Richard Manship, ACAS, MAAA, Chief Actuary
ICW Group Insurance Companies
With more than 20 years of experience, Richard Manship is respected among industry thought leaders for his professional dedication and contributions to the actuarial profession. He has served as ICW Group’s chief actuary since 2006, and is responsible for ratemaking/pricing, estimating liabilities (reserving), forecasting as part of the budgeting process, corporate reporting, data governance and business intelligence sponsorship, as well as analytic activities across workers’ compensation and private passenger auto.
Prior to joining ICW Group, Richard held several senior leadership positions, including assistant vice president at a national workers’ compensation company. His expert commentary on data and analytics has been featured in Information Technology magazine and several industry white papers, and he has spoken at the Insurance Accounting and System Association (IASA) annual conference on legacy system transformation.
Deeply committed to his profession and the future of the industry, Richard is a founding member of the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Actuarial Advisory Board, where he provides counsel on curriculum, mentorship and advice on emerging practice areas. He is an associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries (AAA), having attained membership in 2002. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in physics and a Bachelor of Science in statistics from UCSB.
