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Christopher M. Ruff
FSA, MAAA
Principal and Consulting Actuary
Berwyn, PA, US
Chris Ruff is a principal and consulting actuary with the Philadelphia office of Milliman. He joined the firm in 2013.
Experience
Chris’s area of experience is healthcare, with a current focus on commercial ACA individual and small group products. His experience includes:
- Pricing and rate filing preparation for ACA business
- Supporting financial feasibility analyses in the individual and small group markets
- Working with insurers and provider groups to evaluate risk-sharing arrangements
- Analyzing impacts of CCIIO’s implementations of regulations, including evaluations of tools developed for ACA regulatory compliance
- Estimating accruals and liabilities for ACA risk mitigation programs and MLR rebates
- Evaluating impacts of federal and state legislative and regulatory changes
- Evaluating Medicaid MCO rates
- Performing IBNR reserving
- Performing cost benchmarking
- Developing a large group rating formulae
Prior to joining Milliman, Chris worked in valuation and financial reporting where he developed expertise in preparing statutory financial statements annual reserve opinions.
Professional Designations
- Fellow, Society of Actuaries
- Member, American Academy of Actuaries
Education
- BS, Mathematics and computer Science, University of Richmond
Publications
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Article
Benefits Perspectives: The ACA Cadillac tax: A primer for employers
06 May 2015 - by Rob Pipich, Christopher M. Ruff
The first year of the Cadillac tax is approaching, and there will be increased attention focused on it and its implications.