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Title: A Review of Business Liability Insurance in the 1980s
Authors: Sean F. Mooney
Volume: 1  Number: 1  Issue: Fall 1993  Page: 57
Abstract:  The author review the factors which disrupted the business liability market in the 1980s and which may again disrupt insurance markets in the 1990s.
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Title: A Sleeping Giant Stirs: Insurance Coverage and Intellectual Property Infringement Claims
Authors: Shaun McParland Baldwin, Daniel I. Graham
Volume: 11  Number: 3  Issue: Summer 2004  Page: 13
Abstract:  This article introduces the reader to various intellectual property claims that courts have found, in certain instances, to be covered under a commercial general liability policy. Aside from providing an overview of recent case law addressing coverage for intellectual property claims, the article will discuss those policy provisions under which courts have addressed whether an insurer’s defense or indemnity obligations exist for such claims and the coverage defenses insurers have relied upon to deny or limit their defense/indemnity exposure with respect to intellectual property claims.
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Title: Achieving Certainty in an International Marketplace
Authors: Neal J. Moglin, Dan Sails
Volume: 14  Number: 2  Issue: Spring 2007  Page: 1
Abstract:  Most major insurance and reinsurance markets have recognized the need to make the terms of insurance and reinsurance contracts more "certain." To date, however, most of the initiatives designed to achieve this goal have focused on ensuring that final and complete contract documents are prepared promptly (preferably before the parties commit themselves to the transaction). This article provides a brief discussion of the contract certainty initiatives that have been launched in the United Kingdom and the United States and poses the question of whether documentation alone can make contracts "certain."
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Title: Adding Value and Helping to Grow Clients with Surplus Notes and Trust Preferred Securities
Authors: Michael Davis
Volume: 12  Number: 1  Issue: Winter 2005  Page: 81
Abstract:  When trying to achieve growth, raising capital is a chief concern. Many small to mid-size stock and mutual insurance companies are at the disadvantage of not being able to raise capital through the issuance of stock. As a reinsurance intermediary there is a way to help your client to grow without putting a strain on their capital to surplus ratio. This can be done through pooled trust preferred securities and surplus notes. Although this form of capital is not new to the industry, the pooling concept can create a unique opportunity for the reinsurance client.
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Title: Aggregate Coverage Under Reinsurance Contracts
Authors: John F. Cannon, Marilyn J. Laughlin, James J. Phair, Richard M. Shaw
Volume: 1  Number: 1  Issue: Fall 1993  Page: 1
Abstract:  The authors examine the language in aggregate reinsurance provisions and discuss some of the problems associated with writing aggregate reinsurance coverage.
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Title: Aggregate Reinsurance: The Finite Perspective
Authors: Stephen Young
Volume: 8  Number: 3  Issue: Summer 2001  Page: 61
Abstract:  Aggregate reinsurance has been traditionally written on a standardized excess or stop loss approach with rather basic features. However, as today's market environment requires more innovative approaches to address a greater variety of cedant needs, aggregate treatment of those exposures has taken on differing dimensions.
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Title: Aggregation and Allocation of Losses Under Casualty Excess of Loss Reinsurance Agreements: Must a Reinsurer "Follow the Fortunes?"
Authors: Robert E. Wilder
Volume: 5  Number: 1  Issue: Fall 1997  Page: 32
Abstract:  This article discusses the arguments that are available to a reinsurer when a cedent invokes the follow the fortunes doctrine in an attempt to dictate how claims should be aggregated or allocated under casualty excess of loss reinsurance agreements.
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Title: ALM Modeling and Portfolio Optimization
Authors: Ted Cackowski
Volume: 4  Number: 4  Issue: Spring 1997  Page: 1
Abstract:  Rating agencies, regulators, and the actuarial community have increasingly focused on the adequacy of the asset liability management (ALM) systems. This paper presents an overview of the current methodologies and design considerations for ALM models.
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Title: Alternative Risk Transfer Techniques in Tough Insurance Times
Authors: Mary Cannon Veed
Volume: 11  Number: 1  Issue: Winter 2004  Page: 35
Abstract:  Insurance doesn't have to be a take-it-or-leave it proposition. An insured who is willing to think intelligently about what he actually needs from his insurance and what he does not, may consider alternative approaches to obtain better terms, better prices, and more useful coverage.
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Title: America and Britain: The Clash of Two Cultures A Tale of Mutual Arrogance … And Respect
Authors: Julian Ward
Volume: 12  Number: 2  Issue: Spring 2005  Page: 47
Abstract:  While there has long been a “special relationship” between America and Britain, there are periodic times of stress when each side struggles to effectively communicate with the other, especially during the course of certain insurance and reinsurance transactions. In the following commentary, Julian Ward, who has spent much time on both sides of the Atlantic, sheds light on those struggles, including the need to appreciate and understand each party’s cultural nuances
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Title: An Analysis of Risk Based Capital: Is it Better Than Other Regulatory Tools?
Authors: John Bratton
Volume: 2  Number: 1  Issue: Fall 1994  Page: 1
Abstract:  The author examines the ability of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Risk-Based Capital system to predict property and casualty insurers which will have financial difficulties. He compares the effectiveness of risk-based capital and the Insurance Regulatory Information System.
