Obstacles and market uncertainty are no strangers to the insurance industry, and 2025 was no different. Despite this uncertainty, our team here at SIGMA persistently directed its focus towards growth, education, and delivering exceptional service to our clients. We were very fortunate to have been recognized for our dedicated efforts by receiving various awards, both […]
This month, SIGMA celebrates its thirty-year anniversary! SIGMA has come a long way since it was originally founded in 1995 by Timothy Coomer, PhD, and Al Rhodes. Despite three decades of continued growth and evolution, SIGMA has stuck closely to its original vision as a place to provide superb actuarial services, educational resources, and opportunities […]
At SIGMA, our actuaries do more than crunch numbers; they help shape the future of risk management and the insurance industry. With decades of combined experience across diverse sectors, our team delivers deep analytical insight and practical solutions to the complex, evolving challenges our clients face. In today’s blog, we’re excited to introduce the consulting […]
Obstacles and market uncertainty are no stranger to the insurance industry, and 2024 was no different. Despite this uncertainty, our team here at SIGMA persistently directed its focus towards growth, education, and delivering exceptional service to our clients. We were very fortunate to have been recognized for our dedicated efforts by receiving various awards, both […]
Despite market uncertainty and numerous obstacles in the insurance industry this past year, the SIGMA team has persistently directed its focus towards growth, education, and delivering exceptional service to our clients. Fortunately, our dedicated efforts in these areas have not gone unnoticed, resulting in multiple accolades for our staff, both individually and collectively. This recognition […]
Obstacles and challenges in the insurance industry abounded in 2022, which presented difficulties globally. As we reflect on the last year, perhaps the largest challenge we faced as a firm was losing our beloved CEO, Timothy Coomer, PhD to a two year cancer battle. Tim’s original goal for SIGMA, which was to provide superb actuarial […]
Fifteen years ago, Tim Coomer created “An Actuarial Advantage” with the goal of educating his fellow insurance colleagues on actuarial concepts and methodology. With well over 100,000 copies of the book now in circulation, we are excited to publish a new edition marking the 15th Anniversary of its initial release. Even in light of the […]
Jason Luckett was recently selected by Captive Insurance Times as Emerging Talent. In his interview, he discussed his career highlights in the captive industry thus far, advice for someone considering a role in the captive industry, and much more! Read the full interview by clicking the link below and navigating to pages 18-19. Click to […]
Enoch Starnes was recently selected by Captive Insurance Times as Emerging Talent. In his interview, he discussed how he ended up in the captive industry, advice for someone considering a role in the captive industry, and much more! Read the full interview by clicking the link below and navigating to pages 32-34. Click to read […]
Authors: Michelle Bradley, ACAS, MAAA, ARM, CERA, and David Shamblin, CTFA The placement of new risks in a captive should always lead to a review and possible modification of the captive’s asset strategy, especially when the added risks are non-traditional in nature. During this review, both the assets and liabilities on a captive’s balance sheet […]