by Michelle Bradley, ACAS, MAAA, ARM, CERA, Consulting Actuary and Enoch Starnes, ACI, Actuarial Analyst | Jan 29, 2021 | Self-Insurance, Captives and Pool Issues, Training Resources
Recently, Captive International published an article by Enoch Starnes and Michelle Bradley addressing the implications of loss development factors and patterns for captives. Since SIGMA’s educational resources related to loss development factors, loss development...
by Enoch Starnes, ACI | Apr 22, 2019 | Training Resources
At SIGMA, we pride ourselves in our efforts to educate both our own clients and the general insurance industry on actuarial concepts and methodology. Nearly fifteen years ago, we developed a booklet as part of these efforts titled “An Actuarial Advantage,” which has...
by Bill Wilson, CPCU, ARM, AIM, AAM | Mar 30, 2019 | Sales, Self-Insurance, Captives and Pool Issues, Training Resources
We rarely have guest bloggers, but today is an exception. I am happy to introduce Bill Wilson (although I believe everyone may already know Bill). I have been working in or around the P&C insurance world for 32 years. Bill is simply a genius. His knowledge and...
by Lori Ussery | Mar 6, 2018 | Loss Development and Trend, Training Resources
Early last year, I visited the USS Midway Museum in San Diego. The museum offers tours of the decommissioned aircraft carrier, led by docents, many of whom served on the USS Midway or another vessel. As I toured the bridge and entered the chart room, the docent...
by Timothy L. Coomer, Ph.D. | Jan 30, 2018 | Loss Control, Training Resources
I’m a research guy who reads newly published academic articles like people used to read the morning paper. So, in my efforts to understand the value of safety training, I naturally dove into the research. During this process, I read a broad spectrum of safety research...
by Michelle Bradley, ACAS, MAAA, ARM, CERA | Sep 25, 2017 | Analytical Issues, Training Resources
When a company begins the due diligence process for acquiring another entity, several actuarial factors must be considered. For risk related specifically to property and casualty, the main question needing to be answered pertains to the actual liabilities being...