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Segregated Portfolio Companies - Firmly in the mainstream?

Other News Solomon Harris January 31st 2006
Paul Scrivener, head of the Insurance Group at Cayman Islands law firm, Solomon Harris, takes a look at the development of the SPC over the past seven years.

Signing of TRIA Extension Bill Only a Solution to Extreme Losses

Other News Risk Management Solutions January 9th 2006
A bill extending the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) through December 31, 2007 has been signed by President Bush but captives, self-insurance and risk retention groups need to monitor this exposure.

SIIA outlines regulatory issues affecting self-insurance

Other News specandagg.com October 23rd 2005
Speaking at the Self-Insurance Institute of America's 25th annual conference, SIIA's chief lobbyist, George Pantos, outlined potential areas of legislation that could affect self-insurance in the near future.

Medical Stop Loss Rates Will Increase Because of Katrina

Other News MyHealthGuide October 8th 2005
MyHealthGuide's Ernie Clevenger discusses what the impact of Hurricane Katrina could be for stop loss premiums.

selfinsurancemarket.com The ART of Self-Insurance supports Hurricane Aid

Other News specandagg.com September 2nd 2005
selfinsurancemarket.com The ART of Self-Insurance has announced that it will donate all subscriptions for listings on its site received during September to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.

What Is Insurance For The Taxman?

Other News Lord Bissell Brook July 21st 2005
Lawrence Friedman and Bobby Hirsh of Lord Bissell Brook LLP shed some light on this current hot topic with the IRS.

McKinsey Report : HSAs could be the way forward.

Other News The McKinsey Quarterly January 25th 2005
A report by management consultants McKinsey has cited health savings accounts as a possible solution to escalating healthcare costs which are making healthcare benefits less and less affordable for employees alike.

Prohibited Transaction Exemptions for Employee Benefit Captives

Other News Strategic Risk Solutions December 15th 2004
This article summarizes the history of benefits in captives and discusses some of the practical issues that must be addressed. The article focuses on structures which use the Individual Prohibited Transaction Exemption ("PTE"),

A.M.Best Study shows Self-Insurance Pools outperform Commercial Insurers

Other News Insurance Journal November 19th 2004
A study by rating agency A.M. Best has born out the effectiveness of self-insurance pools for well - managed groups.

McKinsey report : Self-Insureds should seek long-term contracts with TPAs.

Other News The McKinsey Quarterly October 11th 2004
A report by a leading firm of management consultants has called for self-insureds to establish long-term contracts with administrators to help reduce health benefit costs.