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
- Associate, Society of Actuaries
- Member, American Academy of Actuaries
Education
- BS, Mathematics, Washington State University
Publications
Read their latest work
Article
Independent review of ParetoHealth’s methodology for quantifying the financial impact of its captive insurance model
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.
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Observations on the employer stop-loss market: 2024 survey
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.
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Observations on the employer stop-loss market: 2023 survey
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.