William Hines
William Hines is a principal with the Boston office of Milliman. He joined the firm in 2001.
Experience
William supports clients globally on financial reporting issues involving IFRS, U.S. GAAP, and regulatory accounting. He has served as Appointed/Approved Actuary for more than 20 life insurers in the United States, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands.
His consulting assignments have included audit and litigation support, reserve reviews, pricing analysis, mergers and acquisitions, alternative financing structures, securitizations, captive insurance companies, and reinsurance transactions.
William's expertise is sought after by standard settlers and regulators. He has served on IASB's IFRS 17 Transition Resource Group, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Insurance Policy Advisory Committee, and the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board's Consultative Advisory Committee.
Prior to joining Milliman, William worked at John Hancock in Boston, where he gained experience in GAAP and statutory financial reporting, valuation, dividend scale development, profitability analysis, and projection, and asset liability management.
- Frequent speaker at industry and professional conferences around the world on accounting for insurance and financial reporting topics
- Organized and participated in speaker panels with IASB board members and staff
- Author of numerous Milliman white papers on insurance accounting topics
- Published articles in the North American Actuarial Journal, the Financial Reporter, and International News magazines of the Society of Actuaries, and LOMA’s Resource magazine
- Quoted in Best’s Review and BNA’s publications
Professional Designations
- Fellow, Society of Actuaries
- Member, American Academy of Actuaries
Education
- BBA, Finance, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- William is involved in committee work of the American Academy of Actuaries (AAA) and the International Actuarial Association (IAA). Current and former positions include:
- Vice-Chairperson, Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline
- Vice President, AAA Risk Management & Financial Reporting Council
- Chairperson, AAA Financial Reporting Committee, AAA IFRS Task Force, AAA IFRS Task Force, AAA Financial Regulatory Task Force
- Chairperson, IAA Insurance Accounting Committee
Publications