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Catastrophe Risk Management

Building the Right Builders Risk Policy

2011-10-01 | Christopher M Brophy

Construction catastrophes can doom a business. Christopher Brophy explains how builders risk insurance, properly designed, can save the firm.

Reinsurance

Reinsurance Terminology Explained: Bordereau

2011-08-13 | Larry Schiffer

Larry Schiffer demystifies reinsurance jargon.

Reinsurance

Multiparty Reinsurance Contracts—All for One and One for All

2011-05-01 | Larry Schiffer

Larry Schiffer discusses the act-as-one provision found in many arbitration clauses.

Catastrophe Risk Management

Insurance Coverage Considerations for Claims Resulting from the Japanese Earthquake

2011-04-01 | Christopher M Brophy

Assessing the impact and coverage is no simple task. Chris Brophy elaborates.

Reinsurance

Who's on First? Conflicting Arbitration and Service-of-Suit Clauses

2011-03-01 | Larry Schiffer

Larry Schiffer relates cases involving the conflict between the clauses in reinsurance contracts and offers contractual fixes.

Captives

A Cautionary Tale about Captive Risk Distribution

2011-02-01 | Donald J Riggin

Don Riggin discusses the portfolio theory and its influence on risk distribution.

Captives

Evaluating Your Captive's Capital and Surplus Requirements

2010-12-04 | Donald J Riggin

Excess surplus is not always a good thing, per Don Riggin, as it represents underemployed capital for a very unlikely event.

Market Practices

Claims Administration—The Insurance Service

2010-12-01 | Peter Polstein

Pete Polstein stresses the importance of claims administration.

Reinsurance

Protect against Inflation with the Reinsurance Index Clause

2010-12-01 | Larry Schiffer

To stem the effect of inflation on long-tail claims under excess-of-loss reinsurance, Larry Schiffer says consider an index clause.

Claims Management

Controlling Claims Leakage through Technology

2010-11-01

Proper use of claims systems, basic reporting analysis, and advanced tools such as predictive analytics can help reduce the ultimate cost of risk, per David Tweedy.

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