Richard A. Derrig ’64 ScM, ’70 PhD

Richard A. Derrig ’64 ScM, ’70 PhD, of Providence; Feb. 8. He was president of OPAL Consulting LLC, which he established in 2004 to provide research and support to the property-casualty insurance industry. Prior to forming OPAL, he was a senior vice president at the Automobile Insurers Bureau and a vice president at the Insurance Fraud Bureaus, both of Massachusetts. He taught graduate and undergraduate mathematics at Villanova Univ. and Wheaton College. He wrote several prize-winning papers and lectured to professional groups, law enforcement personnel, and U.S. and foreign trade organizations. He enjoyed traveling with his wife and attending Brown football, basketball, and hockey games. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; a daughter; a son; a son-in-law; and a granddaughter, Tess Rossi ’20.