Description: With the potential growth in the premium finance and life settlement industry, private equity and hedge funds are exploring ways to be involved in this market. With few organizations willing to enter the market offering reinsurance, risk management is being explored through alternative means such as the use of options. From Reinsurance Section News, November 2007, Issue No. 61.

Description: Discussion of the need for long term care reinsurance and the types of services needed and available.

Description: Provider Excess is an insurance coverage offered to health care provider organizations that have a capitation agreement with a manged care organization. From Reinsurance Section News, November 2007, Issue No. 61.

Description: this article provides an overview of coverage and claim trends for managed care medical excess of loss insurance and reinsurance programs. it addresses features such as deductible, maximum benefit, inside limits , comprehensive versus non- comprehensive , and claims by diagnosis for commercial , Medicare and Medicaid risk. It also reviews cost containment support programs for catastrophic claims .

Description: An overview of reinsurance training class provided to the Bermuda Monetary Authority (Authority) and Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (Central Bank) covering all aspects of reinsurance. Article also provides an overview of initiatives that the two regulators (Authority and Central Bank) are involved with.