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Professional designations
Fellow, Society of Actuaries
Member, American Academy of Actuaries
Fellow, Conference of Consulting Actuaries
Current responsibility
Ron is the practice leader in the health and welfare employee benefits practice of Milliman's Omaha office. Ron is responsible for the overall management of the practice, including new business development, staffing, delivery of services, and corporate interaction. He joined the firm in this capacity in 2000.
Experience
Ron has over 13 years of experience in group benefits working both as a consulting actuary at large international consulting firms as well as a product development actuary at a national health insurance company.
Ron has worked on a broad range of products including the following:
medical
STD
dental
LTD
prescription drug
PTO
vision
stop-loss reinsurance
life
Areas of expertise:
presenting health care trends and actuarial analyses to large group meetings and seminars
calculating premium equivalent rates
reporting financial results
evaluating plan renewals by insurance carriers
benchmarking plan designs and implementing changes
calculating reserves, such as IBNR
evaluating network discounts
designing and implementing consumer-driven health plans, including HSAs and HRAs
developing new actuarial and benefit plan analysis tools
His experience includes numerous Fortune 500 and publicly traded clients. He has experience as the lead actuary and project manager for HMO rate renewals, union negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, and cafeteria plan design and implementation.
Affiliations
Ron served as the actuarial reference for national press releases on healthcare trends.
He has served on various Society of Actuaries exam committees.
Education
BA (summa cum laude), Biology, Drake University
MA, Theology, Bethel Theological Seminary | 