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Brekk Hayward
ASA, MAAA
Actuarial Analyst
Brookfield, WI, US
Brekk Hayward is an actuarial analyst with the Milwaukee office of Milliman. She joined the firm in January 2019.
Experience
Brekk’s area of expertise is property and casualty insurance, particularly pricing, predictive modeling and loss reserving. Within this space, she has experience in multiple lines of business, including personal lines, medical professional liability, workers' compensation, and general liability, among others. She has assisted automobile insurance clients with assignments, including performing predictive modeling, estimating the impact of proposed legislation, ratemaking, and loss reserving. Services provided include:
- Reserving analyses
- Pricing, including ratemaking, development of Class Plans, and competitive analyses
- Predictive Modeling (including evaluation of models)
- Assisting in preparation of Statements of Actuarial Opinion
Publications and Presentations
- “Understanding the federal black lung adjudication process,” Milliman Insight, July 30, 2024.
- “Advanced Ratemaking Workshop,” CAS Ratemaking, Product and Modeling Seminar, March 13, 2023, and March 20, 2024.
- “Milliman estimates $9.3 billion in federal black lung liabilities,” Milliman Insight, May 23, 2022.
- “Options for MPL Companies to Deploy Their ‘Excess’ Capital,” Inside Medical Liability, Fourth Quarter 2019.
Professional Designations
- Associate, Society of Actuaries (General Insurance Track)
- Member, American Academy of Actuaries
Education
- BS, Actuarial Science, High Point University
Publications
Read their latest work
Article
Understanding the federal black lung adjudication process
30 July 2024 - by Alex York, Brekk Hayward
Understanding the complexity and time involved in the federal black lung adjudication process is an imperative for proper claim handling.
Article
Milliman estimates $9.3 billion in federal black lung liabilities
23 May 2022 - by Travis J. Grulkowski, Christine M. Fleming, Alex York, Sam Sager, Brekk Hayward, Joe Michels
Federal black lung claims differ from other workers’ comp due to multiple potential payers, complex adjudication, much longer reporting and payment lags.