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Solomon Harris
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.
Risk Management Solutions
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.
specandagg.com
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.
MyHealthGuide
MyHealthGuide's Ernie Clevenger discusses what the impact of Hurricane Katrina could be for stop loss premiums.
specandagg.com
SpecandAgg.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.
Lord Bissell Brook
Lawrence Friedman and Bobby Hirsh of Lord Bissell Brook LLP shed some light on this current hot topic with the IRS.
The McKinsey Quarterly
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.
Strategic Risk Solutions
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"),
Insurance Journal
A study by rating agency A.M. Best has born out the effectiveness of self-insurance pools for well - managed groups.
The McKinsey Quarterly
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.
