Merlinos & Associates is proud to announce the latest addition to our staff, Andrew Seeley. Andrew joins us straight from the University of Georgia where he earned a B.B.A. in Risk Management/Insurance with an Actuarial Science certificate. Learn more about Andrew here.
Merlinos & Associates is proud to announce the latest addition to our staff, Jordan McCray. Jordan joins us straight from Georgia State University where he earned a B.B.A. degree, Business Administration, Actuarial Science, and Finance. Learn more about Jordan here.
Merlinos & Associates is proud to announce the latest addition to our staff, Amy McDaniel. Amy has been in the human resources field since 2000 with a career that his involved talent acquisition/recruiting, learning and development, compensation, employee engagement and retention. Welcome, Amy!
Our own Kristen Taylor was the guest speaker on April 5 at the Georgia State University Risk Management Foundation’s luncheon recognizing scholarship recipients and scholarship donors. Kristen, a former Georgia State scholarship student, spoke about her time at GSU and her current role at Merlinos & Associates.
Merlinos & Associates is proud to announce our newest consultants, Brian Simon and Shawn Martin. Shawn Martin started in the insurance field in 2003 and has extensive experience in the area of insurance product development and product compliance. LEARN MORE Brian Simon has been in the health insurance field since 2008, providing a … Continue reading Merlinos Welcomes Shawn Martin and Brian Simon
by Frank Huang | February 18, 2019 Because people have more interesting ways to spend their time than to pour over financial statements, I have taken it upon myself to do just that. Below are some interesting observations after looking at annual reports from the largest publicly-traded PEOs. Risk Factors Though rarely brimming with quantitative … Continue reading Intriguing Details of PEO Industry’s Largest Public Firms
by Frank Huang | February 15, 2019 One of the most common things a new client asks us to help with is to revamp their underwriting and pricing models. Obviously, the two go hand-in-hand, as underwriting and pricing decisions both utilize overlapping data sets like claims experience, experience mods, underlying exposures, etc. I originally wanted … Continue reading PEO Pricing: Strategic Pricing for Long-Term Profitability
by Frank Huang | February 15, 2019 Every time I attend a professional sporting event, I am always in awe of how pristine the playing surface is. The professional athletes who play on these surfaces are probably used to these conditions which allow them to compete at the highest level. But what if you told … Continue reading A PEO’s Field of Dreams – Insurance Program Structure
Merlinos & Associates is proud to announce the latest addition to our staff, Cindy Jones. Cindy is currently an actuarial science student at Georgia State University, scheduled to graduate with a B.S. in Actuarial Science in May of 2019. Welcome, Cindy!
by Frank Huang | January 21, 2019 As touched upon in our claims article, the actuarial function is one of the least visible or straightforward to understand. And yet within this space are some of the most impactful connections to a PEO’s direct costs and thus sales competitiveness. This article will attempt to explain the … Continue reading How PEOs Should Use Actuaries