Taylor Munch

ACAS

Associate Actuary

San Francisco, CA, US

Taylor Munch's areas of expertise include the following:

Ratemaking for homeowners' personal lines that utilizes generalized linear modeling, catastrophe models, and competitor analysis
Preparation of regulatory filings for submission to departments of insurance in multiple states, primarily Florida
Implementation of by-peril homeowners rating plans, including data collection, class factor analysis, and rate level analysis
Research regarding the impact of wildfires in the Western U.S. with a focus on the insurance industry.

Taylor contributes to innovating unique solutions for clients recovering from and preparing for future effects of catastrophic events, particularly wildfire. She actively participates in efforts to create alignment between fire services, communities, and the insurance industry on mitigations that matter and the use of wildfire mitigation data in ratemaking. Taylor is the project manager on the industry-wide effort to build a Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Data Commons for improved access to wildfire mitigation data.

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Experience

Prior to joining Milliman, Taylor was an underwriter with Chubb. At Chubb, she managed a book of business covering worker's compensation, automobile liability, and general liability for national commercial accounts.

Publications and Presentations

Publications:

Presentations:

CAS Webinar 2023: [Webinar] California Wildfire: A Hot Topic | Casualty Actuarial Society (casact.org)
CAS RPM Spring 2023: Wildfire: Still a Hot Topic in the Wild West.
CAS Spring Meeting 2023: Mitigation that Matters, a Wildfire Case Study.
CAS Webinar 2023: 2023 CAS Virtual Wildfire Seminar | Casualty Actuarial Society
WSTC Webinar: WUI Data Commons

Education

BS, Actuarial Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee

Publications

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WUI Data Commons Phase 2: Criteria for success and plan for Phase 3 pilot

18 July 2025 - by Nancy Watkins, Taylor Munch

We present key findings from industry experts, and plan for a Phase 3 pilot.

Article

WSTC Webinar: WUI Data Commons

24 April 2025 - by Nancy Watkins, Taylor Munch

Increasingly, large and destructive wildfires are devastating WUI communities and destabilizing homeowners insurance markets.

Article

Community Mitigation and Modeling commissioned by Rancho Mission Viejo

08 November 2024 - by Nancy Watkins, Garrett Bradford, Taylor Munch, Dave Winnacker, Frank Frievalt, Hussam Mahmoud

Our pilot study with a group of organizations shows a new potential to begin rectifying the insurance industry’s crisis with wildfires.

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WUI Data Commons Phase 2: Criteria for success and plan for Phase 3 pilot

WSTC Webinar: WUI Data Commons

Community Mitigation and Modeling commissioned by Rancho Mission Viejo

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Taylor Munch

Read their latest work

WUI Data Commons Phase 2: Criteria for success and plan for Phase 3 pilot

WSTC Webinar: WUI Data Commons

Community Mitigation and Modeling commissioned by Rancho Mission Viejo

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