Jim Brown

Experience

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  Frank Gates Service Company

  May 1997 - Sept 2000

  Team Leader and Risk Management Analyst

  Analyzed workers'​ compensation risk factors for association clients and created optimized group rating plans to maximize discount through Ohio BWC's group rating programMaintained association relationships, communicated group rating results and worked with associations' membership on group rating results and issuesLed team of analysts, coordinated workflow and trained and peer reviewed group rating analysis results

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  Aon Consulting

  Sept 2000 - Jun 2003

  Actuarial Analyst

  Forecasted claims and reserves for self-funded heath insurance clients. Calculated plan differentials between alternate plan designs.

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  HORAN

  Jun 2003 - May 2006

  Financial Analyst

  Bid employers' health plans to competing carriers. Assembled results and completed financial analysis of results.Completed claims reports and financial forecasts on quarterly basis for clients.

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  Humana

  May 2006 - Sept 2007

  Financial Analyst

  Compiled and analyzed regional financial data and reported results to corporate.

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  HORAN

  Sept 2007 - Mar 2009

  Senior Financial Analyst

  Completed financial analysis and reporting packages for large group clients. Specialized in ASO and self-funded companies.Led projects to increase team knowledge and improve service to customers as well as internal efficiencies.Mentored analyst staff and junior analysts.

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  Anthem, Inc.

  Apr 2009 - Apr 2014

  Actuarial Business Analyst II

  Maintained the user interface of a benefit relativity model utilized by Underwriting, Sales and automated rating systems. The model uses Milliman tables and actuarial methodologies to calculate benefit differentials for static and ad-hoc plan designs. Managed projects related to addition of new features and functionality in the model. Acted as the liason for our team with sales and underwriting. Held regular training sessions for new users and demonstrate upgrades for existing users.Maintained the models that run on and off-exchange plan designs through the CMS Actuarial Value Calculator to determine Metal Tier and Minimum Value and feed critical information from these calculations to the master rating systems. Show less

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  McGohan Brabender

  Apr 2014 - now

  Director of Financial and Analytic Services

  Manage Financial and Analytic Services department, overseeing day-to-day operations and mentoring a team of financial and reporting analysts who conduct marketing of employee benefit plans and create, maintain and update reporting packages for health, dental and vision lines of coverage.Assist account managers and consultants with specialty analysis including actuarial valuation of health plans, claims and renewal projections, stop loss modeling, IBNR calculations, Cadillac Tax and Pay or Play calculations and other ad-hoc reporting as needed. Attend client and prospect meetings to review reporting and financial analysis when needed.Evaluate and update processes and financial tools and work with vendors to enhance efficiency in workflow and increase accuracy and timeliness for customer and internal deliverables. Show less