
David Blake
FCAS, MAAA
Consulting Actuary
South Burlington, VT, US
Dave Blake is a consulting actuary with the Atlantic Regional Property & Casualty Office of Milliman, based in Vermont. He joined the firm in 2019.
Experience
Dave’s experience in property and casualty actuarial work includes loss reserving, ratemaking, data analysis, model development, captive feasibility studies, and industry research. Dave works with numerous clients, including captives, multiline property and casualty insurers, risk retention groups, and catastrophe risk reinsurers. He has coauthored papers and delivered presentations on topics that include the Florida property market and catastrophe bonds in the developing world.
Publications and Presentations
- The G7 Takes on Climate Change: Are Catastrophe Bonds an Answer? Milliman Insight. August 2022 (with Stephen A. White, Aaron C. Koch, Karl Goring, Karthik Tumuluru, Anastasia Radko, and Rbhya Pal).
- The Florida Property Insurance Market Ran Aground. Can the Ship be Righted? Milliman Insight. July 2023 (with Aaron C. Koch).
- How Recent Hurricanes and Legislation Impacted the Florida Homeowners Market. CAS-RPM presentation, March 2024.
- The Expected Impacts of Hurricane Milton: What's Next for the Florida Insurance Market? Milliman Insight. October 2024 (with Aaron C. Koch).
- The Property and General Liability Florida Claim Environment. CAS-RPM presentation, March 2025.
Professional Designations
- Fellow, Casualty Actuarial Society
- Member, American Academy of Actuaries
Education
- BA, Mathematics, State University of New York at Potsdam
- BA, Music, Syracuse University
- Ph.D, Music History, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Publications
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Article
The expected impacts of Hurricane Milton: What’s next for the Florida insurance market?
14 October 2024 - by Aaron C. Koch, David Blake
In the aftermath of the storm, we look at the expected insurance impacts of Hurricane Milton and the anticipated future responses of the (re)insurance markets in Florida.
Article
The Florida property insurance market ran aground. Can the ship be righted?
19 July 2023 - by Aaron C. Koch, David Blake
After recent hurricanes, reforms in Florida’s homeowners insurance market have laid a path toward sustainability, but the most challenging days may still await.
Article
The G7 takes on climate change: Are catastrophe bonds an answer?
16 August 2022 - by Stephen A. White, David Blake, Aaron C. Koch, Karl Goring, Karthik Tumuluru, Anastasia Radko, Rbhya Pal
The G7 takes on climate change: Are catastrophe bonds an answer?