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During this time, John Purple was active on numerous committees and task forces of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Purple represented Connecticut on the Life and Health Actuarial Task Force, the Capital Adequacy Task Force, and the Casualty Actuarial and Statistical Task Force, on which he served as chairperson for the past seven years. Under his leadership the task force developed the Actuarial Opinion Summary Model Law and the Medical Professional Liability Closed Claim Reporting Model Law. Before joining the Connecticut Insurance Department, Purple was a consulting actuary with Anderson Worldwide, now the Accenture Group. He started his actuarial career with Aetna Life & Casualty, where he worked for more than 20 years and earned the title of vice president and actuary in its commercial lines division. Purple became a member of the American Academy of Actuaries in 1979.