Risk services firm Applied Underwriters has announced the promotions of four members of the company’s actuarial leadership in a bid to develop actuarial resources to accommodate its growth.
Justin Smith has been named Chief Underwriting Officer. He joined Applied Underwriters in 2006, having held several roles for over twenty years in insurance pricing, underwriting, reserving and R&D.
Jing Hong will be the company’s Chief Actuary joined Applied Underwriters in 2009 following ten years in the insurance field at Aon Hewitt and Kaiser as an actuarial consultant and health actuary respectively, with concentration in pricing, filing, underwriting, reserving, and researching.
Joan Klucarich, named Chief Reserving Actuary, joined Applied Underwriters in 2005. She has been in the insurance field for 35 years, including service at Fireman’s Fund and Milliman prior to joining Applied Underwriters.
Jordan Comacchio, Chief Pricing Actuary, Reinsurance, recently joined Applied Underwriters. Previously he was the Corporate Actuary at Greenlight Re. He brings reinsurance experience in both underwriting and actuarial science.
Steve Menzies, Chairman, Applied Underwriters commented: “We have long treated our leadership as a kind of faculty in which our intelligentsia may flourish in a creative, yet demanding environment that often simulates a think tank as much as a C-Suite.
“This approach has proved successful and has attracted great talent to Applied Underwriters, such as the highly accomplished professionals we have promoted today. We are continuing to hire and to seek top talent in each insurance discipline.”
