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Rich Bratten
Partner
rbratten@bfsgroup.com

Richard K. Bratten has worked in the Executive Benefits and Bank Owned Life Insurance markets for over a decade. Since 1999 he has worked as a consulting principal and National Sales Consultant at two large national firms specializing in executive benefits and Bank Owned Life Insurance (BOLI).

Prior to his consulting role, Mr. Bratten worked in the insurance industry for more than a decade as an actuary. He concentrated on developing products for the corporate-owned life insurance (COLI) and bank-owned life insurance (BOLI) markets, including new products for the nonqualified deferred compensation markets.

Mr. Bratten's product development experience includes innovations in both general account and separate account designs in order to meet the unique needs of banks and other financial institutions. Mr. Bratten’s experience in managing the product design and daily operations of a $3 billion portfolio of BOLI & COLI at a major insurance company enables him to bring a unique perspective to his consulting role.

As an actuary, Mr. Bratten has designed, priced, and filed products with state insurance departments that were tailor made for the BOLI market. His background as an actuary also includes extensive experience with valuation, pricing, investment and asset/liability management.

As a CFA Charterholder, his expertise in the investment arena allows him to bring in-depth investment analysis into his consulting role. This is particularly important when evaluating the alternative investment approaches that are available within separate account products. Between his experience as an actuary and an investment professional, Mr. Bratten is uniquely positioned to educate institutions on the many decisions inherent in the Corporate Owned Life Insurance market.

Mr. Bratten has spoken to many industry groups on topics relating to nonqualified benefits and BOLI. He has also authored papers for various banking publications and associations. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Cincinnati. He also attained his MAAA (Member, American Academy of Actuaries) in 1996, his FSA (Fellow, Society of Actuaries) designation in 1997 and his CFA Charter (Chartered Financial Analyst) designation in 2001. He has passed his Series 6 and 63 qualifying exams with the NASD and is an insurance licensed representative.