Kevin Pledge

CEO and Founder

Kevin is CEO and Founder of Acceptiv. Prior to forming Acceptiv, he set up and managed a company, Insight Decision Solutions, that provided data warehousing and analytics to insurance companies for 15 years. It was in this role providing analytics to insurance companies that he saw the need for all insurance companies to accelerate the new business and underwriting processes. Kevin has also held senior positions at insurance companies in the UK and Canada, including CEO of Claim Analytics and Vice President, Actuarial of Foresters. During his career he has been responsible for marketing, compliance, administrative and actuarial functions.

Kevin is a regular speaker at industry meetings and has published several articles. He has served on several SOA section councils and Microsoft’s Partner Advisory Council; he is currently on the SOA's Professional Development Committee, chairs the SOA Annual Meeting and chairs the SOA Actuarial Innovation and Technology Research Committee.

Kevin qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries (UK) in 1992 and a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (US) in 2004.