Actuarial executive brings deep reserving, pricing, and data science expertise to EMPLOYERS leadership team
EMPLOYERS (NYSE: EIG), a leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance solutions for America’s small and mid-sized businesses, today announced the appointment of Kirt Dooley as Senior Vice President, Chief Actuary.
Dooley joins EMPLOYERS from Clear Spring Property & Casualty Company, where he has served since 2020 as Chief Actuary and Chief Risk Officer, leading the company’s actuarial, analytics, and enterprise risk management functions. During his tenure, he built the company’s actuarial and data analytics department from the ground up and led a reinsurance business development strategy that grew assumed reinsurance premiums by more than 200 percent over a two-year period.
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Earlier in his career, Dooley spent 16 years at the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), most recently as Practice Leader and Senior Actuary, where he led analytical initiatives for regulators and industry stakeholders and represented the organization in regulatory hearings through expert testimony.
“Kirt is an accomplished actuary and proven leader whose experience building analytics capabilities will help us continue to manage risk with the consistency and precision that define our company,” said Katherine Antonello, president and chief executive officer of EMPLOYERS. “His background across reserving, pricing, and data science makes him well positioned to lead the next stage of that work.”
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Dooley is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS) and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA). He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, both from the University of Florida.
“EMPLOYERS has built a reputation for financial strength and disciplined underwriting in workers’ compensation,” said Dooley. “That combination of specialty focus and stability gives the actuarial function meaningful influence over how the business performs. That is the foundation I plan to build on, and I am looking forward to the opportunity to help shape what comes next.”
