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Market Practices

Risk Assessments and Peer Reviews

2007-12-01 | Peter Polstein

Whether conducted in-house or by an outside consultant, a risk and insurance review is a good idea. Peter Polstein explains.

Captives

Has the IRS Lost Its Collective Mind?

2007-11-01 | Donald J Riggin

The recently proposed IRS regulations for single-parent captives are a step in the wrong direction. Don Riggin explains.

Captives

Captive Insurance Exit Strategy

2007-11-01 | Michael R Mead

Mike Mead warns that ending the use of a captive is not so simple as ceasing to do business with it or funding its operations.

Reinsurance

Adventures in Contract Wording: Jury Still Out on Meaning of "Sole Judge"

2007-10-01 | Larry Schiffer

Larry Schiffer warns drafters of reinsurance agreements to exercise caution when negotiating a deal involving a reinsurance sole judge clause.

Captives

Captives and Collateral

2007-08-01 | Michael R Mead

Michael Mead says the prudent captive owner will address the collateral issue early in the formation and often throughout the life of the captive.

Reinsurance

When the Government Is Your Reinsurer

2007-06-01 | Larry Schiffer

Displacing capacity from one of the largest catastrophe risk markets in the world has its economic ups and downs. Larry Schiffer explains.

Catastrophe Risk Management

Defining the Characteristics of a PML Study

2007-03-01 | Nathan C Gould

A seismic/extreme wind risk assessment requires an understanding of how the risk assessment and loss data will be utilized. Dr. Nathan Gould explains.

Risk Financing Info

The Importance of Calculating a Capital Charge for Insurable Risk Hedging Strategies

2007-02-01 | Donald J Riggin

Don Riggin bridges the gap between determining an optimal hedging strategy and the importance of converting that strategy into a capital charge.

Reinsurance

The Strain To Retain

2006-12-01 | Larry Schiffer

Larry Schiffer discusses the symbiotic relationship between the reinsured and the reinsurer, and the reinsurance contract provisions that affect this relationship.

Captives

Insuring Property Risks in a Captive

2006-10-01 | Donald J Riggin

Don Riggin explains that property captives present two competing dynamics: losses pay out all at once but when the policy year is over, it's really over.

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