Katherine A. Pipkorn
FCAS, MAAA
Consulting Actuary
Brookfield, WI, US
Katie Pipkorn is a consulting actuary with the Milwaukee office of Milliman. She joined the firm in 2013.
Experience
Katie’s area of expertise is property and casualty insurance with expertise in ratemaking, predictive analytics, and loss reserving. She has experience in various property and casualty lines of business, most notably personal lines, professional liability, and credit risk. Katie has provided actuarial assistance to risk-bearing entities in both the private and public sectors. She has assisted clients with assignments, including ratemaking, multi-state regulatory filings, self-insurance funding, disparate impact estimating, estimation of the impact of proposed legislation, preparation of actuarial opinions, and loss reserving.
Publications and Presentations
- “Solutions to the Student Loan Pandemic.” Milliman Insight, September 10, 2020.
- “Nowhere to Drive: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Auto Insurance Industry.” Milliman Insight, March 27, 2020.
- “Student Loans and Regulation: A Bumpy Ride for Borrowers.” Milliman Insight, February 13, 2019.
- “Student Loan Debt Update: A Look at a Possible Future.” Milliman Insight, February 17, 2016.
- “The Price is Right: An Introduction to Pricing Novel Products and Competitive Analysis.” CAS Ratemaking, Product and Modeling Seminar, March 15, 2022.
- “The Problem with Communication is the Illusion that it has Occurred.” Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar, September 14, 2021.
- “Telematics: Driving Change in the Personal Auto Market.” Casualty Consultants Forum, June 23, 2021.
- “Professionalism for all Stages of your Actuarial Career.” Casualty Consultants Forum, June 22, 2021.
- “Professionalism: The New Modeling ASOP and a Kahoot! Review of Existing ASOPs.” Midwestern Actuarial Forum, September 30, 2020.
- “Professionalism: The New Modeling ASOP and Tales of the Non-Reasonable Opinion.” Casualty Consultants Forum, June 25, 2020.
- “Predictive Modeling Loss Assumptions: What’s the Impact?” CAS RPM Seminar, March 20, 2018, The Hartford Internal Education Day, November 28, 2018.
- “IoT(a) a Change that will be Anything but Small.” RIMS Chapter Meeting, November 9, 2016, PRIMA Chapter Meeting, March 7, 2017.
Professional Designations
- Fellow, Casualty Actuarial Society
- Member, American Academy of Actuaries
Education
- BA (with honors), Washington University in St. Louis
Publications
Read their latest work
Article
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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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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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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Solutions to the student loan pandemic
10 September 2020 - by Drew B. Groth, Katherine A. Pipkorn
There are companies innovating in the student loan space, but significant opportunity remains for insurtechs and traditional insurance carriers to create a unique “win/win”: sustainable solutions that capture a portion of the $1.54 trillion student loan market, while also providing students with postgraduation financial stability—helping graduates achieve their future dreams.
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Nowhere to drive: The impact of COVID-19 on the auto insurance industry
27 March 2020 - by Paul Anderson, Eric P. Krafcheck, Katherine A. Pipkorn
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, auto insurers may likely see short- and possibly long-term effects in their claims experience.
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Student loans and regulation: A bumpy ride for borrowers
13 February 2019 - by Leighton A. Hunley, Katherine A. Pipkorn
Student loans now account for 10.7% of overall household debt, though a decade ago they accounted for less than 5%.
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Student loan debt update: A look at a possible future
17 February 2016 - by Katherine A. Pipkorn, Michael A. Henk
Student loan debt is a key concern underlying the country’s economic stability.