George Eknaian

George consults with BCG and is the owner of AVM Actuarial and Pension Risk Consulting. At BCG, George is involved in special projects designed to enhance BCG’s client deliverables, and provides his expertise in support of strategic initiatives.

George is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst. George’s strength is in the pricing and asset-liability management of annuities and defined benefit pension risk transfers, due diligence review of insurance companies, the appraisal of potential insurance company acquisitions and party-appointed arbitration requiring actuarial expertise.

George has held a number of positions in the insurance industry, most recently serving as Head of Pricing for Talcott Resolution, responsible for pricing of all business development opportunities. Prior to founding his own business, George served as Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary of The Hartford’s Wealth Management and Global Annuities business. In his tenure, he was responsible for product review, reinsurance placement, oversight of statutory and GAAP valuation, pricing, asset-liability management, and the co-development of investment and hedging strategies relating to the Wealth Management and Global Annuities business.

George also served as Chief Actuary of the Institutional Annuity business and Corporate Actuarial functions for Travelers Life and Annuity prior to his employment at The Hartford. Currently, George is a member of the SOA, the American Academy of Actuaries, and the CFA Institute and is involved in several volunteer roles in non-profit organizations.

In 2019, George was a key member of BCG’s team that advised a PRT insurer in the execution of the first-ever PRT longevity reinsurance transaction in the US.