Braxton Barnwell
About Braxton Barnwell
Braxton Barnwell is a Financial Analyst I at Protective Life, specializing in enterprise risk management and asset risk. He supports the Actuarial Projections Team by conducting regulatory projections and managing fixed income portfolios valued at $80 billion.
Work at Protective Life
Braxton Barnwell has been employed at Protective Life since 2019, serving as a Financial Analyst I. In this role, he supports the Actuarial Projections Team by focusing on regulatory projections related to asset portfolio performance. His responsibilities include managing the quarterly Polysystems asset and economic build for fixed income portfolios, which are valued at $80 billion. Barnwell also conducts semi-annual and monthly liability durations reporting, ensuring adjustments are made for new treasury yields and credit spreads.
Education and Expertise
Braxton Barnwell earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from The University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he studied from 2015 to 2019. His academic background provides a strong foundation for his current role in financial analysis. Barnwell specializes in enterprise risk management, particularly focusing on asset risk, which is critical for his work in regulatory projections and asset portfolio performance.
Background
Barnwell has a professional background that includes significant experience in financial analysis and risk management. He has been with Protective Life for five years, where he has developed expertise in asset portfolio performance and regulatory projections. His role involves thorough documentation and automation of processes, which enhances efficiency within his responsibilities.
Achievements
In his position at Protective Life, Braxton Barnwell plays a key role in the annual assumption unlocking exercise. This involves analyzing yields, investment expenses, defaults, and other asset-liability management (ALM) and treasury modeling assumptions. His contributions to the quarterly asset and economic build and liability durations reporting are essential for the company's financial stability and regulatory compliance.