Taylor Munch
ACAS
Associate Actuary
San Francisco, CA, US
Taylor Munch's areas of expertise include the following:
- Ratemaking for homeowners' personal lines that utilizes generalized linear modeling, catastrophe models, and competitor analysis
- Preparation of regulatory filings for submission to departments of insurance in multiple states, primarily Florida
- Implementation of by-peril homeowners rating plans, including data collection, class factor analysis, and rate level analysis
Taylor is active in researching the impact of wildfires in California with a focus on the insurance industry. She contributes to innovating unique solutions for clients recovering from and preparing for future effects of this peril.
Experience
Prior to joining Milliman, Taylor was an underwriter with Chubb. At Chubb, she managed a book of business covering worker's compensation, automobile liability, and general liability for national commercial accounts.
Publications and Presentations
Publications:
- Town of Paradise California Resilience Challenge: Task 1 to Task 4
- Community Mitigation and Modeling Commissioned by Rancho Mission Viejo
- RISK MODELING ADVISORY WORKGROUP REPORT
Presentations:
- CAS Webinar 2023: [Webinar] California Wildfire: A Hot Topic | Casualty Actuarial Society (casact.org)
- CAS RPM Spring 2023: Wildfire: Still a Hot Topic in the Wild West.
- CAS Spring Meeting 2023: Mitigation that Matters, a Wildfire Case Study.
- CAS Webinar 2023: 2023 CAS Virtual Wildfire Seminar | Casualty Actuarial Society
Education
- BS, Actuarial Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee
Publications
Read their latest work
Article
Community Mitigation and Modeling commissioned by Rancho Mission Viejo
08 November 2024 - by Nancy Watkins, Garrett Bradford, Taylor Munch, Dave Winnacker, Frank Frievalt, Hussam Mahmoud
Our pilot study with a group of organizations shows a new potential to begin rectifying the insurance industry’s crisis with wildfires.