02/24/21
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Bloomington, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc. (Pinnacle) announced the promotions of Laura Maxwell to director and consulting actuary and Jordan Paszek to consulting actuary.
“These are two important promotions of key members of our outstanding professional staff,” Managing Principal Joe Herbers said. “There are few in our industry with more industry knowledge and actuarial expertise than Laura. She is a highly regarded consultant and authority on professionalism considerations and actuarial standards of practice. Laura is a model of integrity for our firm and industry.”
Maxwell joined Pinnacle in 2005. She has been in the property and casualty industry since 1987 and has served as a consultant since 2003. She has participated on a number of key committees within the profession and is a speaker and published author on a variety of essential insurance industry topics including automobile liability, homeow
Prudential plc ( Prudential or the Group ) today announces a new senior leadership team for its US business, Jackson Financial Inc ( Jackson ), ahead of Jackson s planned separation from the Group. Laura Prieskorn, previously Jackson s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In 31 years at Jackson, Laura has held broad-ranging leadership roles. She was responsible for developing Jackson s industry-leading operating platform, which combines low cost with superior service for clients, advisers and distribution partners, and has been a member of its Executive, Investment and Product Committees. Marcia Wadsten, previously Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Marcia has 29 years experience at Jackson, and during her career at the company has played a key role in product design, pricing and risk management. Mich
Barbara J. Schwartz and Ken Chong – February 09, 2021
On this episode of The “Listed by Mina Kuper” Radio Show, Mina welcomes consulting actuary Barbara J. Schwartz and Ken Chong of BRC Loans. “Working for some of the country’s largest consulting firms, Barbara J. Schwartz has provided expert pension consulting services for over 40 years. She is an Enrolled Actuary and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. Barbara also has an MBA in Finance from UCLA. Her consulting career has focused primarily on retirement plans, especially on design, structure, benefit calculations, government compliance and regulatory issues.” Read more about the wide range of services offered by Schwartz Retirement Benefit Strategies by visiting their website by clicking here.
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Employers Holdings, Inc. Names Christopher Laws as Executive Vice President
February 8, 2021 GMT
RENO, Nev. (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 8, 2021
Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:EIG) America’s small business insurance specialist®, today announced the appointment of Christopher Laws as executive vice president. Laws will also succeed Katherine H. Antonello as chief actuary after she transitions to president and chief executive officer of EMPLOYERS on April 1, 2021.
Laws joins EMPLOYERS from American International Group, Inc. (AIG) in New York, where he most recently served as the chief actuarial administration officer for AIG’s global general insurance business. Before AIG, Laws worked at the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. in Boca Raton, Florida. Laws earned his B.A. in Mathematics at the University of Florida and is a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a member of
Academy Offers Actuarial Expertise on Insurance and Pension Issues to 117th Congress, Federal Agencies, Insurance Commissioners
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The American Academy of Actuaries reached out today to all U.S. House and Senate members of the 117
th Congress, key Cabinet and agency stakeholders in the Biden administration, and all of the nation s state insurance commissioners, commending them for their public service and offering the assistance of the Academy in their work on actuarial public policy issues. As the national association of U.S. actuaries, it is the Academy s mission to serve the public and the profession, said Academy President Tom Campbell. The Academy offers its nonpartisan, objective actuarial expertise to public policymakers to aid in the development of sound public policy affecting federal and state public programs and regulation of insurance and retirement security systems.