Risk Mgt, Claims & Ins
Risk Mgt
Risk Financing

Series of papers on ratemaking

A tool that indicates companies with a higher risk of attracting securities action lawsuits by using growth in accruals

The gap between determining an optimal hedging strategy & importance of converting that strategy into a capital charge

How funds are held and invested is one of the chief features of a captive

What constitutes insurance for the purpose of claiming a tax deduction for premiums paid

Discusses the propensity to buy far more insurance than probabilities suggest

A discussion of some of the issues companies face when designing risk financing programs

Tool to help businesses compare their financial performance to others

Finite coverage can help finance executives to manage hard-to-quantify risk

Finite risk reinsurance is a form of reinsurance that specifically incorporates the time value of money

Outlines the characteristics of this form of reinsurance

The issue as seen by a major reinsurer

The abuse of finite insurance may be the tip of the iceberg

The success of a fronting arrangement depends on the economic soundness of both the fronting company and the insurer

What to consider

Rate increases and tough underwriting standards push companies to explore captive insurance

The top ten issues on Chapter 11

Characteristics of life insurance and P&C insurance securitization

Series of papers that describe ratemaking by line of coverage

What is risk finance

Series of papers on insurance securitization, etc

An insurance product for claims that have already occurred

Methods for quantifying and managing macroeconomic risks

Results of NAIC study and working groups on this issue

Activities of the Codification of Statutory Accounting Principles Working Group

Guidance on how to render the process more efficient

28 page sample property & liability program risk analysis

Develop an optimal premium structure to fund any existing liability structure

Outlines basic property/casualty insurance ratemaking concepts and techniques

Series of papers that cover loss reserving principles, dynamic financial analysis & more

Examines the various mechanisms for risk financing for knowledge-based enterprises

What a pooling structure can offer

General description of basic “Risk Financing” concepts

The three critical points to risk pooling are listed

Commonly referred to as special purpose vehicles or

A small risk bearing entity (SRBE) such as a captive, pool, trust or small insurance company

Methods to apply economic capital in risk management programs to address risk