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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 2, 2012
A nonprofit organization and its directors and officers face similar risks as a for-profit board of directors, and might have more to lose. But more and more, for a variety of reasons, nonprofits seem to realize the exposures.
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By Caroline McDonald |
January 10, 2012
Vermont increased its number of captive insurance companies in 2011 from the two previous years as the state continues to see growth in that industry, capturing six captives that were domiciled elsewhere.
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By Richard W. Wigmore |
October 20, 2011
In a soft market, one might think that alternative-risk solutions such as captives and rent-a-captives completely lose their value in light of the attractive pricing of traditional insurance products—but this would be an incorrect assumption.
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By Neil Selman |
July 18, 2011
In the second of a three-part series, one attorney discusses when Medicare Set-Asides make sense and whether they’re really required.
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By Tim Lynch |
June 16, 2011
A recent U.S. district court order has moved self-insurers and insurance carriers into a more prominent position as the targets for collection efforts by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 11, 2011
A page-one New York Times article this week slammed state captive insurance laws, stating that they allow companies to “conduct Bermuda-style financial wizardry” in the U.S., but the Times company, it turns out, has its own captive domiciled in New York.
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By Lynne McChristian |
May 1, 2011
People who pay off their mortgages and then decide to “go bare” with a homemade brand of self-insurance are taking a huge gamble, trading a small amount of premium dollars for a major financial risk.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 30, 2011
The New York State legislature appears to be on the verge of passing legislation to address the state’s group self insured trust workers’ compensation system, which has amassed about $800 million in unfunded liabilities, sources tell NU Online News Service.
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By Rafael Gonzalez |
March 21, 2011
More changes are in the works regarding Medicare secondary payer rules and workers’ compensation.
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By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 4, 2011
A public protest in Wisconsin over a proposal that could cripple public unions is a concern to public risk managers, not because of the political issues involved but because of potential risks to people and property, according to the president of the Public Risk Management Association.
