Brenda Hardy is a consulting actuary who works with employers to manage employee benefits, with special emphasis on retirement plans. She has over 17 years of experience in employee benefits consulting with:

• Van Iwaarden Associates - Minneapolis, Minnesota                    Since 2000
• Aon Consulting - Minneapolis, Minnesota                                   1995-2000
• Ernst & Young - Minneapolis, Minnesota                                    1990-1994
• Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co. - St. Paul, Minnesota          1986-1989

 

Her experience includes:

• Managing Aon's Minneapolis pension consulting practice.
• Guiding employers through changes in legislation.
• Performing annual valuations of qualified retirement and postemployment medical plans incorporating funding and accounting requirements.
• Designing non-qualified retirement plans to restore benefits lost to IRS limits; evaluating funding alternatives for these plans.
• Testing retirement plans for compliance with nondiscrimination requirements.

 

Brenda's credentials include:

• Enrolled Actuary under ERISA
• Associate, Society of Actuaries
• Member, American Academy of Actuaries
• B.S. Mathematics - Winona State University, Winona, MN