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 Expert  723061 
Expert in Actuarial Science, Health Insurance, Managed Care, Agency Carrier Disputes

Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs

Pennsylvania (PA)
 USA
Expertise Education Work History Career Accomplishments Consulting Services Expert Witness Market Research
Summary of Expertise:
Primary Expertise Areas:

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Expertise Description:

cost estimation expert

econometric model expert

forward pricing expert

health care system expert

insurance expert

medical informatics expert

self-insurance plan expert

health insurance expert

actuarial science expert

actuarial health care expert

 
32 Years experience as a health actuary, serving technical and leadership roles within the corporate and consulting environments.

Expertise:

Health insurance, disability income and long term care; Plan design, pricing and underwriting; GAAP and Statutory reserves, financial reporting and reinsurance; Mergers & acquisitions, for-profit conversions; Association group, Individual, and government agency consulting; Expert testimony.

managed care expert

long term care expert

medicaid abuse expert

health care plan expert

casualty underwriting expert

facultative reinsurance expert

finite reinsurance expert

generally accepted accounting principles expert

health care dispute expert

 
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Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities:  New York, New York;  Yonkers, New York;  Newark, New Jersey;  Jersey City, New Jersey;  Paterson, New Jersey;  Elizabeth, New Jersey;  Trenton, New Jersey;  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;  Allentown, Pennsylvania;  and Stamford, Connecticut.

Education:
Year   Degree   Subject   Institution  
1976   FSA (fellow of the society of actuaries)   Actuarial Science   Society of Actuaries  
1972   MA   Mathematics   The Pennsylvania State University  
1971   BA   Mathematics   Elizabethtown College  

Work History:
Years   Employer   Department   Title   Responsibilities
2005 to 2005   Self     Independent Consulting Actuary   He is responsible for assisting health insurers, managed care entities, agencies, and others in pricing, reserving, evaluating benefits and agency compensation.
2003 to 2005   KPMG LLP   Health Actuarial   Director   He is responsible for assisting health insurers, managed care entities, agencies, and others in auditing, pricing, reserving, evaluating benefits and agency compensation.
1996 to 2003   Self     Independent Consulting Actuary   He is responsible for assisting health insurers, managed care entities, agencies, and others in pricing, reserving, evaluating benefits and agency compensation.
1993 to 1996   KPMG LLP   Health Actuarial   Partner, and National Director   He is responsible for assisting health insurers, managed care entities, agencies, and others in auditing, pricing, reserving, evaluating benefits and agency compensation.

Career Accomplishments:
Associations/Societies

Former national Chairman of the Society of Actuaries Health Care Section. Former chairman of NAIC Medicare Supplement Advisory Group.

Licenses/Certifications

MAAA (Member, American Academy of Actuaries)

Professional Appointments

Former Board Member for Union Fidelity Life Insurance Company, and Penn Treaty Life Insurance Company.

Publications and Patents

Frequent speaker at insurance conferences


Government Experience:
Years   Agency   Role   Description
1995 to 1995   PA Dept of Medical Assistance   Consulting Actuary   Review and testify as to the financial soundness and appropriateness of the states managed Medicaid program
2004 to 2004   Gov't of Cayman Islands   Consulting Actuary   Assist Dept of Health in structuring and implementing a national health care system.
1988 to 1992   NAIC   Consulting Actuary   Chaired and served as member of several insurance industry advisory groups on health insurance pricing and medicare

Consulting Services:
2004: Comprehensive review of pricing and reserving processes for Wellpoint, Inc., one of the world's largest managed care organizations.
 
2004: Audit review and signoff on over $1Billion of health insurance reserves for Kaiser Health Plans.
 
2003, 2004 Audit review and signoff on over $1 Billion of health insurance reserves for Aetna Health plans.
 
2002-3: Served as temporary Chief Actuary and head of Underwriting Division for Capital Blue Cross.
 
2004: Supported Cayman Islands Health Minister in development of a comprehensive national health insurance program.
 
As a member of the Intota consultant network, Expert is a specialist who provides technical consulting to corporate, legal and government clients.  Expert provides professional consulting as an Actuarial Science Consultant, Health Insurance Consultant, Managed Care Consultant, Agency Carrier Disputes Consultant.  Expert may consult as an independent consultant or as a member of a consultancy, consulting company, or consulting firm.  Consultants service will be covered by a consulting contract.   Ask an expert initial screening questions and ask the experts services particulars, by simply submitting an expert request.

Expert Witness:
He provided support to attorneys on a class action disability income lawsuit brought in California.

He provided testimony in an arbitration between a health insurance agency and their carrier.

Intota experts can serve as expert witnesses or litigation consultants offering expert testimony, expert advice, litigation support, forensic services, and related expert witness services.  Expert can serve as an expert witness or litigation consultant in intellectual property (patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright), product liability, and insurance matters.  Expert may provide forensic expert witness testimony, litigation consulting services, forensic investigation, and forensic testing if appropriate in litigation areas as an Actuarial Science Expert Witness, Health Insurance Expert Witness, Managed Care Expert Witness, Agency Carrier Disputes Expert Witness.   Intota provides attorneys and legal professionals the opportunity to ask an expert initial screening questions and ask the experts services particulars by submitting an expert request.


Market Research:
Expert serves as a resource to Intota Market Research Services for customized marketing research in industries or areas related to Actuarial Science, Health Insurance, Managed Care, Agency Carrier Disputes.   Experts are an invaluable source of overall industry insight as well as insight into specific companies and firms for custom business to business (b2b) and industrial market research.  Intota uses analyst and consultant resources from Guideline whose Research Directors manage the research and analysis of the qualitative and quantitative data as well as report writing for the custom studies.  The methods and tools used by Intota market research combine the insights of technical experts and industry insiders with secondary research to provide the custom b2b and industrial market research you need.

 
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