Blufftop LLC Information

The mission of Blufftop LLC is to provide software tools, consulting and research to the actuarial profession, financial institutions and government regulators. Blufftop LLC was originally founded as Blufftop Software Development by Stephen J. Strommen, FSA, MAAA, CERA, as a vehicle for providing software in connection with projects of the Computer Science special interest Section of the Society of Actuaries (now called the Technology Section). The first products were updates to the Table Manager Software first developed in 1995. Later, a project was undertaken to develop a standard file format and software interface for stochastically generated sets of economic scenarios that are often used in actuarial risk analysis and valuation of complex financial guarantees. While the software developed in connection with those projects has been distributed at no cost, Blufftop has expanded beyond volunteer efforts. Mr. Strommen has retired from employment by an insurance company and is devoting his full time to a combination of consulting and development of software for sale. Both consulting engagements and future software products will focus on actuarial techniques applied to risk management and principles-based financial reporting.