This year during the Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA)’s 2023 Annual Conference, our Managing Partner, Karin Landry shared her insights on top risk financing communication strategies for CFOs and other executives. Check out Business Insurance’s recap here.

Captive Review has reported that Spring has acquired TJ Scherer from NFP. TJ will be taking on the role of Vice President and working with clients on the P&C and captive consulting. You can access the full article here.

Captives Insurance Times has reported that TJ Scherer has joined Spring Consulting Group and will be taking on the role of vice president. You can check out the full piece here.

Captive International published an article on Spring’s latest addition, TJ Scherer. TJ will be joining Spring as Vice President and will be working in business development surrounding P&C and captive insurance. You can find the full article here.

Spring is excited to welcome T.J. Scherer to our team as of July 31st as Vice President. His focus is on supporting our existing clients and growing the business on the P&C and captive insurance space. He will work closely with our captive consultants and actuaries to bring additional insight and financial mindset to our client conversations around strategic risk management.

T.J. brings over 10 years of experience managing complex client relationships and engagement for risk management programs. T.J. has extensive experience in financial reporting including financial proformas and long-term planning strategy, audit coordination and preparedness, and compliance and regulatory matters.

T.J. is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in California, holds an Associate in Captive Insurance (ACI), and is a RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional. He received a master’s degree in accounting and financial management from the Keller School of Management and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Iowa.

We are delighted to have TJ join the ever-growing network of bright minds within Spring and Alera Group

Title:

Chief Property & Casualty Actuary

Joined Spring:

I joined Spring in 2017.

Hometown:

I’m from rural Wisconsin, about 30 miles south of Green Bay.

At-Work Responsibilities:

As Chief P&C Actuary, I lead our property & casualty team at Spring. This consists of performing actuarial feasibility studies, captive consulting for new and existing captive insurance companies and risk retention groups, reviewing captive applications and actuarial reserving studies for regulators, working with Alera brokers on collateral analysis and reserve studies and other actuarial analyses, developing new business and maintaining existing client relationships.

Outside of Work Hobbies/Interests:

I enjoy being outdoors, outside of the office I like fishing, boating and traveling.

Fun Fact:

In my early 20s, I took 2 years of a method acting class.

Describe Spring in 3 Words:

Collaborative intelligent team.

Favorite Movie:

Avatar

Do You Have Any Children?:

Yes, I have 3 kids ages 24, 20, and 16.

If You Were a Superhero, Who Would You Be?

Thor

Captive Review has released a shortlist for their 2023 US Awards. Spring has been nominated and listed under the Top Actuarial Firm and Captive Consultant categories. You can access the full list here.

A Q&A from our Managing Partner, Karin Landry, our SVP, Prabal Lakhanpal, and Chief P&C Actuary, Peter Johnson was featured in Financier Worldwide Magazine’s August 2023 edition. It reviews current trends in captive insurance across benefits and Property and Casualty (P&C), and what we can expect in the industry moving forward. You can access the full Q&A here.

Business Insurance has released finalists for their 2023 U.S. Insurance Awards. Spring’s team has been shortlisted for the Insurance Consulting Team of the Year category. You can find the full article here.