Ben Brandon FSA, MAAA - Consulting Actuary

Ben is a Consulting Actuary with United Health Actuarial Services. He is responsible for managing the Retiree Health & Welfare practice as well as other employee benefits issues.

Ben has over 17 years experience in the health insurance and employee benefits industry, having held positions in both the consulting and insurance realms. Immediately prior to joining the firm, Ben was a Principal at Mercer, where he worked on numerous FAS 106 valuations and retiree health plan redesigns. He also acted as an advisor on employer stop-loss issues.

In addition to his employee benefits background, Ben has worked in a variety of health-related actuarial positions including Assistant Vice-President at a global reinsurer and as the Director of Actuarial Services for a large Managed Medicaid entity, where he became a member of the American Academy of Actuaries’ Medicaid Rate-Setting workgroup.

Ben is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. He received a B.S. in Materials Engineering from Rutgers University in New Jersey.