Meet an Actuary
So if you are still somewhat confused about what an
actuary actually does or if you want to know the answers to some specific
questions...then this is the page for you!
Here are some email addresses of people who would love to
hear from you and answer any questions you might have. Remember, the
people listed here volunteered to have their contact information on this
page because they know how important it is to be able to communicate and network
with people in the same career field. Don't hesitate to email them with
your questions!!
If you are a working actuary and wish to be a
contact listed on this site, or if you are already on the site and wish to
change/add/delete any of your information please email the
President.
U.F. Alumni Working Actuaries:
Ashley
Anderson
(Ashley.Anderson@wellcare.com)
SOA
present-(Tampa, FL)- WellCare-
specializes in Reserves
6/05- (Jacksonville, FL)-
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida- specializes in Health, Reserves
Matthew Brustad
( mbrustad@aflac.com )
ASA, MAAA
'09-Present (Columbus, GA)- Aflac, Inc.
Graduated from the University of Florida in 2008
Robert Eaton
(Robert.Eaton@towerswatson.com)
Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA)
Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA)
BA Mathematics and BS Industrial Engineering, c/o 2004
2012-present: Consultant at Towers Watson, Atlanta, GA
2009-2011: Pricing Actuary at John Hancock, Boston, MA
2006-2009: Actuary at BCBS Massachusetts, Boston
2004-2005: Actuarial Analyst at Milliman, Tampa, FL
Dave Gordon
( dbgordon@chubb.com )
FCAS, MAAA
Whitehouse Station, NJ- Chubb Group
of Insurance Companies- Actuarial Officer
Bachelors and Masters in Accounting
(1999); switched over to Actuarial profession late in 2000
Alykhan Gulamali (ag114@ufl.edu)
Summer '06 internship
(Jacksonville, FL)- Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Florida- specialized in Healthcare
Summer '05 internship (Boca
Raton, FL)- NCCI- specialized in Workers Compensation
8/03- present (Atlanta, GA)-
Oliver Wyman- specializes in P&C and Financial Consulting
Summer '02 internship- Hewitt
Associates
Summer '01 internship
(Jacksonville, FL)- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
Education: BS in
Quantitative Sciences in Spring '03
Ashley
Lowenberg (Ashley_Lowenberg@ncci.com)
5/07- present (Boca Raton,
FL)- NCCI
'05- 5/07 (Jacksonville,
FL)- Allstate- Actuarial Finance Department
Rachel
Oaks
(Rachel.Oaks@bcbsfl.com)
'06-present (Jacksonville,
FL)- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
Summer '05
internship-(Jacksonville, FL)- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
Fellow of the Casualty
Actuarial Society (FCAS)
Member of the Academy of Actuaries (MAAA)
Education: M.S. in Mathematics
from the University of Florida,
6/01- present (Boca Raton,
FL)- National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI)- Associate
Actuary- Specializations within Workers Compensation Insurance
include ratemaking, research, reserving and actuarial systems
development
John
Rollins
(jrollins@air-worldwide.com)
Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial
Society (FCAS)
Member of the Academy of Actuaries
(MAAA)
M.A. in Economics from the
University of Florida
B.A. in Mathematics from Duke
University
worked as a U.S. property and
casualty actuary since 1990
currently the Vice President of
AIR Worldwide in
Tallahassee, Florida
has worked in the following types
of environments: global and regional consulting firms, an accounting
firm, an insurance advisory organization, and insurance companies
specializing in personal and small commercial lines
has technical expertise including
the following: loss and expense reserving for property and liability
lines; ratemaking and rate filings for personal, commercial, and workers
compensation lines; property reinsurance design and pricing; catastrophe
modeling
'03-present- (Tampa, Fl &
Atlanta, GA)- WellCare Health Plans
'02-'03- (Atlanta, GA)- Canada
Life Insurance Company- group dental
'99-'02- (Atlanta, GA)-
Tillinghast-Towers Perrin- healthcare consulting
'95-'99- (Tampa, FL)- Milliman
and Robertson- healthcare consulting
Education: UF (BS Math);
Georgia State University (MBA Finance)
Dara Seidler
(dara.seidler@libertymutual.com)
CAS
'06-present (Boston, MA)- Liberty Mutual
Jeremy
Simmons
( jesimmons@AEGONUSA.com )
SOA
'07-present- (Little Rock, AR)- Transamerica Worksite Marketing (a
member of the AEGON family)
'00-'07 (Jacksonville,FL)- Allstate
Workplace Division- specializes in life/health
'97-'00 (Winston-Salem, NC)- Aon
Consulting- specialized in pension
Greg Talbot
(gtalbot55@yahoo.com)
'03-'10 (Boca Raton, FL)- NCCI- specializes in workers compensation '10-present (Lakeland, FL) - Summit Consulting
Jayson
Taylor
(jtaylor@amcomp.com)
AmCOMP- Actuary Analyst-
specializes in workers compensation
Patrick Thornton (pthor42885@gmail.com)
Summer '06
internship-(Atlanta, GA)- Mercer HR Consulting- retirement division
Summer '05 internship
(Simsbury, CT)- Hartford Life
Other Working Actuaries:
Andrew Behnke (Abanky@yahoo.com)
' 01-present (Southfield,
MI)- specializes in pension
Greg Campbell
(gbcampbell@hotmail.co.uk)
8/05-present (Surrey,
England)- works for a Life company involved in modeling
6/04-present (Denver, CO)-
Milliman Denver Health- specializies in behavioral healthcare
analysis and pharmacoactuarial research
Education:
Ph.D., December
2002, University of Colorado - Boulder (mathematics/optimization)
Mike Polasky ( MPolasky@aegonusa.com )
' 03-present
(Saint Petersburg, FL)- Aegon-
specializes in Financial Analysis (explaining deviations from expected GAAP
earnings)
'96-'03 - First Colony Life (now "Genworth")-
performed
valuation of term, traditional life, and SPIA products
H as
spent most of career as a term, VUL, and UL product actuary
FSA since 2002
SOA (Healthcare)
6/05-present (Chicago, IL)
Also had two summer internships in
property/casualty
If you are a working actuary and wish to be a
contact listed on this site, or if you are already on the site and wish to
change/add/delete any of your information please email the
President
(alexamertens@gmail.com ) .
