Jeff Hocking

Jeff serves as senior vice president of the actuarial division and chief actuary for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee.

In this role, he is responsible for oversight, strategic leadership and analytical best practices for all actuarial functions supporting all lines of business at BlueCross. He provides strategic counsel and analysis for decision support related to pricing and rate negotiations, claims reserves, forecasting, and other budgeting and reporting needs.

Previously, Jeff was vice president of commercial pricing and network analytics for BlueCross. He was responsible for all aspects of group and individual pricing, including premium rate development, medical trends, and preparation of rate filings for the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance.

Prior to this position, he served as director of group medical and commercial network pricing. Before that, he served as manager for the individual and pharmacy pricing group for BlueCross.

Jeff earned a Bachelor of Science in actuarial studies from Southern Adventist University. He has been a member of the American Academy of Actuaries and an associate in the Society of Actuaries since May 2007.