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Brian Z. Brown

FCAS, MAAA
Principal & Consulting Actuary
Chicago, IL, US

Brian Brown is a principal and consulting actuary with the Chicago office of Milliman. He joined the firm in 1990.

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Experience

Brian’s area of expertise is property and casualty insurance, especially ratemaking, loss reserve analysis, and actuarial appraisals for mergers and acquisitions. Brian has extensive experience in both commercial and personal lines, including professional liability and workers’ compensation. He has also provided legal support services to law firms.

Brian’s clients include many of the largest insurers/reinsurers in the world.

Publications

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Social inflation and reserve development

23 May 2024 - by Brian Z. Brown, Katherine A. Pipkorn, Christopher Fredericks
Rising litigation costs could continue to erode reserves for property and casualty insurers, as pricing estimates in recent years might come up short.
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2023 commercial auto liability statutory financial results

30 April 2024 - by Paul Anderson, Carl X. Ashenbrenner, Brian Z. Brown, Zachary A. Fischer, Drew B. Groth, Lori E. Julga, Kyle Stowe
We summarize key 2023 financial results for U.S. commercial auto liability writers, including gross written premiums, loss ratios, and reserve development.
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Workers' compensation: Summary of 2022 statutory financial results

06 June 2023 - by Carl X. Ashenbrenner, Brian Z. Brown, Zachary A. Fischer, Drew B. Groth, Travis J. Grulkowski, Lori E. Julga
We review the key financial results for U.S. workers’ compensation writers in 2022, a year in which direct written premiums increased 10.3%.
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Commercial auto liability: Summary of 2022 statutory financial results

06 June 2023 - by Paul Anderson, Carl X. Ashenbrenner, Brian Z. Brown, Zachary A. Fischer, Drew B. Groth, Travis J. Grulkowski, Lori E. Julga
We summarize key 2022 financial results for U.S. commercial auto liability writers, including gross written premiums, loss ratios, and reserve development.
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Third-party litigation funding and its impact on commercial auto

04 November 2022 - by Brian Z. Brown, Christopher Fredericks, Drew B. Groth, Katherine A. Pipkorn
Commercial auto has had a rough decade, and with the increase in third-party litigation funding, the industry must be advised on how to move forward.
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The D&O market in 2021 and beyond: Milliman actuaries point to rising premiums and improving results

26 August 2022 - by Brian Z. Brown, Alyssa Grove, Rebecca Jonen, Lori E. Julga
Milliman Actuaries point to rising premiums and improving results in the growing D&O market, where loss experience is improving.
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Workers' compensation: Summary of 2021 statutory financial results

15 August 2022 - by Carl X. Ashenbrenner, Brian Z. Brown, Zachary A. Fischer, Drew B. Groth, Travis J. Grulkowski, Lori E. Julga
Workers’ Comp for 2021: Policyholders’ surplus soars, direct written premium slightly rebounds, and ratios for defense-and-cost-containment expenses rise.
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Commercial auto liability: Summary of 2021 statutory financial results

15 August 2022 - by Paul Anderson, Carl X. Ashenbrenner, Brian Z. Brown, Zachary A. Fischer, Drew B. Groth, Travis J. Grulkowski, Lori E. Julga
We summarize year-end 2021 financial results for U.S. auto liability writers, with detailed information on premium (up 21%), loss ratios, reserves, and surplus.
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Auto lines in 2022 and beyond: An actuary’s detailed guide to where things stand today and why

01 August 2022 - by Brian Z. Brown, Katherine A. Pipkorn
Could auto insurers temper soaring costs by segmenting risks?
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Cyber insurance market hardens

20 July 2022 - by Zachary A. Ballweg, Brian Z. Brown, Paul Miskovich
While the cyber market improved significantly in 2021, increases to prior-year reserves may cause a drag on earnings, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine creates uncertainty.