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Proposal to Provide Actuarial Valuation of OPEB Liabilities <br />For the City of Santa Ana <br />April 17, 2014 <br />2. Company Profile. About Bickmore <br />Bickmore is a leading independent risk management, <br />insurance, and actuarial consulting firm with clients in 33 <br />states. Formed in 1984, Bickmore is headquartered in <br />Sacramento, California and has a staff of more than 100. Over <br />60% of our staff holds advanced degrees and professional <br />designations in risk management, law, workers' compensation, <br />accounting, actuarial, and loss and risk control. <br />Our professionals work together to provide clients with <br />traditional risk management services such as coverage <br />reviews, self - insured retention analysis, and claims consulting <br />and non - traditional services such as data collection, self - <br />insured group administration, program structure evaluation, <br />and underwriting. <br />The Health and Benefits Actuarial Unit is focused almost <br />exclusively on providing GASB 45 valuation services for public <br />agencies. Bickmore provides OPEB related actuarial services <br />on behalf of about 200 clients, predominantly in California and <br />Nevada We offer experienced co- managers for this project, <br />each of whom has over 25 years of senior -level consulting <br />experience. We work with many clients of similar size and <br />complexity to the City. <br />Commitment to Service <br />Bickmore performs more than 250 consulting assignments <br />annually. Our greatest mark of client satisfaction is repeat <br />business, with 95% of clients engaging us for additional <br />projects after completion of initial assignments. <br />Independence <br />Bickmore does not sell insurance, nor are we affiliated with any <br />such organization. This independence allows us to perform <br />consulting activities free from actual or perceived conflicts of <br />interest. <br />Bickmore. <br />