by Al J. Rhodes, ACAS, MAAA, President & Senior Actuary | L. Michelle Bradley, ACAS, MAAA, ARM, CERA, Consulting Actuary | Enoch Starnes, CCI, Actuarial Analyst | Apr 2, 2020 | Analytical Issues, Sales
Case 1: Considerations for Companies with Temporarily Closed or Limited Operations With the insurance landscape evolving at a rapid pace, new risk-related situations, obstacles, and objectives have begun to emerge. SIGMA has received numerous questions regarding how...
by Al Rhodes, ACAS, MAAA | Nov 4, 2019 | Analytical Issues, Sales
There are many reasons an actuary may be engaged to complete an actuarial report, everything from due diligence to regulatory requirements. These engagements commonly involve review work which require the engaged actuary to review another actuary’s report for a large...
by SIGMA Actuary | Oct 4, 2019 | Sales
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....
by Timothy L. Coomer, Ph.D. | Aug 28, 2019 | Sales
The captive industry offers a wide variety of solutions to the issues faced by companies needing property and casualty insurance coverage, but exploring these options can easily start to feel like an overwhelming prospect. While decisions regarding structure and...
by Timothy L. Coomer, Ph.D. | Jul 22, 2019 | Sales
At SIGMA, we often get asked “how big does a company have to be to benefit from an actuarial analysis?” The question usually suggests there is some minimum loss or premium level that would trigger the need for an actuarial analysis. As you might imagine, it is...
by Timothy L. Coomer, Ph.D. | Jun 28, 2019 | Sales
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to meet one of the insurance brokerage industry’s most successful producers. This man had generated millions of dollars in commissions for years, had been labeled a “power broker” by industry journals, and was managing one of the...
