At SIGMA, our Certified Cyber Insurance Specialists (CCIS) bring deep technical knowledge and strategic insight to an increasingly complex threat landscape. They deliver practical, forward-looking analytical solutions to support the evolving risk financing challenges organizations face. Cyber risk is one of the fastest-growing and most significant risks facing organizations today. As digital transformation accelerates and […]
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 […]
Numerous obstacles and challenges for the insurance industry continued to linger in 2021, but SIGMA’s goal of providing superb actuarial services, educational resources, and opportunities for employee growth has remained undeterred. SIGMA is very fortunate that our excellence in these areas has once again been recognized by our insurance colleagues. Our accolades, articles, and interviews […]
Can you provide a basic definition of warranty coverage? Without getting into the terminology yet, “warranty coverage” typically covers a product that fails to work as intended before it reaches its operational life expectancy. This is different from the product wearing out from normal use. The common term for a product failing to operate as […]
An actuarial reserve analysis provides a professional opinion regarding the loss reserves required for unpaid claims incurred as of a specific date (commonly referred to as the evaluation date) and is typically prepared to meet regulatory or financial reporting criteria. They are also often required by external auditors as part of the audit process. The […]