Member Profile

Mallika Bender, FCAS, MAAA, joined the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) as the organization’s first Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) staff actuary in 2021. In this position, she educates stakeholders on DE&I topics, develops strategies that mobilize volunteers and partners to increase the diversity within leadership pipelines, and maintains and strengthens CAS relationships with key DE&I partners.

Bender has over a decade of experience supporting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, including serving on multiple CAS diversity committees. She served as co-chair of the CAS/SOA Joint Committee for Inclusion, Equity and Diversity, as chair, of the CAS Diversity Committee, and as chair of the CAS Diversity Impact Group. Throughout her career Bender has led numerous diversity initiatives, such as facilitating Diversity Training courses and co-chairing the Willis Towers Watson Philadelphia Multicultural Inclusion Network. Bender has also collaborated in DE&I efforts across the industry, including planning sessions for the Dive In Festival.

Bender earned her CAS Fellowship in 2011 and has served in actuarial roles with GEICO, QBE North America and Suncorp Insurance in Sydney, Australia. Prior to joining CAS, she served as a consultant at Willis Towers Watson.

Bender holds a bachelor’s degree in applied statistics from American University. She also volunteers with organizations that support underserved and marginalized communities in the Philadelphia region and incorporates insights from those experiences into her DE&I work.