Risk Management Blog
Get the Latest News from SIGMAOur blog is regularly updated with topics that timely and relevant, including analytical issues, benchmarking, loss control, captives and pool issues, and much more.
Identifying Collateral Concerns for Captives
Enoch Starnes and Michelle Bradley recently authored an article for Captive International titled “Identifying Collateral Concerns for Captives.” Many insurance professionals interested in the captive industry may not have a solid understanding of collateral concepts,...
SIGMA’s Collateral Overview Brochure
Collateral requirements are a common topic in the insurance industry, as companies with large deductible or self-insured programs are required to post collateral to secure their associated liabilities. States requiring this type of security typically have a...
Reserve Reconciliations
Most companies and their consulting actuaries complete an actuarial analysis annually at minimum in order to assist in determining booked reserves for outstanding losses & LAE in their year-end financial statements. As the estimates are revised year to year,...
Evaluating Captive Retention Structures in a Hard Market
Enoch Starnes and Michelle Bradley recently authored an article for Captive International titled “Evaluating Captive Retention Structures in a Hard Market.” In it, they discuss the analytics needed to support retention selection and program structure development. Also...
SIGMA’s Captive Brochure
SIGMA is highly active in the captive industry, and as such, we are often engaged to complete the analytical portion of captive feasibility studies. Over the course of our captive involvement, we have been able to work with numerous on-shore and off-shore domiciles,...
Analytical Spring Cleaning
Over the past year the SIGMA team has received multiple requests from our clients for more detailed and frequent analysis of loss and loss adjustment expense reserve funding levels. In a recent article published in Captive International, Lori Ussery discusses several...