Meet the Candidates - James Guszcza

Education:

The University of Chicago (PhD – Philosophy)

St John’s College (BA – Liberal Arts)

Current Employment:

Clear Risk Analytics LLC (Principal)

CAS Activities and Publications:

Activities:

• CAS Board of Directors (11/2015-11/2018)
• CAS predictive modeling limited attendance seminar (2006-2016)

Selected Publications:

• Why we Need to Audit Algorithms (coauthored with Iyad Rahwan, Will Bible, Manuel Cebrian, and Vic Katyal), Harvard Business Review, Nov 2018
• Frameworks for General Insurance Ratemaking: Beyond the Generalized Linear Model (coauthored with Peng Shi), in Predictive Modeling Applications in Actuarial Science Vol II, edited by Edward W. Frees, Glenn Meyers, and Richard A. Derrig
• Overview of Linear Models (coauthored with Marjorie Rosenberg), in Predictive Modeling Applications in Actuarial Science Vol I, edited by Edward W. Frees, Richard A. Derrig, and Glenn Meyers
• Clinical versus Actuarial Judgment – Some Out-of-the-Box Thinking, Actuarial Review, May 2014
• A Bayesian Non-Linear Model for Forecasting Insurance Loss Payments (coauthored with Yanwei Zhang and Vanja Dukic), Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics in Society, April 2012
• Hierarchical Growth Curve Models for Loss Reserving, CAS E-Forum, Fall 2008 – winner of 2008 loss reserving prize
• Loss Reserving Using Claim-Level Data (coauthored with Jan Lommele), CAS Forum, Fall 2006

Employment History - Prior Employers:

Clear Risk Analytics, 2024-

Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, 2021-2023

Deloitte Consulting, 2001-2022

The University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2011-12

Allstate Research and Planning Center, 1999-2001

Allstate Insurance Company, 1996-1999

Awards and Recognitions:

2008 Loss Reserving Prize

The answer is simple: The CAS has been good to me personally and is a force for good in our society. Serving on the CAS Board of Directors is the best way I can think of to give back and help position the CAS to thrive and grow in our rapidly changing world.

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