Joseph A. Herbers
Timothy C. Mosler
Nicholas E. Alicea
Christopher J. Schubert
Arthur R. Randolph II
Laura A. Maxwell
Robert J. Walling III
Ken J. Hawkins
Gary C. Wang
Terrence D. Wright
Christopher C. Cortner
Greg Frankowiak
Michael K. Chen
Legaré W. Gresham
Aaron N. Hillebrandt
Linda K. Brobeck
Erich A. Brandt
Roosevelt C. Mosley Jr.
Derek W. Freihaut
Radost Roumenova Wenman
Very much appreciate our Pinnacle consultant's willingness to be available on what would otherwise have been vacation or personal time.
Pinnacle’s consultants have provided both testimony and expert reports in a wide variety of administrative hearings, lawsuits, arbitrations and other proceedings.
Pinnacle has consultants who are experienced as expert witnesses in arbitrations and also ARIAS-certified arbitrators.
Pinnacle consultants deal with auditors daily, assisting them in serving their customers and evaluating the work products of other actuaries.
Pinnacle strives to construct benchmarks for any analysis, whether ratemaking, loss reserving or some other use, as close as possible to replicating the nature of the underlying data being reviewed.
Pinnacle can assist you in controlling your property catastrophe exposure by determining the impact of policy changes, including deductibles, or reviewing geographic areas where exposures are driving your reinsurance purchases.
Pinnacle understands the unique requirements of insurers and the challenging business and market environments they operate in. To meet these challenges and chart a path to success, you need a strategic partner that can focus on actuarial issues such as pricing and reserving while also keeping you apprised of the latest innovations in rating and underwriting.
Whether you need to develop an enterprise risk management program, help in identifying best practices for your industry or expert insight and analysis for a wide range of projects, our team of experts are focused on doing whatever it takes to exceed your expectations, time and time again. Pinnacle has helped dozens of insurers with projects from state-of-the-art rating plans to underwriting scorecards, from more refined rating territories to by-peril rating for homeowners. We have deep experience in both personal and commercial lines and have worked with small, medium and large insurers. We also do special projects in a variety of areas such as retention studies, mergers/acquisitions, deciding whether to enter or withdraw from certain lines, and filing assistance.
We also perform analysis of the amount of risk transfer in companies reinsurance contracts necessary for documenting the risk transfer file. As well, we routinely perform second opinions on the indicated unpaid claim liabilities for companies that may have concerns about the reasonableness of the loss and loss expense reserve projections by their current Appointed Actuary.
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Pinnacle was approached by a national insurer that wanted to develop a more sophisticated commercial automobile rating program. Their current commercial automobile plan was a traditional rating approach and did not take full advantage of driver, credit scoring or vehicle characteristics and the company felt they could take advantage of a significant opportunity in the market. Pinnacle, through the use of predictive modeling, assisted the carrier in designing a new rating and tiering structure, which included modifications of the rating plan, the introduction of underwriting scoring, and new territory definitions. This new structure allowed the company to have more precise rating, more adequate and yet competitive rates for a broader spectrum of risks.
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Pinnacle was retained to develop a long haul trucking pricing model for risks with more than 100 powered units. Using publicly available information, a model that incorporated elements of both exposure and experience rating was developed that incorporated differences in geographic location, cargo and trailer type, radius of operations, driver characteristics, prior claims experience, prior insurer, self insured retention, driver characteristics and several other elements. The program was implemented and has become an essential part of a very successful program.
Underwriting & Tiering Analysis More »
A single state auto insurance writer hired Pinnacle to address its current rating and tiering program. We removed unnecessary underwriting restrictions and more adequately priced risk classes, which allowed the insurer to experience significant, profitable growth.
When we began, the company’s existing tiering design was only based on a few factors, including ones that significantly overlapped with the rating plan. When combined with the underwriting rules, the design was punitive and limited writable business. Through predictive modeling, we helped design a new tiering structure and applied an underwriting scoring approach to eliminate rating plan overlap and remove the overly punitive parts of the plan.
At Pinnacle, we partner with you to explore whatever path it takes to find the answers you need.
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