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Missing or Lost Reinsurance Contracts

2024-02-29 | Larry Schiffer

Legacy claims are often reported decades after an insurance policy has been issued and reinsured. Insurer insolvencies and mergers add to the problem. Larry Schiffer examines the challenges.

Catastrophe Risk Management

Homeowners Law and Ordinance Coverage Challenges

2024-02-09 | John Putnam

John E. Putnam shares his experience from three Colorado wildfires.

Reinsurance

Preclusive Effect of an Arbitration Award in a Reinsurance Dispute

2023-12-20 | Larry Schiffer

Larry Schiffer examines what happens when an arbitration award has been issued and a subsequent dispute arises over the same reinsurance contract.

Reinsurance

AI and Reinsurance

2023-10-06 | Larry Schiffer

Big data and predictive analytics have been used by the insurance and reinsurance markets for years. Larry Schiffer examines this latest trend.

Catastrophe Risk Management

FAQs for Surviving Wildfire Losses

2023-08-18 | Robin K Olson

IRMI offers information about dealing with wildfire insurance claims.

Reinsurance

Back-to-Back and Belly-to-Belly: Coextensive Reinsurance Coverage

2023-06-16 | Larry Schiffer

Larry Schiffer discusses the concept and importance of back-to-back reinsurance coverage.

Captives

Captives and Residual Value Insurance

2023-04-14 | F Hale Stewart

Hale Stewart relates the seminal case of R.V.I. Guar. Co. v. Commissioner and its importance to captives.

Reinsurance

Captives, Pools, and Reinsurance—Oh My!

2023-04-07 | Larry Schiffer

Larry Schiffer discusses the issues arising from reinsurance coverage provided by third-party reinsurers to these entities.

Reinsurance

The Theory of Reinsurance

2022-12-13 | Larry Schiffer

Larry Schiffer explains why reinsurance is essential to the economy.

Captives

Reasons for Captive Formation Matter

2022-09-15 | F Hale Stewart

Reviewing case law, Hale Stewart shows that subjective intent—the reasons why a taxpayer forms a captive—is just as important as objective substance.

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