• Three members of our staff have won the Matthew Rodermund Service Award (a CAS prize awarded annually for service to the profession), more than any other firm, large or small.  One of our members has also won the Jarvis Farley Award (an American Academy of Actuaries prize awarded anually for service to the profession).

• Our staff has had a long tradition of speaking at actuarial and industry functions and publishing papers. We pride ourselves on being insightful as well as practical. A book edited by Jim Toole, Mergers & Acquisitions, as well as articles such as Trend and Loss Development Factors by Chap Cook have provided the actuarial community with tools to solve insurance problems.

• Members of the firm have served at the board level and/or on dozens of committees for every major US actuarial organization including the American Academy of Actuaries (AAA), the Conference of Consulting Actuaries (CCA), the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and the Society of Actuaries (SOA).

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Charles F. Cook FCAS, MAAA, FCA, CPCU	Chap.Cook@MBAActuaries.com (973)335-6448 Chap Cook graduated from Princeton University in 1963, majoring in Mathematics and received his MBA degree in Finance from St. Mary's University of Texas in 1974. Mr. Cook joined MBA, Inc in 1991 and is the President and managing director of the Property & Casualty line of business. Practice areas of particular interest include loss reserves, financial modeling, captives and self-insurance plans, litigation support, expert witness, mediation and arbitration, agricultural and animal risks, information systems, market analysis, reinsurance structure, risk management, pricing and new product development. view full bio...
Peter A. Bennett MBA	Peter.Bennett@MBAActuaries.com (973)335-6448 Peter Bennett graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1979 with a degree in mathematics. Mr. Bennett has passed five CAS exams and earned an MBA degree from the Stern School of Business at New York University. He has been employed at MBA’s New Jersey office since 1985. In addition to supporting the IT needs of MBA’s actuaries, Mr. Bennett designs, delivers and maintains databases and reporting systems for clients including insurance companies, rating bureaus and self-insurers. view full bio...
Owen M. Gleeson FCAS, MAAA	Owen.Gleeson@MBAActuaries.com (973)335-6448 Owen Gleeson earned Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Science (Research) degrees in Mathematics from St. Louis University. He subsequently was awarded a Ph.D. in Mathematics by St. Louis University in 1971. He has served with USF&G, General Reinsurance and in his own firm, Financial Analysis and Control Systems (FACS). He has also served as the Chief Actuary for TIG Re. He is an expert in the area of taxation, excess workers compensation and litigation support. He has authored or coauthored articles on a variety of subjects. view full bio...
W. H. Odell FSA, ACAS, MAAA, FCA	Bill.Odell@MBAActuaries.com (336)768-8217 W. H. Odell graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Finance and Commerce in 1954 with a B. S. in Economics. Prior to founding Odell & Associates in 1982, Bill held management positions in both mutual and stock companies. Bill is active in the profession and has published numerous papers and articles. He has served as a member of the boards of the American Academy of Actuaries and the Conference of Consulting Actuaries, as well as chairing various committees for the AAA, SOA and CCA. His specialties include life, health, property & casualty and small group. view full bio...
David J. Pochettino ACAS, MAAA	Dave.Pochettino@MBAActuaries.com (973)335-6448 Dave Pochettino holds a BS in Physics from Penn State University and an MS in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University. He joined MBA Inc in 1999. Prior to MBA, Mr. Pochettino held positions with Prudential Reinsurance and CIGNA Property and Casualty (as well as a stint with GE Aerospace). At MBA he provides a wide range of services to a diverse clientele, which include start-up insurance companies. Insurance companies in run-off, managing general agents and firms investigating alternative risk transfer options. view full bio...
Jill Rierson	Jill.Rierson@MBAActuaries.com (336)768-8217 Jill Rierson is the Executive Secretary in Winston-Salem (the only secretary there!) and has worked for MBA Actuaries, Inc. for over 10 years. She is the"support staff" for the Actuaries: what that means is that she is the one you can understand (she is NOT an actuary)! Some of her duties include maintaining accounting records, input of client data as needed, and to keep everyone straight - a real challenge with the NC crew. Jill lives in the foothills of Pilot Mountain in a house designed by her late husband Sonny, with her two dogs and two cats. view full bio...
F. Douglas Ryan FCAS, MAAA	Doug.Ryan@MBAActuaries.com (336)768-8217 Doug Ryan graduated from the University of North Carolina at Asheville in 1990 with a BA in Theoretical Mathematics and received an MS in Applied Mathematics from North Carolina State University in 1994. Prior to his joining the firm, he was employed by commercial and personal lines carriers working in the areas of pricing, commercial lines R&D (reinsurance division), personal lines R&D (project manager) and as a supervisor of the Actuarial Data Management unit. Doug provides a wide range of actuarial services in the areas of loss reserving, rate relativity analysis, statistical modeling, and market assessment. view full bio...
Robert B. Stewart	Robert.Stewart@MBAActuaries.com (336)768-8217 Robert Stewart graduated with a liberal arts degree from Davidson College in May 2007. He obtained a B.S. in mathematics while taking a diverse array of courses such as Japanese Buddhism and Philosophy and Technology. In the fall of 2005, Mr. Stewart spent a semester studying abroad at The University of St. Andrews in Scotland. view full bio...
Jim Toole FSA, MAAA	Jim.Toole@MBAActuaries.com (336)768-8217 Jim Toole graduated cum laude from Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics in 1987. Jim has more than 15 years of management and technical experience in the insurance industry. He has worked in various lines of business including life, health and P&C as well as a broad range of distribution channels. Jim is a frequent speaker at industry meetings and has written and/or edited numerous publications in the industry. Jim joined MBA in October of 2002 in the capacity of Managing Director of the Life and Health division. view full bio...
Kim Williams	Kim.Williams@MBAActuaries.com (973)335-6448 Kim Williams joined MBA Actuaries in 2004. Her position includes acting as the Office Administrator for the Mountain Lakes office of MBA Actuaries, acting as support staff, maintaining the accounting records and generally keeping everyone out of trouble. Kim is currently working on an associate’s degree in Biblical Studies at Somerset Christian College. When she is not at the office she spends her times with fiber related crafts. She has a grown daughter and a four legged furry feline daughter. view full bio...
Lawrence Williams ACAS, MAAA, MBA	Lawrence.Williams@MBAActuaries.com (973)335-6448 Lawrence Williams graduated from Hampton University in 1971 with a BA degree and from the University of Houston in 1978 with a Masters in Business Administration Finance. He became an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a Member of the American Academy in 1983. view full bio...
Zachery M. Ziegler	Zachery.Ziegler@MBAActuaries.com (336)768-8217 Zac Ziegler graduated from Wake Forest University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, and minors in Economics and Computer Science. He received a Master of Art in Mathematics from Wake Forest University in 2002. view full bio...