Katey Walker, FCAS, MAAA, CSPA, has been appointed chief of staff at Xceedance. She will work with CEO Arun Balakrishnan on strategic matters for the company, including capital allocation, business strategy, team building and communication. She will be responsible for leading the members of the newly created CEO office. Walker has an extensive history of volunteering for the CAS, including with the Volunteer Resources Committee, the Syllabus and Examination Committee and the Member Engagement Advisory Working Group. Walker served on the CAS Board of Directors from 2017 to 2020.
Peter Bolgert, ACAS, has been promoted to associate actuary at Acuity. He joined Acuity in July 2022 as an actuarial analyst. He double majored in physics and mathematics at Marquette University and received a capstone certificate in actuarial science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Several CAS members were recognized by the American Academy of Actuaries as part of its tributes to outstanding Academy volunteers and emerging actuarial leaders. The volunteers were recognized at the opening session of the Academy’s 2024 “Envision Tomorrow” annual meeting in Washington, D.C., in October.
Michelle Iarkowski, FCAS, MAAA, was honored with the Outstanding Volunteerism Award for exceptional dedication reflected through multiple volunteer roles, including as vice chair of the Academy’s Committee on Property and Liability Financial Reporting, as a committee member with the Actuarial Standards Board and as a continuing faculty member for the P&C Loss Reserve Opinions Seminar. Three CAS members have each won a Rising Actuary Award: Emma Casehart, FCAS, MAAA, managing actuary, Allstate Insurance Co.; Margo MacKenzie, FCAS, MAAA, senior manager, Ernst & Young; and Isabelle McCullough, ACAS, MAAA, cyber reinsurance pricing actuary, Axis US Specialty Services.
Christian Fournier, FCAS, FIA, has been named chair of the board at the Insurance Bureau of Canada. With a career in the insurance industry spanning over 30 years, Fournier has been Beneva’s executive vice-president and lead, property and casualty insurance since its creation in 2020. Prior to that, he was with La Capitale General Insurance since 2011 and most recently served as senior executive vice-president and chief operating officer.
The American Academy of Actuaries recently appointed Steve Armstrong, FCAS, MAAA, and Stephen Koca, FCAS, MAAA, to its board of directors. Susan Kent, FCAS, MAAA, was appointed vice president, casualty. Armstrong is chief actuary and senior vice president for Allstate Insurance Company and is a past president of the CAS. Koca is a principal and consulting actuary at Milliman. Kent is the vice president and chief analytics officer for Ohio Mutual Insurance Group.
Tracy Ryan, FCAS, has been named president and CEO of NCCI. Ryan is currently president & CEO of Allianz Commercial, North America & Latin America. She also served in various leadership positions during her 27 years with Liberty Mutual Insurance, including most recently as president of Global Risk Solutions, North America. Ryan’s over 30 years of domestic and global insurance experience include executive responsibility for business strategy, customer service, claims management, actuarial oversight, financial management, employee engagement and strong advocacy for inclusive leadership.
Isaac Espinoza, FCAS, MAAA, has been appointed chief executive officer at Kettle. Espinoza holds nearly two decades of experience in the industry, having most recently served as SVP at Root, where he managed reinsurance efforts, strategy, corporate actuarial and venture functions. Before this, Espinoza was an investor and operator at Greenlight Re, supporting numerous insurtech startups and working on the actuarial, underwriting and innovation teams. Espinoza serves on the Spring Meeting Working Group, the Resinsurance Seminar Working Group and the Annual Meeting Working Group.
Joan Klucarich, FCAS, MAAA, has been appointed chief actuary at Omaha National Insurance Company. Klucarich is joining Omaha National after working as actuarial manager with Risk & Regulatory Consulting, a national professional services firm. Klucarich’s experience also includes chief reserving actuary at Applied Underwriters and actuarial director for Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company.
Cody Cook, FCAS, has been promoted to executive vice president at Erie Insurance. Cook joined Erie Insurance in 2003 as an actuary in personal lines and predictive modeling. He’s served as vice president and personal lines product manager; senior vice president, personal products; and most recently as senior vice president, claims.
Daniel Boisvert, CCRMP, has been appointed senior vice president at Odyssey Reinsurance Company for its property treaty unit. Boisvert brings more than two decades of experience to OdysseyRe. He most recently served as the senior vice president of treaty underwriting at Munich Reinsurance America and previously held various leadership positions at American International Group and Guy Carpenter.
