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Proposal to Provide Actuarial Valuation of OPEB liabilities <br />For the City of Santa Ana <br />May 2016 <br />Bickmore is a leading independent risk management, insurance, and <br />actuarial consulting firm with clients in 33 states. Formed in 1984, <br />Bickmore is headquartered in Sacramento, California and has a staff <br />of more than 100. Over 60% of our staff holds advanced degrees and <br />professional designations in risk management, law, workers' <br />compensation, accounting, actuarial, and loss and risk control. <br />Our professionals work together to provide clients with traditional <br />risk management services such as coverage reviews, self-insured <br />retention analysis, and claims consulting and non-traditional services <br />such as data collection, self-insured group administration, program <br />structure evaluation, and underwriting. <br />The Health and Benefits Actuarial Unit is focused almost exclusively <br />on providing GASB 45 valuation services for public agencies. <br />Bickmore provides OPEB related actuarial services on behalf of <br />about 200 clients, predominantly in California and Nevada We offer <br />experienced co -managers for this project, each of whom has over 25 <br />years of senior -level consulting experience. We work with many <br />clients of similar size and complexity to the City. <br />Commitment to Service <br />Bickmore performs more than 250 consulting assignments annually. <br />Our greatest mark of client satisfaction is repeat business, with 95% <br />of clients engaging us for additional projects after completion of <br />initial assignments. <br />Independence <br />Bickmore does not sell insurance, nor are we affiliated with any such <br />organization. This independence allows us to perform consulting <br />activities free from actual or perceived conflicts of interest. <br />Bickmore 41 <br />