400 Main Street, Philadelphia, PA 78507 | (787) 667-1022 | christopher.tapp@yahoo.

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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)

• Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU)
• Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC)
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) – Level III candidate