Laura Whitaker

Laura Whitaker is Head of Insurance Risk at Resolution Life, based in West Chester, Pennsylvania. She leads model risk management and collaborates closely with the first line of defense to evaluate actuarial assumptions, monitor emerging experience, and support regulatory and risk reporting. Laura played a key role in Resolution Life’s recent U.S. strategic transaction with Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. Her prior experience spans annuity and life product development, model production, and corporate risk roles at Voya Financial and ING. She is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and a Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst. Laura earned her B.S. in Applied Mathematics with an Actuarial Science Concentration from West Chester University. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, hosting themed parties, crafting, and volunteering at her children’s school.