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John Stahl

Lead Actuary

How long have you been with WTW? Responsibilities for Alliant Energy
33 years Lead actuary.

Why do you love working here? Experience and Specialization
I enjoy working with the incredible consultants and actuaries. John Stahl is a senior consulting actuary with the Health
I enjoy the variety of client projects, and the depth of and Group Benefits practice in the WTW Chicago office.
resources that we have access to. John works with clients throughout the Midwest in all aspects
of welfare benefits funding and plan design.
What makes you unique?
John’s areas of expertise include:
Although I spend most of my time currently doing active
healthcare related work, I worked in OPEB and disability • Traditional and flexible plan strategy, design, pricing,
valuations for a long time in my earlier career and still enjoy contributions and projections,
working on projects in those areas. I’ve also been around • Insured coverage reserve analysis and rate review,
long enough to see a little of everything. • Long-term disability benefit pricing and liability
development, and
What do you like to do for fun?
• All areas of postretirement benefit plan design –
Spend time with my grandkids, fix things, build things and including the valuation and accounting for postretirement
solve problems around the house, try to learn new skills even benefit costs.
if I never quite master them. I also enjoy reading and
Michigan football. John has considerable experience in the valuation of
postretirement and postemployment welfare benefits and has
Where would you likely be found when you travel? been called upon to provide expert testimony in matters
Hiking – whether in a national park or in an urban setting with related to postretirement coverage.
a few stops a brewpubs along the way. My youngest
daughter moved to Hawaii in 2019 and we’ve also started Education and Credentials
spending a month a year visiting her on a working vacation. John received a B.A. degree in mathematics from the
University of Michigan. He is a Fellow of the Society of
What is something about you that we might Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of
not know? Actuaries. He is a licensed life and accident and health agent.
I can juggle, play guitar and ride a unicycle, though admittedly
not that well. I also have 5 kids and 7 grandkids, soon to be
8!

With grandkids

Joshua Tree Entire family at Kate’s wedding Pipiwai Trail

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