Candidate Information: Kenneth R. Kasner

Candidate for Regular Director Term
Ending in 2022
 
Name: Kenneth R. Kasner
Practice Area: Casualty
Employer: Hartford Financial Services Group
City, State: Hartford, Conn.
Credentials: MAAA, FCAS





Candidate Biographical Sketch

Ken is currently serving in a one-year Board term, which is the final year of a three-year Board term that was vacated on Nov. 1, 2018. His other volunteer service includes positions on both professionalism and public policy committees. He served as chairperson of the Actuarial Standards Board’s Casualty Committee. He has served on the ASB’s Modeling Task Force, and is a member of the Casualty Practice Council (CPC). He previously served as vice chairperson for the CPC’s Emerging Issues Task Force. He also has served as a presenter at the Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar.

Ken is director and actuary at Hartford Financial Services Group in Hartford. He has more than 20 years’ experience; prior to working for Hartford Financial Services Group, he worked at CNA in Chicago.

The Academy’s mission is to serve the public and the U.S. actuarial profession. My service on the Board will allow me to further the Academy’s mission of public policy and professionalism by:
 
building on my long-standing support of the Academy and its work, through an opportunity for continued service on the Board. I currently serve on the Academy’s Casualty Practice Council assisting with public policy work on property/casualty issues. I previously served as chairperson of the Actuarial Standards Board’s Casualty Committee charged with developing, enhancing, and maintaining standards of practice that apply to property/casualty actuaries. In the past, I have served on ASB task forces responsible for the creation of several new actuarial standards of practice exposure drafts.

Academy Service

Member, Academy Board of Directors, 2018–Present

Member, Casualty Practice Council, 2016–Present

Chairperson, Actuarial Standards Board Casualty Committee, 2016–18; Member, 2010–15

Vice Chairperson, Casualty Practice Council Emerging Issues Task Force, 2011–12; Member, 2009–11

Member, Actuarial Standards Board Modeling Task Force, 2016–Present

Member, Academy Advisors Panel, 2010–16