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Benjamin Haynes

Ben began his actuarial career in 2008 at NCCI where he spent 4 years working on state loss cost and rate filings, legislative analysis, and various research projects for Workers’ Compensation. The next 8 and a half years were spent at XL Group (later XL Catlin and AXA XL), where he managed a small team of analysts supporting pricing model development for various commercial lines of business. His experience has given him knowledge of multiple lines of business, including Workers’ Compensation, Large Commercial Property, Aviation, Accident & Health, Excess Casualty, Marine, Environmental, Auto Liability, and General Liability. Ben is a…
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Katy Blomgren

Katy has over 17 years of experience in the health insurance industry. Katy began her actuarial career at Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield in 2001 where she spent 5 years working on reserves, financial statements, forecasting, and individual and small group rate filings. She then transitioned into Large Group commercial business where she was responsible for managing the day-to-day actuarial accountabilities for the Large Group market including base rates, network and area pricing, stop loss pricing, and ensuring large groups were compliant with state and federal mandates. Katy then moved into the Associate Actuary role where she spent over 10…
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John Butel

John has over 22 years of experience in the Property & Casualty Insurance industry. He is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.  Prior to joining Martin & Company, John was a pricing actuary with Nationwide Insurance.  John has extensive experience in all parts of the rate review process, from rate indications and product design through filing approval and implementation. Lines of business and product experience includes Homeowners, Personal Auto, Telematics, Property and Commercial General Liability, Commercial Auto, General and Professional Liability, Equipment Breakdown, Pet Health and Accident. John has a bachelor’s…
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Brian Elliott

Brian is an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries and has over 30 years of experience in the Property & Casualty Industry. Brian has considerable experience with Workers Compensation, including pricing large deductibles, but his background also includes pricing and reserving for many other lines of business including Commercial Property, General Liability, Businessowners, Commercial Auto, Professional Liability, Homeowners and Personal Auto. Brian has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Iowa State University.  He lives in Waukee, Iowa.
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Thomas Bedford

Tom spent the first five years of his career in the Property and Casualty Insurance Industry in both actuarial and technical analyst roles. During this time, Tom had the opportunity to work across various lines of business including Workers Compensation, Business Owners, and Commercial Auto. Additionally, he had the opportunity to complete actuarial work in both a reserving and pricing role as well as assist senior management as the firm grew through rate filings and training of new actuaries. Since joining Martin & Company, Tom has added Personal Auto, Commercial General Liability, and Commercial Property to his portfolio of work.…
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