All North America articles – Page 179
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Compensation culture rewritten
A year ago, workers' compensation reinsurance was covered but not underwritten. The events of last September changed all that, says Ronald Gift Mullins.
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Follow the settlements,US style
Recent US court decisions mean that `follow the settlements' is not always implied in reinsurance contracts. By Robert S Soderstrom, DJ Sartorio, Bruce M Engel and Eileen Sloan Newlin.
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A perfect storm
A record number of securities class actions, a foundering stock market and high profile corporate failures are creating a tight US D&O market. Adrian Leonard reports.
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Science Not Art
Lee Coppack looks at the forces shaping property catastrophe reinsurance since Hurricane Andrew.
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Making A Difference
Jeffrey Sciaudone discusses the way building codes benefit re/insurers, with an emphasis on conditions in the US.
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Florida market reform
Michael Adams explains the changes in the Florida market for windstorm insurance.
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High Rise Risk
Two major events have caused us to question the risks for major high-rise buildings. Structural engineers John Meyer and Ronald Hamburger explain.
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Exclusion troubles
Reinsurers have tried to exclude terrorism risks from treaties, but pressure on insurers in the US to continue covering terrorism risks are resulting in new wordings to accommodate both parties. By Myra E Lobel.
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Taxing issues
A growing number of US corporations are switching their parent company domicile to Bermuda, but US politicians are proposing legislation to stem the flow.
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Full steam ahead
Captives in the US are seeing an increase in numbers and use in reaction to the hardening market.
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Run-off out of the starting block
Massive claims and company failures are boosting the run-off sector, says Ronald Gift Mullins.
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Comp cover crunch
Workers' compensation cover is becoming increasingly hard to find in the private market. By Phil Zinkewicz.
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How costly is your risk
The fourth RIMS benchmark study on cost of risk showed a decline in the overall cost of risk for organisations based in the US and Canada, though the experience of large corporations masked an increase in certain lines.
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Hurricane forces
Active hurricane seasons do not automatically mean massive losses, though tropical storms are quite capable of widescale damage, says Richard Dixon.
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Taking the guesswork out of pricing us risk
Nolan E. Asch details the Insurance Services Office Inc systems for pricing risks in the US.
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Paying the price of terror
The thorny issue of who assumes responsibility for terrorism cover remains a problem.
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Discontinued operations:a US perspective
The state-by-state regulation of the active insurance industry leads to a variety of scenarios for the management of discontinued operations.
