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Reinsurance

The Reinsurance Information Free-for-All Highway

2016-06-24 | Larry Schiffer

Requests for reinsurance information are proliferating and expanding ininsurance litigation.

Risk Financing Info

The Value of Insurance

2016-05-06 | Donald J Riggin

Problems of the current model for transferring and managing risk. Other viable solutions to make buying insurance profitable?

Claims Management

Managing Claims for the Benefit of Consumers

2016-03-18 | Christopher E Mandel

Whether occupational or injury or property casualty insurance claims, put consumers first.

Reinsurance

Allocation in the Mind of the Ceding Insurer

2016-03-11 | Larry Schiffer

Where long-tail claims span many years and policies, Larry Schiffer explains allocation may be more art than science.

Captives

Captive Feasibility Studies—Necessary?

2016-02-26 | Donald J Riggin

Don Riggin compares various types of feasibility studies and the value—or not—of each.

Catastrophe Risk Management

Obtaining the Right Builders Risk Insurance Coverage

2016-02-05 | Christopher M Brophy, David G Jordan

Is your amount of insurance coverage suitable for your construction project? Christopher Brophy investigates.

Reinsurance

Clash Cover and Bad Faith

2015-12-11 | Larry Schiffer

In reinsurance, this coverage can insure judgments in excess of the cedinginsurer's policy limits. Larry Schiffer explains.

Captives

Self-Insuring Directors and Officers Liability: Commercial Insurance versus Indemnification Trust

2015-11-20 | Donald J Riggin

Donald Riggin compares D&O insurance procured in the commercial markets and the use of an indemnification trust.

Claims Management

Next-Level Claim Strategies

2015-07-24 | Christopher E Mandel

Chris Mandel explains how such strategies can provide a clear advantage over traditional approaches and offer a competitive advantage for organizations that effectively deploy them.

Reinsurance

The Interplay between Fronting and MGA Arrangements

2015-05-29 | Larry Schiffer

Frequent reporting, auditing, and spot-checking are critical to maintaining a healthy managing agency arrangement. Larry Schiffer explains.