Actuarial Expert Witnesses

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Actuarial expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including insurance, pensions, healthcare, and financial risk management. Some of the most common specialties include life insurance, property and casualty, workers’ compensation, annuities, and retirement plan valuation. They can opine on the effects of mortality, morbidity, discount rates, loss reserves, and long-term financial risk on damages and liability.

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Average Actuarial Expert Witnesses Court Fees

$400/hr

Review Fee

$450/hr

Deposition Fee

$475/hr

Court Fee

  • Review Fee $500/hr
    Deposition Fee $500/hr
    Court Fee $500/hr

    This fully credentialed actuary has a special focus on warranties, extended warranties, and service contracts. He regularly speaks at conferences such as the Warranty Chain Management and Warranty Innovations conferences, as well as being an Advisory Board member of the Global Warranty & Service Contract Association (GWSCA). He has authored 4 publications relating to warranties and actuarial assessments of warranties and is currently a consulting actuary at a top actuarial service provider.

    Consulting Actuary, Milliman

    Master of Science (MS), Northwestern University

    Chicago,

    Illinois

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  • Review Fee $700/hr
    Deposition Fee $800/hr

    This expert has been involved in actuarial consulting for over 10 years. He holds a Master's of Science in Statistics as well as a Doctorate in Mathematics. An Editor of the ASTIN Bulletin - The Journal of the International Actuarial Association, he also serves as a peer-reviewer for 20 other scientific journals in the areas of finance, mathematics, and insurance. He is a former Assistant Consultant with the Institute for Finance and Actuarial Science and has been an invited presenter at more than 10 national and international conferences and professional meetings. This expert is currently an Associate Professor of Risk Management and Insurance at a major university.

    Faculty Director & Chair, A Major University in WI

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ulm University

    Madison,

    Alabama

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  • Review Fee $500/hr
    Deposition Fee $500/hr
    Court Fee $500/hr

    This expert is currently the lead Actuarial Consultant for a major actuarial firm. He has 38 years of experience in the insurance industry. He has worked extensively in most areas of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, mergers and acquisitions, self-insurance and captive insurance companies. He has advised extensively with many of the major insurance and reinsurance companies as well as large self-insured entities throughout North America in the areas of loss reserving, pricing and risk management. He had been a partner running actuarial practices at both Ernst & Young, where he ran the national P&C actuarial group and Coopers & Lybrand, where he ran the Northeast P&C Actuarial practice and the National Risk Management practice. He also has varied experience in actuarial functions at two major property & casualty insurance companies, running both personal lines (auto and homeowners) and commercial lines ratemaking and reserving units. He has published papers on mergers & acquisitions, product, pollution, asbestos, data mining, workers comp premium auditing, and and disaster recovery. He has also been a frequent speaker at actuarial conventions and programs. He worked on a variety of warranty actuary projects for large insurers and non-insurance companies with self insurance and risk management issues.

    Actuarial Consultant, An actuarial services company in New York

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Yeshiva University

    Pembroke Pines,

    Florida

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  • Review Fee $200/hr
    Deposition Fee $200/hr
    Court Fee $200/hr

    This highly experienced actuary specializes in long term care insurance. He began his actuarial career at the Fireman's Fund Life Insurance Company in San Francisco and later transferred to Genworth Financial. For more than a decade, he served as an actuary with LifeCare Assurance Company in Los Angeles, focusing on the long term care field. He now is an actuarial consultant with a specialty in long term care and product pricing.

