Responsibilities
Derek Jaffe serves as a key member of the service team, focusing on plan analysis, product line financial evaluations, and trend and cost analysis of claim history. He is responsible for analyzing and negotiating fully insured renewals, developing self-funded medical, Rx, and dental projections. In addition, Derek tracks financial performance of the client health plans, analyzes different plan cost drivers on behalf of the client and assists with union negotiation requests.
Background
Prior to joining Conner Strong & Buckelew, Derek worked in the actuarial department for AON from 2017 until 2021. His responsibilities included leading health and benefits financial teams for middle market clients and assisting in financial support for large market clients. His main areas of focus included healthcare self-funded pricing, reserving, plan design modeling, benefits harmonization, union negotiations, and contribution modeling for Health Systems, Manufacturing, and Professional Service firms. He also developed and presented materials for the client’s healthcare strategy, benchmarking, and budgeting.
Education
Temple University, Fox School of Business – Bachelor of Business Administration in Actuarial Science
Professional Designations
Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA)
