Actuary Specializing in Health Insurance

 
                          
Expertise  
• Over 30 years of executive and consulting experience  
• Health insurance and managed care consulting
o Competitive bidding, pricing/underwriting strategies   
o Individual, group, and retiree health programs  
• Expert testimony  
o All aspects of health insurance and employee benefits  
o Current and projected future health care costs
o Rating regulation and professional standards of practice
 
Credentials          
• Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA 1976)  
• Member American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA 1979)  
 
Education     
• MA in Mathematics, Pennsylvania State University, 1972
• BA in Mathematics, Elizabethtown College, 1971  
 
Professional Affiliations  
• Former Chair of the Health Section of the Society of Actuaries  
• Former Chair of the NAIC Industry Advisory Group on Medicare Supplement  
• Served on NAIC Industry Advisory Group on Long-Term Care Insurance  
• Served on Society of Actuaries Task Force on Risk Management  
• Served on American Academy of Actuaries State/Federal Policy Advisory Group  
• Served on Academy Task-Force on Standards of Practice for Actuaries
• Served on Boards of Union Fidelity Corp., and Penn Treaty American Corp.  
Experience  
• 2005------- Independent Consulting Actuary (incl. assignment as Chief Actuary BCBST)
• 2003-2005 Director, KPMG, LLP, Radnor, PA
• 2002-2003 VP Actuarial & Underwriting Divisions of Capital Blue Cross, Harrisburg, PA
• 1996-2002 Independent Consulting Actuary (incl. assignment as Chief Actuary BCBSMA)  
• 1993-1996 Partner & and National Director, KPMG Health Actuarial Practice, New Hope, PA
• 1988-1993 President and Co-founder QED Consulting Group, New Hope, PA        
• 1982-1988 Sr. VP & Chief Actuary Union Fidelity Corp., (now Aon group), Trevose, PA  
• 1979-1981 Vice President & Corporate Actuary, Transport Life Ins. Co., Ft Worth, TX
• 1973-1979 Director of Product Pricing, UNUM Corp., Portland, ME