Kenneth S. Avner

The American Academy of Actuaries provides leadership, objective expertise, and actuarial advice on risk and financial security issues to assist public policymakers on all levels. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The academy also sets qualification, practice, and professionalism standards for actuaries credentialed by one or more of the five U.S.-based actuarial organizations.

Health Care Service Corp. (Investment Portfolio) (HCSC-IP) is the investment portfolio division of Health Care Service Corp., headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm offers a wide variety of health, life insurance products and related services to members and insurance company portfolios.

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois operates as a insurance company. It protects individuals and families from financial ruin related to health care costs. The firm includes small, medium and large group plans, dental, Life, Disability and Critical Illness products. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Health Care Service Corp. provides health and life insurance services. It operates through its divisions: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. The company was founded by Justin Ford Kimball in 1929 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.