Michael Niemerg
FSA, MAAA
Principal and Director, Data Science and Analytics
Brookfield, WI, US
Michael Niemerg is a principal and director for data science and analytics with Milliman. He joined the firm in 2017.
Experience
Michael has seven years of experience working in group life, disability, and dental insurance. He has expertise in data science and analytics for both life insurance and group health insurance.
Professional Designations
- FSA, MAAA
Education
- BA, Actuarial Science - University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana
- MS, Data Science - Depaul University
- MS, Statistics - Texas A&M University
Publications
Read their latest work
Article
The impact of AI to life insurer value
10 December 2024 - by Robert Eaton, Michael Niemerg, Michael Regan, Corey Grigg
In the first in a series of articles on artificial intelligence, we focus on how insurers can create value using generative AI tools such as large language models.
Article
On the use of consumer data in predicting mortality risk
21 December 2023 - by Michael Niemerg, Daniel Glab
While consumer data is strongly predictive of mortality when used in isolation, it yields incremental predictive value when combined with other data types.
Article
Everyone into the (data) pool
06 December 2023 - by Michael Niemerg
With predictive models, more data is not always better; it comes down to whether the data provides truly new information and if it’s worth the cost.
Article
Artificial intelligence and insurance, part 2: Rise of the machine-learning models
16 October 2023 - by Robert Eaton, Michael Niemerg, Joe Long, Anne Lin
Milliman data science leaders discuss the opportunities and challenges of using machine learning in insurance, particularly within healthcare.