Contingencies Online - November/December 2009

To be the premier executive search firm specializing in the placement of Actuaries and related quantitative professionals; to be recognized for the best service, integrity and forthrightness that the firm brings to each and every business relationship; and to be willing at all times to sacrifice short-term gain for the long-term good of our clients, our candidates and, as a result, our organization.

In turn, DW Simpson provides qualified candidates to our client companies. We keep in daily contact with the Actuarial community so that our clients have access to the full spectrum of candidates available for their positions, rather than having to rely solely on individuals generated through advertising responses, unsolicited resumes or networking.

Company Overview

DW Simpson serves the Actuarial
profession Worldwide in all disciplines - Life,
Health, Pension and Property & Casualty
- and at all levels, from Entry-level through
Fellowship. We work with clients on both
retained and contingent searches.

DW Simpson has been specializing solely in the recruitment of Actuaries since 1989. We are the largest firm dedicated to Actuarial Recruitment and we have a working relationship with most firms that employ Actuaries. In addition, DW Simpson works with Actuaries and other Quantitative professionals in non-traditional areas such as Risk Management, Data Mining, Derivatives, Financial Engineering, Predictive Modeling, Investments and Systems.

We have a staff of 50, which is comprised of 38 recruiters. In addition to our home office in Chicago, we have U.S. locations in Milwaukee, Atlanta and Los Angeles. Internationally, we have offices in Hong Kong, London, Frankfurt, Sydney and Dubai.

We provide candidates with information on career opportunities as well as general employment and compensation trends so that they can maintain up-to-date industry knowledge and weigh specific career options.

Salary Survey

Recruiting Teams

Listed to the right are the DW Simpson recruiting teams. All of our recruiters have substantial knowledge and experience in

Actuarial recruiting and are positioned to facilitate the recruiting process with utmost efficiency. All recruiters, from senior- to junior-level, work diligently to further both candidates' and clients' goals and do so in a friendly, forthright and professional manner.

DW Simpson - U.S.

• Dave Simpson/Valorie Etheridge

• Patty Jacobsen

• Bob Morand/Ellen Hoppenjan/ Kristyn Sakelaris

• Sally Ezra/Julie Garwood

• KC Cho/Maureen Matous

• Aaron Benton/Becki Tobia

• Barclay Burns/Jason Blundy

• Dan Karrow/Valorie Etheridge

• Kimberly Skora/Sean Loboda

• Marianne Westphal/Chris Hicks

• Derek Mulder/Robert Hicks

• Tom Munar

• Jennifer Retford

• Bryan Duffy

• Lindsey Nelson

• Angie Wachholz

• Margit Vogele/Steve Davis

• David Benton/Sarah Cleveland

• Claude Penland/Tom Troceen

• Rhonda Glick

DW Simpson - Asia Pacific

• Lesley Traverso/James Lecoutre/

Claire Street

DW Simpson - UK/Europe/India

& Middle East

• Alex Babic/James Harrison/ Rachel Scharbach

DW Simpson believes that by being highly specialized we are able to maintain thorough and current knowledge of the Actuarial field and other quantitative professions and thereby provide the best service to candidates and client companies alike. Our objective is to be the foremost resource for Actuarial talent globally.

Visit the DW Simpson Salary Survey on our website at www.dwsimpson.com. The survey provides comprehensive salary ranges for Actuaries at all levels of their careers, i.e., by years of experience and exam achievement. These salary ranges are derived from updated conversations with candidates and the most current offers (accepted and declined) for the various levels of Actuaries.