American Academy of Actuaries Announces Election of New Regular Directors

WASHINGTON -- Nov. 8, 2010 -- The American Academy of Actuaries announced that its members elected five regular directors today at its annual meeting. The regular directors will serve on the association's board of directors.

Marc Oberholtzer, a principal for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Philadelphia; Jeffrey Petertil, an independent consulting actuary based in Oak Park, Ill.; and Stephen Preston, a life insurance actuary, who was formerly the U.S. chief insurance risk officer at ING Group and currently is on work sabbatical, were elected to three-year terms.

Catherine Murphy-Barron, a consulting actuary for Milliman, Inc., in New York, was elected to serve the remaining year of a term that was vacated by Stephen Rosen on Oct. 5, when he was elected by the board of directors to the position of secretary. Shari Westerfield, an actuary for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in Chicago, was elected to serve the remaining two years of a term that was vacated by Tom Wildsmith on Oct. 5, when he was elected by the board of directors to be the vice president of the Academy's Health Practice Council. The terms for the regular directors began at the close of the Academy's annual meeting. For more information or digital photographs, contact Andrew Simonelli, assistant director of communications for the American Academy of Actuaries, at 202.785.7872. For more information on the American Academy of Actuaries, please visit: www.actuary.org [2].

The American Academy of Actuaries is a 17,000-member professional association whose mission is to serve the public on behalf of the U.S. actuarial profession. The Academy assists public policymakers on all levels by providing leadership, objective expertise, and actuarial advice on risk and financial security issues. The Academy also sets qualification, practice, and professionalism standards for actuaries in the United States.

SOURCE: American Academy of Actuaries

Media contact: Andrew Simonelli, assistant director of communications for the American Academy of Actuaries, 202-785-7872, simonelli@actuary.org [3]