Joel Chansky, most recently a consulting actuary at actuarial and consulting firm Milliman, has retired. Chansky served a 36-year tenure at the Seattle-headquartered business and has property and casualty insurance experience that includes loss reserving, valuation studies, funding studies for captives and self-insureds, rate filing reviews for regulatory authorities, and expert testimony. Prior to joining Milliman, Chansky worked as an actuarial analyst at the American Agricultural Insurance Company. Throughout his career, he has assisted with the formation and the ongoing actuarial needs of many captive insurers. He also reviewed captive and risk retention group applications for several state insurance departments. Chansky is a member of the American Academy of Actuaries and a former board member and president of Arizona Captive Insurance Association and Captive Insurance Council of the District of Columbia. He was also a long-standing board member of the Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA), serving as treasurer, vice-chair, chair and immediate past chair. Commenting on Chansky’s achievements, Amy Angell, a principal and consulting actuary at Milliman, says: “Joel started the Boston office of Milliman in 1987 and was instrumental in the development of the captive insurance industry. He had an incredible acumen for business and mentored generations of actuaries and associates in captive insurance. “[Chansky] leaves behind a legacy of a strong work ethic, standards for high quality and exceptional client service, as well as a commitment to furthering the actuarial profession and the industry.”
