Gregory W. Fears, Jr.

Mr. Fears has considerable experience in assignments involving loss reserving,funding studies, loss cost projections, captive feasibility studies, risk margin calculations, simulation methods, deductible analysis, cost allocation mechanisms,financial analysis of insurance companies, commercial lines ratemaking and competitive analysis.

Mr. Fears has made numerous presentations to industry professionals regarding loss reserving, future loss projections and how their company’s characteristics impact their actuarial calculations. He also works with the students and faculty at Illinois State University by assisting with the compilation of data for academic research, and discussing the actuarial profession with current and prospective actuarial science majors. 

Mr. Fears’ research interests lie heavily in the analysis of industry annual statement information to identify prevailing reserving trends among industry sectors.