Cowden Associates, Inc. Hires Senior Consultant and Actuary

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Pittsburgh-based Cowden Associates, Inc., the leading independent actuarial, compensation and employee benefits consulting firm in the tri-state region, has hired Bradford L. Rigby as Senior Consultant and Actuary.  His primary focus involves multiemployer plans and government entities, providing valuation, consulting and administrative services.

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Brad joined Cowden in 2010 after previously working for a regional benefits consulting firm in Cleveland, Ohio for nearly 10 years.  He has extensive experience working with both corporate and not-for-profit organizations on qualified single employer plans, nonqualified executive plans, retiree medical plans, and multiemployer and multiple-employer arrangements.

Brad has spoken at American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA) and Worldwide Employee Benefits Network (WEB) conferences.  He has also led Continuing Education sessions on pension plans for several accounting firms and investment advisory groups.

Brad is an Enrolled Actuary (EA), an Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA), and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA).  He is currently in the process of completing his fellowship with the Society of Actuaries.  Brad is a graduate of Grove City College.

About Cowden Associates, Inc.

Cowden Associates is a Pittsburgh-based consulting and actuarial firm with a dedicated and experienced team of professionals with extensive experience in health and benefits, retirement, plan design, compensation, employee communications, benefits enrollment, actuarial and technology services. The firm is committed to providing the highest level of service through industry-leading professionals with experience and expertise equal to or greater than typically expected at the largest national firms. Cowden Associates is a charter member of United Benefit Advisors (UBA), an alliance of the premier independent benefit advisory firms in the nation. For more information, visit www.cowdenassociates.com.

SOURCE Cowden Associates, Inc.