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Who Should Form a Captive?

2019-02-15 | F Hale Stewart

Who Should Form a Captive?—Hale Stewart takes a look at the reasons companies decide to form a captive insurance company.

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Captive Claim Management

2019-01-18 | Christopher E Mandel

Captive Claim Management—Chris Mandel looks at the similarities and differences of managing claims for a captive.

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Reinsurance Contract Wording Revisited

2018-12-21 | Larry Schiffer

Reinsurance Contract Wording Revisited—Lack of clarity may cause ambiguities to rise. Larry Schiffer examines the problems.

Catastrophe Risk Management

Implementing Natural Hazard Resilience throughout a Large Organization

2018-11-30 | Nathan C Gould

Implementing Natural Hazard Resilience—Nathan Gould explains the importance of developing a natural hazard design standard to increase facility and operational resilience.

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Things To Know about Captive Insurance Companies

2018-11-16 | Donald J Riggin

Don Riggin provides a "CliffsNotes"-style understanding of captives and their uses.

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Workers Compensation Claims and the Opioid Impact Revisited

2018-09-28 | Christopher E Mandel

Workers Compensation Claims and the Opioid Impact Revisited—Chris Mandel looks at the crisis and efforts to quell the tide.

Reinsurance

Vacating a Reinsurance Arbitration Award for Evident Partiality

2018-09-21 | Larry Schiffer

Vacating a Reinsurance Arbitration Award for Evident Partiality—Undisclosedrelationships can doom awards. Larry Schiffer explains.

Claims Management

Appraiser Disqualified for Contingent Fee

2018-08-24 | Barry Zalma

Appraiser Disqualified for Contingent Fee—Barry Zalma discusses a Colorado case emphasizing the need for appraisers and umpires to be impartial and fair.