Description: Letter to the Editor by Mark Troutman from Health Section News, September 2001, Issue No. 41.

Description: Managed care networks are important to control rising health care costs . these need to be priced appropriately to produce the right results for all stakeholders . This includes analysis of utilization and costs for both in and out of network claims . A variety of risk and administrative service options exist for entities assuming such risk .

Description: Full version Reinsurance Section News, May 2001, Issue No. 48.

Description: The stated purpose of this article is to give several specific examples of financial reinsurance transactions and to give some ideas on how a representative of a ceding company or a professional reinsurer could make contact with others in various venues to get in the mainstream of financial reinsurance activities.

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: What Is A Dollar Worth? (An Overview of Financial Reinsurance) by Mark Troutman from Reinsurance Section News, May 2001, Issue No. 48.

Description: Full version of Reinsurance Section News, September 2001, Issue No. 49.

Description: This article enumerates many important considerations for a managing general underwriter(MGU) desiring to contract with an insurance carrier to issue and service provider excess of loss policies covering catastrophic medical risks assumed by accountable care organizations (ACOs).

Description: Feature article discussing the impact of health care reform on the direct insurance market and the reinsurance market.

Description: Full version of Reinsurance News, May 2006, Issue No. 57.