Jakob Finney

ASA

Associate Actuary

Seattle, WA, US

Jakob Finney is one of Milliman’s core staff in the areas of employer stop-loss and excess reinsurance. He joined Milliman in 2020.

Experience

Managing Milliman’s Stop-loss Quote Wizard (QWiz) model, a commercially available rating model based on Milliman’s Stop Loss Manual
Conducting stop-loss consulting, including portfolio reviews, underwriting guideline reviews, and level-funded product support
Conducting pricing and reserving for employer stop loss captives
Providing actuarial support for mergers & acquisitions relating to employer stop-loss
Projecting COVID-19 hospitalizations throughout the pandemic for both client and internal Milliman use, in collaboration with epidemiologists

Professional Designations

Education

Publications

Article

10 July 2025 - by Erin Birkeland, Jakob Finney, Austin Barrington

We reviewed ParetoHealth’s method for estimating cost savings for its captive programs, which offer medical stop-loss coverage and other advantages.

Article

22 October 2024 - by Robert Bachler, Jakob Finney

High-cost pharmacy and gene therapies remain a top concern among stop-loss insurers, according to our 2024 survey of market participants.

Article

02 November 2023 - by Robert Bachler, Hayley M. Rogers, Jakob Finney

We detail our survey of 31 employer stop-loss carriers, including their portfolio characteristics and underwriting results.