David South
Actuarial Analyst
Seattle, WA, US
David South joined Milliman in January 2019. Since then he has worked on the following:
- Indexed universal life pricing and required capital valuation for Bermuda life insurers
- VM-21 implementation for variable annuities including building a Python-based scenario generator
- Long-duration targeted improvement implementation for indexed-universal life and term life products
- Industry-wide research, sponsored by the Society of Actuaries, of cloud computing usage and applications within the insurance industry
Experience
Prior to joining Milliman, David worked for Pacific Life in Aliso Viejo, California, where he helped lead an Alteryx pilot with a focus on process automation. He also worked at Transamerica in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he performed quarterly statutory, GAAP, and risk-based capital valuation for variable annuities.
Relevant skills
- Alteryx (Designer Core Certified)
- Python
- SQL
- VBA
Education
- BS, Financial Actuarial Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles
Publications
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Article
Cloud computing and machine learning uses in the actuarial profession
05 April 2021 - by Van Beach, Jonathan B. Glowacki, Makho Mashoba, Benjamin Buttin, Alexandre Boumezoued, Joe Long, Zohair Motiwalla, Josh Dobiac, Antoine Ly, David South
A comprehensive look at uses of cloud computing and machine learning in the actuarial profession.
Article
VM-21 – 2020 Survey of Industry Practices: October
07 October 2020 - by Zohair Motiwalla, Zi Xiang Low, Aatman Dattani, David South
In the third quarter of 2020, Milliman refreshed a survey that establishes currently held market practice in the application of “VM-21: Requirements for Principles-Based Reserves for Variable Annuities.”