Risk Financing and Captives Articles
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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.
Captives
How to Choose a Domicile That Works Best for Your Captive
2006-04-01 | Michael R Mead
Michael Mead provides the basic criteria to achieve success when selecting a domicile.
Reinsurance
Adventures in Contract Wording: Jury Still Out on Meaning of "Sole Judge"
2007-10-01 | Larry Schiffer
Risk Financing Info
The Importance of Calculating a Capital Charge for Insurable Risk Hedging Strategies
2007-02-01 | Donald J Riggin
