The Astigmatic Actuary
Senior Actuarial Analyst
Summary
Senior actuarial analyst with experience in Employer Stop Loss, captive structures, and A&H insurance. Currently finishing the ASA (APC remaining) and focused on getting an AI-and-actuarial blog at theastigmaticactuary.com to a sustainable place. Background is heavy on tool-building: automated reporting suites, a SQL Server data warehouse, and pricing models in Python and Power BI. Strong advocate for using AI in day-to-day actuarial work.
Certifications
Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA), Expected May/June 2026
Exams Passed: P (Jan 2016), FM (Oct 2016), IFM (Mar 2020), SRM (Jan 2023), FAM (2023), PA (2023), ASTAM (2025)
Modules: FAP complete, APC pending
VEEs: Accounting & Finance, Economics, Statistics
Experience
Senior Actuarial Analyst
Coverys
Most active AI user in the organization.
- AI Adoption: Introduced and integrated LLMs (Copilot, Claude, Perplexity) into actuarial analysis, code review, and documentation workflows across the team
- Rate Filings & Reserving: Prepared and submitted annual state rate filings for ESL; projected IBNR claims and tracked loss development
- Data Warehouse: Built and maintained the department's MS SQL Server data warehouse from scratch
- Mentorship: Onboarded and mentored junior analysts; collaborated cross-functionally with Claims, Finance, and Underwriting
Actuarial Analyst
Coverys (formerly Archway Health)
Joined via the Archway Health acquisition.
- Pricing Tools: Contributed ~20 PRs to the actuarial pricing tool (ATP): automation improvements, bug fixes, accuracy updates
- Reporting: Redesigned the ESL Reporting Suite in Power BI, adding Medical Underwriting and Laser data to support renewal decisions
- Data Engineering: Wrote Python scripts to pull data from messy file structures and load it into a centralized SQL database
- Reserving: Projected IBNR claims and tracked loss development; helped move pricing models off legacy spreadsheets
Associate Business Systems Analyst
Safety Insurance
- Facilitated concurrent technical projects including new policy issuance system rollout and data warehouse migration
- Developed automated billing plan conversion tools; reviewed monthly invoices for accuracy
Associate Underwriter & Trainee
Safety Insurance
- Built Excel VBA macros and Power Query models; wrote PowerShell scripts automating record ingestion
- Completed rotations in ceded commercial lines and pricing
Instructor
C2Education
- Taught AP STEM courses with high student engagement
Education
B.S. in Mathematics
Stony Brook University
Dean's List (Fall 2013), National AP Scholar (2012)