Skip to Content

Assuri­ty names Tara Ben­son Senior Direc­tor, Actuary. 

Assurity promotes leadership in actuary department.

LINCOLN, NEB. (March 4, 2020) – Assurity Life Insurance Company has promoted Tara Benson, FSA, MAAA to Senior Director and Actuary, Product Management. Benson will continue to lead Assurity’s Product Management department, where she has been director since 2017.

Benson has held several actuarial positions at Assurity and its predecessor companies over the past 22 years. She currently provides leadership in designing, implementing and managing performance of a range of life, supplemental health and annuity products, and serves as the illustration actuary for Assurity.

“I’ve been able to take a lead role in guiding Assurity’s products over the last few years, and I’m excited to continue the incredible progress we’ve made,” says Benson. “I’m looking forward to the innovative products and solutions we’ll be able to deliver in the future.”

Benson graduated from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science in actuarial science. She is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and served on the Board of Directors for the Nebraska Actuaries Club from 2015-2018. She currently serves on the University of Nebraska – Lincoln’s Actuarial Science Advisory Board.