Pinnacle Actuarial Resources has named Aaron Hillebrandt a principal and consulting actuary. Hillebrandt, one of the firm’s leaders in the captive industry and alternative markets, serves as an appointed actuary for several insurance companies, captive insurance companies and self-insured entities. His experience includes loss reserving and statements of actuarial opinion, funding studies, loss cost projections, captive feasibility studies and personal and commercial lines ratemaking. Hillebrandt, who currently serves as director and consulting actuary and as a member of Pinnacle’s executive team, leading the firm’s marketing function, joined Pinnacle in 2013 and has been in the property/casualty insurance industry since 2007. Managing principal Joe Herbers says that since joining Pinnacle, Hillebrandt has continually provided outstanding customer service, delivered exceptional work product and demonstrated the highest level of professionalism. “Pinnacle’s goal of Commitment Beyond Numbers requires teamwork, professionalism and superior communication, among other skills. Hillebrandt brings all of these important traits to his work at Pinnacle and the work he does on behalf of his clients. He will be a great addition to our leadership team,” Herbers adds. Commenting on his appointment, Hillebrandt notes: “The firm’s continued growth and influence in the industry is commendable and I am proud to join the leadership team. I’m looking forward to contributing to that growth and influence, and doing my best for Pinnacle’s employees and clients.” In addition to his role at Pinnacle, Hillebrandt is a chair on the Casualty Actuarial Society’s (CAS’s) syllabus and examination committee, a vice chair on the CAS annual and spring meeting planning committee and a faculty member on the American Academy of Actuaries (AAA) seminar on effective property and casualty loss reserve opinions. He also serves on Illinois State University’s Katie School of Insurance advisory board and other CAS and captive insurance association committees.