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Title: An Analysis of the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund
Authors: David C. Marlett
Volume: 5  Number: 2  Issue: Winter 1997/1998  Page: 29
Abstract:  The author discusses key elements of the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund. The coverage, participation levels, efficiency, subsidization, financial strength, and impact on the insurance industry are considered in this study.
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Title: An Update on the Global Warming Debate
Authors: Robert C. Balling, Jr.
Volume: 3  Number: 3  Issue: Spring 1996  Page: 27
Abstract:  Despite popular claims of a coming greenhouse disaster, empirical evidence argues for little warming in the future at a global scale. Similarly, there is little reason to expect an increase in hurricane activity in the coming years.
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Title: Analysis of Stop - Loss Reinsurance Contracts
Authors: Chandrasekhar Mishra, Jorge L. Urrutia
Volume: 1  Number: 4  Issue: Summer 1994  Page: 55
Abstract:  The authors develop two models. The fist model is based on option pricing theory and is used to determine the reinsurance premium to be charged for non-proportional stop-loss reinsurance. The second model determines the optimal level of reinsurance reserve to be maintained by a reinsurer.
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Title: Arbitrating Reinsurance Disputes in the Years of the Cats: Considering the Options
Authors: P. Jay Wilker, Edward K. Lenci
Volume: 2  Number: 1  Issue: Fall 1994  Page: 41
Abstract:  The authors discuss the factors to consider in the initiation and conduct of arbitration proceedings. They focus on the pre-hearing phase, as well as, the arbitration hearing.
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Title: Arbitrator Qualification And Disqualification Issues In Reinsurance Disputes
Authors: Richard L. McConnell, Sandra Tvarian Stevens
Volume: 12  Number: 3  Issue: Summer 2005  Page: 39
Abstract:  This article discusses contractual qualifications for arbitrators, legal standards for disqualification of arbitrators based upon potential bias or partiality or upon extra-record knowledge regarding the matters in dispute, the standards courts have applied in addressing these issues, and the potential consequences of a party’s failure to address such concerns promptly. The article also addresses practical considerations regarding selection of arbitrators and the importance of arbitrator disclosures in the context of reinsurance arbitrations.
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Title: Arbitrators Subpoena Powers and Federal Enforcement
Authors: Daniel J. Neppl
Volume: 15  Number: 2  Issue: Spring 2008  Page: 41
Abstract:  This article was adapted from a presentation made at the ARIAS·US 2007 Fall Conference and Annual Meeting. This article is an updated version of an article published in the First Quarter 2008 edition of the ARIAS·Quarterly. This article provides an overview of how federal courts have addressed the authority of arbitrators to issue subpoenas to non-parties for the pre-hearing production of documents and depositions. This article also discusses how federal courts have enforced, or not enforced, arbitral subpoenas to non-parties when the non-parties are located outside the jurisdiction of the federal court being asked to enforce the arbitral subpoena. Finally, this article addresses possible future developments in both the ability of arbitrators to issue subpoenas to non-parties and the willingness of federal courts to enforce those subpoenas.
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Title: Asbestos Claims - Will They Ever End?
Authors: John O'Connor, J.D.
Volume: 10  Number: 1  Issue: Winter 2003  Page: 1
Abstract:  Insurers are facing an increase in the number of asbestos claimants, many of whom show no present sign of injury. They are responding by imposing new documentation requirements on policyholders and lobbying for legislation that would limit payments and establish national standards.
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Title: Asia - An Insurer/Reinsurer Perspective
Authors: Nilam R. Sharma
Volume: 8  Number: 3  Issue: Summer 2001  Page: 29
Abstract:  Although Korea and Japan have reasonably well established insurance and reinsurance sectors, this article will focus on the development and status of markets in other Asian countries, particularly China and India, which may be viewed as providing attractive opportunities for investment.
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Title: Assignment of Reinsurance Contract Rights
Authors: Louis J. Aurichio, Kristen E. Brown
Volume: 10  Number: 4  Issue: Fall 2003  Page: 39
Abstract:  Reported decisions involving the assignment of reinsurance contracts are scarce. When the validity of the assignment of a reinsurance contract is in dispute, the courts have focused on whether the ?personal performance? of the substituted party was essential to the contractual rights of the non-consenting party.
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Title: Assignments of Causes of Action and Coblentz Agreements
Authors: Richard M. Dunn, Sherril M. Colombo
Volume: 2  Number: 2  Issue: Winter 1994  Page: 35
Abstract:  The authors examine the implications to the insurer of denial of coverage or refusal to defend.
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Title: Audit Early, Audit Often -- The Basics of Reinsurance Auditing
Authors: Jack Ignatowitz, Jonathan Beerman
Volume: 9  Number: 2  Issue: Spring 2002  Page: 27
Abstract:  Reinsurance audits should be performed as part of an ongoing relationship between reinsured and reinsurer, not only when problems arise. Good audit practices can often avoid eventual disputes, saving time and money for all parties. The ABC's of reinsurance auditing are presented, as well as certain lessons learned from past audits.
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