Kaiser Permanente was founded in 1945 with the mission to provide high-quality and affordable health care to its members and the communities they serve.
As an organization, Kaiser Permanente consists of multiple legal entities operating as one company: Permanente
Medical Group, Kaiser Hospital, and Kaiser Health Plan.
Within Kaiser Health Plan, there are many national, regional and core functional areas to manage the marketing, sales, services, and administration of the integrated medical delivery and insurance health care organization.
The Actuarial …show more content…
The rest of the professionals are non-Actuaries or supporting staff such as an Administrative Assistant and other
Operational Staff. Actuarial Services operates under the functional leadership of their Senior Vice President and
Chief Actuary, Mick Diede. Mick reports up to the Executive Vice President (EVP) and Corporate Finance Officer
(CFO), Kathy Lancaster. Kathy has accountability for all of the finance and enterprise-wide shared services community consisting of approximately 17,000 employees across the organization.
The Actuarial Services Department has a charter which was developed at an annual leadership off-site retreat.
The charter was then socialized with all staff and then integrated into its business operations.
The charter consists of a Mission, Vision Statement, and a prescribed set of cultural beliefs which includes these planks and associated attributes as outlined below:
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Mission
In support of the KP Mission, we apply our analytical skill, intellect, experience, business acumen, and unique understanding of uncertainty and risk management to provide financial performance insights and deliver practical solutions that drive financially sustainable membership