    Consultant in the Field of Long Term Care

    Bachelor of Science (BS), SUNY Stony Brook

    Bellows Fall,

    Vermont

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  • Review Fee $425/hr
    Deposition Fee $425/hr
    Court Fee $425/hr

    This experienced consumer advocate is currently an actuarial consultant, who for the past two years has been engaged as a plaintiff's expert witness in two title insurance cases in federal court involving fee shifting of closing costs on VA guaranteed loans into title insurance premiums, search and examination fees by two of the largest mortgage originators in the United States. He is also currently engaged in two cases representing consumers alleging failure to pay full replacement costs by two of the largest homeowners insurers in the United States. He has also testified as an actuarial expert witness against a recent NCCI proposed 19.6% workers compensation insurance rate increase in the state of Florida. This expert has a long history of testifying on behalf of consumers in insurance rate cases in New Jersey, Georgia, California, Texas and Florida. A fellow of both the Casualty Actuarial Society and Society of Actuaries and also a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, he previously served in a managerial position at Ernst & Young. For roughly ten years, he served as an actuary with the Florida Office of Insurance Consumer Advocate. He earned his BS in Mathematics from the University of Michigan and his MBA from the University of Utah.

    Owner, Actuarial Consultant, a private actuarial consultancy in FL

    Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Utah

    Washington,

    Florida

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  • Review Fee $225/hr
    Deposition Fee $325/hr
    Court Fee $350/hr

    This highly qualified expert has a BS in Mathematics from Fujian Normal University, a MS in Statistics and Actuarial Science from the University of Iowa, and a PhD in Applied Mathematical and Computational Sciences from the University of Iowa. She is a Fellow of Society Actuaries. This expert has extensive experience teaching actuarial science and working in the industry. She was an Associate Director at Sun Life Financial, a Director at Prudential Financial, and a Consultant at Athene Life and Annuity. She is currently the Director of an Actuarial Science Program at a top university.

    Director, A Major University in NY

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Iowa

    New York,

    New York

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  • This experienced actuary has over 40 years of experience in his field. His work throughout his career has involved actuarial services, pension plans, ERISA, government audits, marital dissolution, estate tax and life expectancy calculations, loss of income, death, disability, executive deferred compensation plans, and insurance and annuity contracts. He earned a BA in mathematics from Rutgers University and his FSA, the highest level of education for an actuary. He is a licensed series 7 & 63 financial industry regulatory authority actuary. He is a member of several actuary societies including the American Academy of Actuaries and the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries. He served as a consulting actuary at Alexander & Alexander, where he worked his way up to head actuary of the western region. He then served as a principal of retirement practices at Olaine, Hurst, & Hemrich. After a decade, he moved to Howard Johnson to serve as a consulting actuary. He then served as the President for the Morton Company and the Kagan Company before transitioning back to consulting. This expert currently serves as the owner and consulting actuary for an actuarial and pension services company in California.

    Owner & Consulting Actuary, An actuarial & pension services company in CA

    Bachelor of Arts (BA), Rutgers University

    California

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What Can an Actuarial Expert Witness Opine On?

Risk Assessment

Evaluate potential financial risks.

Premium Calculation

Determine insurance premium rates.

Loss Reserving

Estimate future claim liabilities.

Data Analysis

Analyze statistical data for trends.

Model Development

Create predictive financial models.

Financial Reporting

Prepare reports on financial data.

FAQs for Actuarial Expert Witnesses

What is a actuarial expert witness?

An actuarial expert witness is a qualified actuary who provides specialized financial and risk analysis in legal cases. They assist by reviewing records, calculating damages, testifying, and clarifying complex actuarial issues.

In what case types can an actuarial expert witness provide valuable assistance?

An actuarial expert witness adds value in personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, employment, divorce, pension, insurance coverage, business valuation, and class action cases.

How can an actuarial expert witness quantify future economic losses?

An actuarial expert witness quantifies future economic losses by projecting earnings, benefits, and life expectancy, then discounting them to present value using actuarial methods.

What qualifications should an actuarial expert witness possess?

An actuarial expert witness should have actuarial credentials (e.g., FSA/FCAS), extensive industry experience, strong statistical skills, and proven testimony or litigation support experience.

How does an actuarial expert witness support damages calculations?

An actuarial expert witness supports damages calculations by projecting future losses, discounting them to present value, and providing objective, data‑driven valuation testimony.

What is Expert Institute’s process for selecting actuarial expert witnesses?

Expert Institute delivers a tailored approach to connect you with top-tier experts. We identify actively practicing professionals who meet your exact criteria for specialty, experience, litigation background, fee structure, credentials, location, and more.

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