Jim Severson

Jim has worked in the retirement and insurance industry since 1994. During this time, he has served in a variety of roles, including project management, executive committee presentations, mergers & acquisition consulting, system implementation and conversions, participant communications, and compliance. Jim has also worked extensively with defined benefit plans, deferred compensation / 409(a) plans, 401(a) plans, and both governmental and non-governmental 457(b) plans. For most of his professional career, Jim was a plan sponsor, allowing him to understand and approach the common issues and challenges that most plan sponsors face through the lens of a plan sponsor. Before joining Milliman, Jim worked as a senior retirement consultant at CUNA Mutual Retirement Solutions. Prior to that, Jim served as a plan sponsor in a variety of positions at American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.