400 Main Street, Philadelphia, PA 78507 | (787) 667-1022 | christopher.tapp@yahoo.
com
Christopher Tapp CAREER Experienced Actuary with impeccable educational background and track record of OBJECTIVE professional excellence seeking full time Actuary Position.
AREAS OF • Predictive Modeling • Price Optimization
EXPERTISE • Ratemaking • Data Acquisition • Personal & Commercial Lines • Database Management • Reserving • Strategic Planning
PROFESSIONAL Pennsylvania Insurance Group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
EXPERIENCE Actuary, June 2001 – Present • Led the Pricing Subcommittee in developing upfront credits for small business policies, resulting in faster quoting techniques for commercial business • Utilized advanced statistical techniques, including generalized linear models and clustering techniques to analyze loss experience and retention for personal and commercial policyholders • Developed new rating plans and new rating variables for the State of Ohio, with additional states slated for eventual implementation • Developed, programmed, and maintained an indicator of future loss experience for commercial risks; indicator served as the main pricing design influence by commercial underwriters and was implemented across all commercial lines • Conducted studies on agency profitability, production, and retention – the study results were critical in realigning books of business towards more profitable trends, redirecting underwriter writing practices, and increasing repeat business • Analyzed loss experience and competitive position, developed indications, proposed rate changes, and communicated changes to senior and executive management • Analyzed loss development for liability lines, including Personal Auto Liability, Personal Auto Uninsured/Underinsured Motorists, and Commercial Liability • Performed analyses using loss experience, retention, and conversion rates to determine the impacts of different corporate goals and objectives • Acquired data from internal sources and external vendors for use in loss experience, marketing, and retention studies • Championed for financing to purchase external data utilized to influence the pricing, profitability, penetration, and customer satisfaction • Selected as member of Commercial Market Penetration Strategy Team
EDUCATION University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
M.S. Applied Statistics, 2003 • GPA: 4.0/4.0 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA B.S. Mathematics, 2000 • GPA: 3.46/4.0
CERTIFICATIONS • Fellow, Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS)