Risk & Insurance articles from April 2009

Risk & Insurance archives from April 2009

Goin' bananas.(NEWS & NOTES)
April 1, 2009... In 1990, roughly 12 percent of the population was classified as obese. In 2007, 17 years later, more than 26 percent of the population was classified as obese, according to data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...

Ratings up in 2008.(NEWS & NOTES)
April 1, 2009... Despite catastrophe losses and an economic downturn hurting some P/C insurers, A.M. Best & Co. said there were 59 ratings upgrades for the year compared with 57 ratings downgrades. The gap was larger in 2007, with 87 upgrades and 43 downgrades....

Supply chain danger.(NEWS & NOTES)
April 1, 2009... According to Aon Corp.'s annual Political Risk Map, the number of countries with supply chain vulnerability increased from 38 to 54. Risks affecting the change include government embargo or interference with a supplier, strikes, terrorism and...

Chicago protects bid.(NEWS & NOTES)
April 1, 2009... Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics includes a substantial financial safety net and insurance plan. According to Associated Press interviews of Chicago's Committee Chairman Patrick Ryan, founding chairman of Aon, the safety net consists of a...

Liability ruling hits Ark.(NEWS & NOTES)
April 1, 2009... The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that not-for-profit hospitals with self-insurance plans can be sued for incidents that occurred before their liability pools were established. A 2007 law held self-insurance and pooled liability funds...

Insurer payout cut.(NEWS & NOTES)
April 1, 2009... A federal judge in Utah cut a $62.7 million jury award to an insurance company down to $3.6 million. The payout to Farm Bureau Insurance Co. was excessive, according to the judge, and the final amount was made equal to compensatory damages...

Cigna settles.(NEWS & NOTES)
April 1, 2009... Cigna Corp. is the latest health insurer to settle in a probe by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo into how clients are reimbursed for out-of-network physician services. Cigna agreed to pay $10 million, which will help fund a nonprofit...

Asteroid almost arrives.(NEWS & NOTES)
April 1, 2009... An asteroid nearly 30 yards across came within 45,000 miles of Earth---one-fifth the distance to the moon---on March 2. A similar sized rock hit Siberia in 1908, razing 800 square miles of forest. --Compiled by staff from news and wire...

SCHIP act reporting requirements.(SET-ASIDES)
April 1, 2009... The SCHIP Act requires only reporting of information. Each responsible reporting entity must comply with the SCHIP reporting requirement or suffer fines and penalties. In order to help employers comply, attorney Jim Pocius suggests the...

Set-aside webinar.(SET-ASIDES)
April 1, 2009... Put on by Risk & Insurance[R] and sponsored by PMSI, this Apr. 30 webinar will answer all of your questions regarding employers' responsibilities related to Medicare set-asides. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services appears serious about...

Subrogation. Specialization. collaboration.(SET-ASIDES)
April 1, 2009... The ultimate key to successful subrogation is close coordination and collaboration between adjuster and specialist throughout the process. Here's a high-level overview of how an effective adjuster/specialist subrogation process can work. ...

Infectious disease and your supply chain.(ERM)
April 1, 2009... The essence of ERM is to put everything on the table--consider each and every possible risk to your enterprise. But one eventuality not on the table yet could be the impact of infectious disease outbreak on your supply chain. Or perhaps your...

Acquisition due diligence: know the mod impact.(ERM)
April 1, 2009... Let me tell you the story of ABC Co., which got a nasty surprise when it acquired a new company. ABC completed a thorough due diligence of the acquired company's financials. However, its insurance broker did not review the impact on its...

Damage control: covering your assets.(CLAIMS)
April 1, 2009... Has the commercial real estate industry learned its lesson regarding property insurance and insurable value? If not, a claim won't come so easy. To read the rest of this piece from Deloitte, please visit us on the Web at...

Swiss re punished: the venerable Swiss reinsurer is the latest to suffer a ratings downgrade.(UPFRONT: News, Updates and Other Emerging Strategies from Around the World)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A performance swing that saw Zurich-based reinsurer Swiss Re fall from $3.55 billion in net income in 2007 to a $739.34 million loss for full-year 2008 has added the Swiss reinsurer to the list of major insurers to...

Switching carriers yields more savings: Greenwich survey highlights a trend.(UPFRONT: News, Updates and Other Emerging Strategies from Around the World)
April 1, 2009... For risk managers responsible for structuring insurance programs and looking to cut costs in a recession for their Fortune 500 employers, there's often more money to be saved in switching insurance carriers than they might think, according to a...

Integro's Peter Garvey is still willing to play David to larger firms' Goliath; describes the firm as well-financed.(BROKERS: People, Ideas and Trends shaping the Brokerage Community)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With the news that New York-based Integro Insurance Brokers' CEO Roger Egan was leaving the firm in September, the whispers began anew, that is, if they ever stopped at all. The rumblings, if any of them can be...

Willis HRH.(BROKER MOVES)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] PATY DAVES has been appointed as the Managing Partner of Willis HRH of Greater Kansas City. He will report to William Creedon, National Partner, South Central region. Daves brings more than 20 years of risk...

Lockton Companies, LLC.(BROKER MOVES)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] KYLE WILLIAMS, a 15-year veteran of the industry, has joined the Phoenix office of Lockton Companies, LLC in the company's employee benefits consulting practice. Williams was previously president of BenefitProject...

Lockton.(BROKER MOVES)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MICHAEL PAULSEN has been named a Vice President in Lockton's Chicago office. Paulsen is responsible for new business development and client advocacy for property/ casualty and employee benefits clients. Paulsen...

Aon Consulting: David Sult.(BROKER MOVES)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DAVID SULT has joined Aon Consulting as a senior vice president in the company's corporate transactions practice. Previously, Suit spent 14 years at Detoitte Consulting as a principal and partner overseeing practices...

Aon Consulting: Joe Clouse.(BROKER MOVES)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] JOE CLOUSE has joined the Stamford office of Aon Consulting as Northeast and Corporate Transactions business development leader. Clouse comes over to Aon from Hewitt Associates, where he served as East U.S....

Aon Consulting: Mark Oshima.(BROKER MOVES)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MARK OSHIMA has been added to Aon Consutting's Irvine office as a senior vice president in the corporate transactions practice. Oshima, who holds a BA from the University of California-Irvine and an MBA from the UCLA...

Dare to be simple.(WORKER'S COMP)
April 1, 2009... Studying serious injuries and interviewing adults with them reminds me of how drawn I am to the complexity of our work. There are three million work injuries a year and each one is unique. Each incident has a range of medical, vocational, legal...

A road not taken.(ROGER ON RISK)
April 1, 2009... One's life trajectory, it is said, pivots on a small number of key moments. Mine certainly has. This is the story of one of them. London, circa 1973. I was working in a merchant bank, which is what gentlemen used to call investment banks,...

Black swan or ostrich?
April 1, 2009... I confess--I love cliches. I gain deep satisfaction in using them especially at choice moments. They have such power and the English language is full of them. Countless times in my life a very clever man, my father, delivered gem...

A model controversy.(TECHNOLOGY)
April 1, 2009... In just a decade, computer models have emerged as an invaluable tool to help insurers predict and manage risks from hurricanes and other natural catastrophes. They also have emerged as a new battleground in the ratemaking process. The...

The Yin and Yang of risk.(RISK INNOVATION)
April 1, 2009... One thing I've discovered in the last year is that extremes seem to be the rule of thumb these days. The obvious example is that which represents the more significant aspects of the current financial crisis; huge amounts of mortgage defaults;...

Managing workers' comp Rx costs using next-generation strategies.(PERSPECTIVE: Advertising Feature)
April 1, 2009... For years, prescription drug costs in the workers' compensation arena have outpaced the costs of any other medical services provided to injured workers. Only recently--within the last few years--have the cost of drugs begun to level off,...

The end of the line: the government bailout of the Big Three could create even greater risks in numerous areas.(Cover story)(Company overview)
April 1, 2009... summary * A government-dictated merger of General Motors and Chrysler will make a shrinking supply chain even smaller, * A government-established $4.5 billion credit insurance program is generally viewed as positive, *...

ERM: the big push in a year of austerity: RIMS offers 16 sessions on ERM this year. Yet after a hard day's work in the convention hall learning about the latest in ERM implementation, will attendees be able to find a party to meet friends and let off a little steam?(RIMS PRIMER)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As risk managers descend on Orlando, Fla., for the Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc.'s annual convention from April 19 to 23, there will be plenty of talk about how enterprise risk management (ERM) kept...

RIMS 2009: risk management for insurance: for the first time, the Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc. finds itself at the nexus of having to talk about risk management for insurance.(RIMS PRIMER)
April 1, 2009... summary * Author Roger Lowenstein scheduled to speak on the liquidity crisis at RIMS 2009. * Claims and loss control sessions to figure prominently on the RIMS schedule. * Employment liability risks should be of particular...

Names in the game: Broadspire's Dennis Replogle and Ken Martino bring name recognition and experience to the TPA game.(PROFILE)
April 1, 2009... summary * A differentiator for Broadspire was its array of products and its integrated services. * The TPA business this days is about the fight for market share. * Broadspire hopes to give Crawford an edge with increasing global...

Strategies of containment: new global pressures call for shipyards and marine cargo handling firms to adopt safety culture as more dock workers suffer injuries sustained by container-handling equipment.(SAFETY/LOSS CONTROL)
April 1, 2009... summary * In 1992 there were 37.8 on-the-job injuries and illnesses per 100 shipbuilding workers. By 2005, the figure had dropped to 10.9 cases per 100 workers. * Recent years have seen an increase in longshore workers being struck by...

The double--edged gift of ERM: when a corporation decides to embark on an ERM initiative, it often means a combination of risks and rewards for the risk management department.(IN-DEPTH: RISK & INSURANCE)
April 1, 2009... summary * The expansion of ERM initiatives is a double-edged sword as some risk managers could lose their jobs over R. * Risk managers chosen to head ERM initiatives often have finance or auditing backgrounds. * ERM initiatives...

Medicare, the bull in the settlement China shop: the Medicare Secondary Payer Act and the new SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 will have very different effects on workers' comp and liability cases.(WORKERS' COMP)
April 1, 2009... summary * Medicare can collect from insurers or plaintiffs if a the beneficiary is involved in a comp or liability case. * The Act requires all responsible reporting entities to meet reporting requirements. * For liability...

Keys to the dash: good software facilitates a top-down approach to obtaining information, allowing those at the top of organizations to specify design, data sources and access, just as a dashboard allows a driver to control the car.(SPECIAL REPORT: CLAIMS)
April 1, 2009... summary * End-user adoption of a dashboard is dependent on the information it presents being relevant. * Dashboards were developed to provide a snapshot view of performance metrics. * Information presented by dashboards require...

Third-party administrators.(Directory)
April 1, 2009... Below are paid listings of third-party administrators (TPAs) according to the types of claims they handle: health care; disability; workers' comp; managed care automation; software automation; property; marine/ aviation; professional...

Upcoming events.(Conference news)(Calendar)
April 1, 2009... APRIL 6-8 IHPM Conference The Institute for Health and Productivity Management hosts its fifth annual Health Management Conference geared toward examining employee benefits and integrated health management from a strategic...

The flight to access: as if they didn't have enough to worry about, airlines also fend off discrimination suits from disabled passengers. Here's how they should fight them.(VIEW POINT)
April 1, 2009... One of the most difficult challenges facing the commercial aviation industry is accommodating the needs of disabled passengers without compromising safety or going awry of legislation protecting the rights of the physically and mentally...

AIG to restructure.(NEWS & NOTES)
April 15, 2009... American International Group Inc., parent company of the largest of the U.S.-based commercial insurance carriers, reported a record losses and a major restructuring that is marked by continued aid from the U.S. government. Citing what it...

Playing "what-if".
April 15, 2009... What if AIG just sold off its entire commercial insurance operations, now called AIU Holdings, and let the insurance company be the insurance company? The reconfigured AIU Holdings, from all accounts, is in good shape. It has plenty of...

Making sense of the mysteries of Florida.(REINSURANCE)
April 15, 2009... No discussion of property-catastrophe reinsurance rates can be complete without pondering the mysteries of Florida policymakers, whose state lies at the epicenter of natural disaster paths but who are determined that property owners keep...

The battle of PBM analytics.(HEALTHCARE)
April 15, 2009... With difficult economic times upon us, benefit plan sponsors and plan members have become strange bedfellows in their desire to cut pharmacy benefits costs without sacrificing coverage. The good news is that there are dollars to save, hidden in...

Getting the goods on medical imports.(HEALTHCARE)
April 15, 2009... Horror stories about the failings of materials imported from overseas are easy to come by. The tale often left untold, however, is the huge number of companies in medical and other industries that rely--safely and without mishap--on...

All you need to know about Medicare set-asides.(SET-ASIDES)
April 15, 2009... Federal legislation effective July 1, 2009, could radically change the ability of insurers to settle liability and workers' compensation claims. Here's all you've ever wanted to know about the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of...

Set-aside webinar.(SET-ASIDES)
April 15, 2009... Put on by Risk & Insurance@ and sponsored by PMSI, this Apr. 30 webinar will answer all of your questions regarding employers' responsibilities related to Medicare set-asides. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services appear serious about...

GAB Robins CEO sees opportunities in halving the firm: GAB Robins in February announced a sale, and competitors speculate the firm is preparing for a management buyout in the future.(UPFRONT: News, Updates and Other Emerging Strategies from Around the World)(Company overview)
April 15, 2009... The 123-year-old claims management firm said that it was selling its international operations, with the exception of its U.K. subsidiary, to Cunningham Lindsey Group Limited LLC, an international loss-adjusting and claims management company....

A new architecture: fast expanding risk demands a new science.(UPFRONT: News, Updates and Other Emerging Strategies from Around the World)
April 15, 2009... The risk management puzzle is changing due to the rapidly morphing global climate and a worldwide economic engine that is at once increasingly connected and increasingly fragile; that much we know. What we also know is that the sheer number...

Rational ecology: a trade group talks sense.(UPFRONT)
April 15, 2009... Frank Nutter came up with a rational mix of ecology and fiscal pragmatism in his testimony before a congressional subcommittee in March. The president of the Reinsurance Association of America, in remarks made before the U.S. House of...

OFC not an option yet: U.S. regulatory reform of insurance not likely in the near term, NAIC seen as taking a more active role in the regulatory process.(UPFRONT)
April 15, 2009... Despite calls for more regulation of the financial services industry in the wake of scandals and collapse, reform through passage of an Optional Federal Charter isn't likely anytime soon, according to one legal expert. [ILLUSTRATION...

Personalization: the heart of health care: advanced technology can lead to better decision making.(PERSPECTIVE: Advertising Feature)
April 15, 2009... The old saying, "the early bird catches the worm" is proving to be a prolific proverb in the health care arena. By identifying opportunities for clinical intervention before a major health event occurs, the cost of health care services can be...

Brokers Revealed: commercial insurance brokers, a content lot, come with a dollop of spice and imagination.(BROKERS: People, Ideas and Trends shaping the Brokerage Community)
April 15, 2009... Risk managers would be on the mark if they believed their brokers to be churchgoing Republican jocks driving foreign cars and whistling Dixie, content with their lot in life. But such beliefs would make risk managers only partly right. ...

American Meteorological Society's Board of Private Sector Meteorologists.(BROKER MOVES)
April 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] KYLE BEATTY, vice president of Willis Catastrophe Management Services, was appointed chair of the American Meteorological Society's Board of Private Sector Meteorologists. Beatty has contributed for more than two...

Tanner, Ballew and Maloof Inc.(BROKER MOVES)
April 15, 2009... JEREMY BORAK joined Atlanta-based broker and middle-market risk management firm Tanner, Ballew and Maloof Inc. Borak will be vice president and account executive. His background includes his most-recent stint with CBIZ as vice president and...

Aon Global Risk Consulting.(BROKER MOVES)
April 15, 2009... GRAHAM HEATH was named director of Risk Control UK by Aon Global Risk Consulting. He will be responsible for helping U.K. corporate clients improve performance and manage risks. Most recently, Heath was managing director of his own firm,...

Rick Lennerth.(BROKER MOVES)
April 15, 2009... RICK LENNERTH joined the Florida operations of Lockton Cos. LLC as a vice president and producer. At 39, Lennerth has more than 15 years on his resume in advising executives on alternative risk financing and other financial issues. He wields a...

SMA Insurance.(BROKER MOVES)
April 15, 2009... BENJAMIN CANNING was admitted as a shareholder with the St. Cloud, Minn.-based SMA Insurance. Canning has been with the agency since 2005 and specializes in construction insurance and bonds.

Lockton.(BROKER MOVES)
April 15, 2009... PAULINE SOBELMAN has been appointed Vice President-Benefits Consultant for Lockton in the firm's northeast operations based in New York. Sobelman has 18 years of experience with brokers and insurers and specializes in cost containment.

Purdue case won't be the last: we all hear about claimant fraud, medical provider fraud and premium fraud. Now there is drug manufacturer fraud which has fleeced pretty much every workers' compensation insurer and self-insured employer, and disrupted the lives of many claimants.(WORKERS' COMP)
April 15, 2009... Insurers and employers can participate in a class action settlement for financial recovery for this fraud, but only if they act by May 19: I'll get to the claimants below. On May 10, 2007, Purdue Pharma and three of its current or former...

Needling the brass.(ROGER ON RISK)
April 15, 2009... How important is humor? A recent employment survey in the United States found that employees with a strong sense of humor make their way more quickly up the corporate ladder Exactly the reverse was true when I worked in Chicago, where I was...

Carriers just want to get PAYD.(TECHNOLOGY)
April 15, 2009... Cars have become safer and more fun to drive over the years thanks to all kinds of innovative technology Seat belts and air bags have played a major role in reducing accident fatalities and injuries over the last few decades and that has helped...

A back-breaking greenback?(RISK MANAGEMENT)
April 15, 2009... It is a beautiful sunny afternoon in early March in San Diego as I write this column. The world's economic predicament seems to change daily, so I feel obligated to mark the date when I write. Today the US dollar is $1.29 Canadian. The soft...

Terms of art.(RISK INNOVATION)
April 15, 2009... How risk is communicated can loom large. Effectively communicating in the risk business is critical to effective risk management. One need only recall the controversy over insurance coverage for the World Trade Center catastrophe to realize the...

What's next? Experts in their respective insurance specialties shed light on how buyers can best navigate today's new world of risk. Consider this a survival guide.(Cover story)(Company overview)
April 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] summary * insurance experts weigh in on everything from D&O to underwriting to natural catastrophes. * Risk managers reveal secrets of their trade during a morale-sapping recession. ********** We...

Multiple options, little certainty: employers have more options than they used to when it comes to offering healthcare plans, but certainty over savings isn't solid.(IN-DEPTH: RISK & INSURANCE)
April 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] summary * High deductible plans are creating savings in the 30 percent to 35 percent range. * About 40 percent of companies plan to increase reliance on consumer-directed healthcare by 2010. * Some...

An emerging vision for employee health: the business of offering on-site corporate medical clinics as the new hub for health care cost containment is growing as employers challenge the traditional managed care business model.(GROUP HEALTH)
April 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] summary * A hair salon operator gives its health and wellness program a makover. * On-site clinics could blossom into a hub from which to distribute all health-related services. * The long-term...

What's next for Rx: experts in dispensing workers' comp medications through pharmacy benefits programs are watching the field of electronic prescriptions, or e-prescribing, as the future battleground for cost control.(WORKERS' COMP)(Interview)
April 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] summary * Workers' comp Rx transactions make up less than 3 percent of all Rx scripts filled by pharmacies. * States must balance drug prices and make it easy for pharmacies to manage the process. *...

Emerging from a shadow: executives at AIU Holdings, Inc. AIG's successor, cook up a formula for their new "meat-and-potatoes insurance company.".(INSURANCE)
April 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] summary * AIU Holdings may initially sell as much as 20 percent of the new company to the public. * Proceeds from the sale would go to AIG, which could then repay its debt to the U.S. government. *...

Thriving on pins and needles: the reinsurance market alone appears to be standing firm in the tumultuous financial world with strong balance sheets and more demand for its product. Yet if the economic chaos continues ...(REINSURANCE)
April 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] summary * The consensus outlook for reinsurance is stable thanks to its strong cash flow position and very little debt coming due in the next couple of years. * Capital-strapped primary insurers are seen as...

Scorcher of an agenda: hot topics at this year's RIMS convention are packed tightly around common themes: a soft economy, AIG, directors' and officers' liability, subprime mortgages and switching carriers.(RIMS PRIMER)
April 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] summary * Hot Topic No. 1: Navigating the Financial Tsunami * Hot Topic No. 2: Five Questions to Ask Before Switching Insurance Companies * Hot Topic No. 3: Insurance Coverage for Subprime Mortgage...

The doctor is (butting) in: a new, doctor-centered model for treating workers' comp patients is challenging the traditional managed care PPO giants.(MANAGED CARE)
April 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] summary * Traditional workers' comp managed care is no longer having the effect it once did. * A new model based on "the best" doctors is emerging with promising results. * In one case, losses are...

How to proceed: taking the "director" and "officer" out of D&O insurance: the effect of the subprime credit crisis and corporate bankruptcies on D&O coverage.(SPECIAL REPORT: LIABILITY)
April 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] summary * The scope of D&O policies has expanded over time. * Multiple claims against a company, its directors and officers at one time could exhaust policy limits. * Exclusions eliminate coverage for...

D&Oh no! D&O price declines come to a halt as class-action lawsuits take their toll.(SPECIAL REPORT: LIABILITY)
April 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] summary * The days of softening D&O prices are at an end. * Financial firms are going to be hit hardest by rate increases. * Terms are starting to become much more restrictive. ********** A...

Down economy ups tech risk: software manufacturers are buffeted by the heavy turbulence of economic crisis as much as any industry, yet can't forget their own best practices in a desperate attempt to keep the ship righted.(INDUSTRY RISK REPORT: SOFTWARE)
April 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] summary * Software firms worry about their insurers' solvency as much as their own. * Cloud computing and SaaS era brings pluses, minuses. * Privacy and security issues are still a priority. ...

Upcoming events.(Calendar)
April 15, 2009... APRIL 30 Medicare Set-Aside Webinar Put on by Risk & Insurance[R] and sponsored by PMSl, this webinar will answer all of your questions regarding your responsibilities related to Medicare set-asides. Speakers include noted...

An alternative to the mail order juggernaut: trusted community pharmacies offer a higher degree of service and cost efficiencies for area employers and union groups.(VIEWPOINT)
April 15, 2009... When consumers were asked by the Kaiser Family Foundation on whom they relied to get accurate information about their medications, 72 percent said they relied "a lot" on their physicians, but 51 percent also said they named their pharmacist as...

Staking out a premium position: a tax break, preparing for the hard market and the Obama administration's tougher stance toward offshore domiciles are expected to benefit Vermont.(Cover story)
April 15, 2009... summary * Vermont is cutting taxes for new captive formations in 2009 and 2010. * The captive division is asking for a bigger share of the premium tax proceeds. * With the U.S. government looking to tax offshore domiciles,...

Number of captives by formation type in 2008.
April 15, 2009... NUMBER OF CAPTIVES BY FORMATION TYPE IN 2008 INDUSTRIAL PURE PURE ASSOCIATION INSURED PURE (BRANCH) (SPFC) BRANCH 0 0 0 ...

Number of captives by industry.
April 15, 2009... NUMBER OF CAPTIVES BY INDUSTRY As of 12/31/08 Gross Premium Written * AGRICULTURE 4 180,251,266 BANKING 54 ...

New Vt.-licensed captives in 2008.
April 15, 2009... New Vt.-Licensed Captives in 2008 Date Captive Company Name Licensed Type Manager * Thermo Fisher Insurance Company 1/15/08 Pure AON Duxford Insurance...

Top captive in each industry.
April 15, 2009... Top Captive in Each Industry * (#) Captive Company Name Type Manager * Agrinational Insurance Company Pure AON Banc One Insurance Company Pure AON...

Vermont captive insurance companies license summary.
April 15, 2009... VERMONT CAPTIVE INSURANCE COMPANIES LICENSE SUMMARY 12/31/08 Licensed In 2008 Association 0 Industrial Insured 0 Pure 11...

Number & type of captives by gross premiums written.
April 15, 2009... NUMBER & TYPE OF CAPTIVES BY GROSS PREMIUMS WRITTEN Based on 12/31/07 Gross Premium Written INDUSTRIAL TOTAL ASSOCIATION INSURED Less than $1...