Fortegra Appoints Anthony Katz As SVP, Reserving To Lead Actuarial Team

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Bernama) -- The Fortegra Group Inc, a global speciality insurer, has appointed Anthony Katz as senior vice president (SVP), reserving, strengthening the speciality insurer’s actuarial leadership as it expands its reserving and reporting capabilities.

In his new role, Katz will lead Fortegra’s actuarial team and oversee reserving, credit insurance, statistical reporting and key initiatives, including IFRS 17 implementation.

“Anthony brings more than 30 years of actuarial expertise and a genuine commitment to building the capabilities our distribution partners depend on.

“His background across reserving, actuarial transformation, and international markets will be instrumental as we continue to support our distribution partners,” said Fortegra chief executive officer, Rick Kahlbaugh.

Fortegra in a statement said Katz brings more than three decades of actuarial experience across reserving, pricing and actuarial transformation, along with senior leadership roles at Toa Re, Everest Re, Arch Insurance, Ernst & Young and ACE, most recently working as an independent consulting actuary.

A credentialed actuary holding FCAS, FSA and MAAA designations, Katz has been recognised for modernising actuarial operations through automation of reserving processes, deployment of business intelligence tools and large-scale transformation initiatives across insurance and reinsurance platforms. He holds a degree in mathematics from New York University.

-- BERNAMA