Forty-five risk retention groups--17.5 percent of the total--hold ratings assigned by one of two rating agencies, either A.M. Best Company or Demotech Inc.

Nondomiciliary states are encroaching on the preemption provisions of the federal Liability Risk Retention Act, 61 percent of RRGs reported in a Risk Retention Reporter survey. What's more, RRGs that

In contrast to risk retention groups, formed as insurance companies owned by their insureds, PGs are comprised of commercial insureds--of public and private entities--who band together to obtain

In 2002, with the onset of the last hard market, physicians turned to the Liability Risk Retention Act as commercial insurers raised their premiums to exorbitant levels or stopped writing liability

Gross written premium for risk retention groups in 2008 is expected to grow to $2.62 million, up 2.5 percent compared to last year, when premiums fell 3 percent--bringing this year's RRG premiums

A combination of problems arising from the subprime mortgage debacle and the soft property-casualty insurance market took a toll on 2007 annual gross written premiums for risk retention groups, which

Federal Motor Carriers Risk Retention Group (FMCRRG), a Delaware-domiciled RRG that provides commercial auto liability coverage for midsize trucking companies, has found a way to offer truckers

With so much focus on risk retention groups--which have more than tripled in number since 2001--purchasing groups have been overshadowed, yet formation of PGs has been on the rise for the last three