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Visualizing Ultimate Loss Components

By Michelle Bradley, ACAS, MAAA, ARM, CERA, CCIS, Consulting Actuary, and Enoch Starnes, ACI, Captive and Complex Risk Consultant on April 12, 2023

SIGMA is pleased to announce that an updated version of one of our most popular educational resources, the Loss Map graphic, is now available. As part of the revision process, this one-page document has been expanded to include helpful definitions for the components involved in estimating ultimate losses. If you’re unfamiliar with this resource, below […]

Collateral Q&A With 1970 Group

By Stephen Roseman, CFA on March 16, 2023

Today we are joined by Chairman and CEO of 1970 Group, Stephen Roseman, CFA. With over 25 years of securities, investment management and insurance industry experience, Stephen is a perfect candidate for a discussion on collateral. We hope you enjoy his insight as much as we do. Q1: What collateral trends are you currently […]

Inflation and Captive Analytics

By Michelle Bradley, ACAS, MAAA, ARM, CERA, CCIS, Consulting Actuary, and Enoch Starnes, ACI, Captive and Complex Risk Consultant on February 9, 2023

Michelle Bradley and Enoch Starnes recently authored an article for Captive International titled "Inflation and Captive Analytics”. While US inflation rates have slowed in recent months, the 2022 annual rate is almost certain to at least double the country’s historical average. Apart from a select few outliers, the global economic landscape doesn’t appear to be […]

SIGMA's 2022 Highlights

By SIGMA Actuary on January 11, 2023

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 […]

Aggregate Loss Retentions and Changing Exposures

By Lori Ussery, Actuarial Consultant on December 12, 2022

As we approach year end, many companies are finalizing details for their 2023 policy renewal. Such policies may include annual aggregate limits (or retentions) on losses retained as part of a company’s self-insured retention (SIR) or deductible. While the per-occurrence retention places a cap on the amount a company retains per claim, the aggregate retention […]

Loss Development Factors: A Primer for Captives

By Michelle Bradley, ACAS, MAAA, ARM, CERA, CCIS, Consulting Actuary, and Enoch Starnes, ACI, Captive and Complex Risk Consultant on November 9, 2022

Michelle Bradley and Enoch Starnes recently authored an article for Captive International titled “Loss Development Factors: A Primer for Captives”. In it, they summarize the basic attributes of loss development factors, discuss their impact on retained risk, and respond to common questions regarding their use. While the SIGMA team has written in the past about […]

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