriting, policyowner services, annuity services, compliance, and model office. Served as the company's chief actuary. Included the development and maintenance of individual long-term care product line. Served as the company's appointed actuary. Served as the company's illustration actuary. Key part of management team that successfully issued an IPO for the parent company. Developed universal life, term, traditional life, annuity, and long-term care products.Health Insurance Experience:- Appointed Actuary – All lines of business, including Individual Disability Income and Individual Long-Term Care- Mergers & Acquisitions – Major participant in the successful IPO of ALLIED Life Financial- Product Development – Individual Disability Income and Individual Long-Term Care- Product Maintenance – Individual Disability Income and Individual Long-Term Care
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Vice President, FinanceIntegrated Resources Life Insurance Company Aug 1987 - Oct 1988West Des Moines, IaFunctioned as the company's controller. Managed the accounting department. Responsible for: daily cash flows, investment accounting, quarterly financial reporting (GAAP, statutory, and tax), and annual financial reporting (GAAP, statutory, and tax). Accounted for the merger of 3 sister companies at the end of 1987.Health Insurance Experience:- Appointed Actuary – All lines of business, including Individual Disability Income- Mergers & Acquisitions – Major participant in the successful demutualization and subsequent merger with Central Life Assurance Company
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Vice President & TreasurerInter-State Assurance Company Aug 1983 - Aug 1987Des Moines, IaManaged the following departments: actuarial, accounting, IT-operations, IT-systems, and model office. Served as the company's chief financial officer. Served as the company's chief actuary. Served as the company's appointed actuary. Responsibilities included maintenance of group major medical and individual disability income lines of business. Part of management team that facilitated the demutualization of the company and subsequent sale to Central Life Assurance Company. Developed universal life, term, traditional life, and annuity products. Managed major administrative system conversion.
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Second Vice President & ActuaryFarmland Life Insurance Company Aug 1980 - Aug 1983Des Moines, IaServed as the company's chief actuary. Served as the company's appointed actuary. Responsibilities included the maintenance of individual major medical, individual hospital indemnity, individual disability income, individual Medicare supplements, and group major medical. Developed traditional life, term, annuity, and group major medical products. Assisted the parent company (Farmland Industries) in its negotiations for sale of the company to Nationwide Life Insurance Company.Health Insurance Experience:- Appointed Actuary – All lines of business, including Individual Major Medical, Individual Hospital Indemnity, Individual Medicare Supplements, and Group Major Medical- Mergers & Acquisitions – Major participant in the successful sales negotiations with Nationwide Life Insurance Company- Product Development – Individual Major Medical and Group Major Medical- Product Maintenance – Individual Major Medical, Individual Hospital Indemnity, Individual Medicare Supplements, and Group Major Medical
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Second Vice President & ActuaryGeneral United Life Insurance Company Aug 1979 - Aug 1980West Des Moines, IaServed as the company's chief actuary. Served as the company's appointed actuary. Responsible for the actuarial aspects of quarterly and annual financial reports (GAAP, statutory, and tax). Also served as the company's assistant controller.
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Senior AuditorErnst & Ernst Jul 1977 - Aug 1979Denver, CoWorked on the audit staff of public accounting firm. Primarily audited the actuarial aspects of life insurance company clients. Developed term product for client.Health Insurance Experience:- Audit – Participated in the audit of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Colorado
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Actuarial StudentCentral Life Assurance Company Apr 1976 - May 1977Des Moines, IaCompleted actuarial assignments as assigned by the Vice President & Chief Actuary.
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Budget AnalystFarmers Elevator Mutual Insurance Company Sep 1974 - Apr 1976Des Moines, IaPrepared monthly budget statements and other assignments as assigned by the Vice President & Controller.
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