Nebraska’s Applied Underwriters Promotes 4 in Actuarial Department March 1, 2021 Justin Smith, Jing Hong, Joan Klucarich and Jordan Comacchio have been promoted at Omaha, Nebraska-based global insurance and risk services firm Applied Underwriters, which is expanding its actuarial faculty and resources. Smith was named chief underwriting officer; Hong, chief actuary; Klucarich, chief reserving actuary; and Comacchio, chief pricing actuary – Reinsurance. The company said the promotions reflect both the ongoing refinements in leadership that evidence Applied Underwriters’ commitment to advancement from within its ranks, as well as developing talent to expand the enterprise through extraordinarily accomplished professionals applying intelligence, creativity and experience to key decisions and decision-making.