ACOPA Webcast: The Actuary as an Expert Witness

Available Until May 24, 2018

Speaker: Ethan E. Kra, FSPA, Principal, Ethan E. Kra Actuarial Services, LLC

Expert witness assignments are exciting and profitable. However, they can also be difficult, controversial, and time-consuming. In this webcast you will learn the keys to success in this area based on the speaker’s experience in expert witness assignments. The most important aspects of being an expert witness will be covered, including preparation, depositions, and testimony. Some interesting and challenging cases will be discussed, such as the role and qualifications of the expert along with the latest revisions to Actuarial Standard of Practice 17. Dr. Kra will illustrate the perils and traps that even the most experienced actuarial practitioner may run into when being deposed or cross-examined in a legal proceeding. If you would like to know what you might expect from testifying on actuarial issues in a legal proceeding, this thought-provoking webcast is not to be missed!

Ethan Kra is an independent consulting actuary, specializing in litigation support/expert witness, advice on multiemployer plan exposures and strategies, and the financial aspects of executive benefits. Previously, he was a Senior Partner and Chief Actuary-Retirement of Mercer, where he consulted in the areas of the design and funding of pension and group insurance benefits, structuring and funding of non-qualified pension benefits, and the proper accounting for expense of employee benefits. Ethan specializes in analyzing the economic and accounting implications of financing strategies and vehicles for employee and executive benefits. He was instrumental in helping defense counsel craft mitigation strategies that resulted in a reduction of hundreds of millions of dollars in the cost of settling a major litigation. In another case, Ethan served as an expert witness in tax arbitration, justifying the selection of a discount rate, resulting in the preservation of a $1.5B tax deduction. In addition, Chief Justice Roberts, in a 5-3 majority opinion, twice cited an amicus brief structured by him.

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