Charles Zhu, FCAS, has been promoted to vice president, underwriting and actuarial at Roamly. He has been with the company since 2021, where he has been responsible for underwriting, actuarial, product development and reinsurance.
James Bengtson, FCAS, has been appointed vice president, chief actuary at Society Insurance. Bengtson works closely with Society’s teams to balance profitability and growth through product and rate changes, reinsurance programs, reserve estimates, data and predictive analytics. Previously, he served as vice president, chief actuary at Armed Forces Insurance, with leadership responsibilities in pricing, analytics, reserving, compliance and reinsurance.
Diana Liu, FCAS, MAAA, has been appointed U.S. cyber underwriting leader at TransRe. Liu started her career at TransRe in 2019 in the actuarial department and joined the U.S. Professional Liability underwriting team in 2022, focusing on cyber. She has been pivotal in integrating new cyber analytics and modelling capabilities into the underwriting process, in addition to her underwriting and marketing responsibilities.
Sara Chen, FCAS, MAAA, has been appointed consulting actuary at Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc. (Pinnacle). Chen most recently served as an actuary for a major insurance company. She was the reserving lead for the company’s business owners program, including managing substantial IBNR for the line of business. Chen was also responsible for setting the monthly catastrophe reserve estimates for the company’s commercial lines division. She is currently the chair of the CAS Microlearning Working Group.
Juhyun Shin, FCAS, MAAA, has been appointed consulting actuary at Pinnacle. Shin has held positions with growing responsibility at large insurers providing coverage for commercial lines. Most recently, he served as an actuary for an insurer’s commercial umbrella program, determining rates and calculating general liability rate indications. In prior roles, Shin has had experience with managing general underwriters and agencies as a business analyst and underwriter.
Nathan Dykstra, ACAS, has been appointed consulting actuary at Pinnacle. Dykstra has worked in the insurance industry since 2012. He joins Pinnacle from a national automobile insurer where he was a supervising assistant actuary responsible for regional personal automobile and homeowners products, rate revisions and special project implementations. He has extensive rating experience and has supervised the implementation of new rating plans for homeowners’ and automotive policies in Florida.
Kelly Bellitti, FCAS, has been appointed as the new chief pricing and portfolio actuary at Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. In a newly expanded capacity, Bellitti is set to oversee the strategic direction of Vantage’s insurance portfolio. Her focus will be on enhancing underwriting strategies across the board, aligning closely with the company’s broader business objectives. Bellitti will continue to head the insurance pricing actuary team, leveraging data and technology to advance underwriting processes and portfolio management. ●
