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Top 10 Benefits and Risks of Forming a Captive | PropertyCasualty360

Paul Hughes
July 30, 2013

Every risk financing alternative, with the possible exception of guaranteed cost insurance, has benefits and risks. The key to success, especially with captives, is to correctly compare the salient benefits…

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Data Quality, Managing Change Key for Underwriters’ Predictive Models

Paul Hughes
July 29, 2013

The annual conference of Insurance Accounting and Systems Association, Inc. presented the benefits and challenges of the use of predictive models for underwriting, stressing the volume of quality data needed to…

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FAPEO Workers’ Comp Task Force

Paul Hughes
July 25, 2013

PEO industry leaders join forces to create the FAPEO Workers’ Compensation Task Force. The Task Force was created to analyze the performance of PEOs in the workers’ compensation industry; and…

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Prescriptive Analytics Can Make Big Data Pay Big | PropertyCasualty360

Paul Hughes
July 23, 2013

Big data combined with prescriptive analytics this article will take a closer look at pricing decisions. One of the most important decisions an insurer makes is around pricing. via Prescriptive…

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Industry Told TRIA Wont Be Renewed Until 2014

Paul Hughes
July 23, 2013

If Congress agrees to extend the terrorism insurance backstop, known as TRIA, it will probably not do so until late next year when the program is scheduled to expire via…

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Insurer Data Can Help with Workers’ Comp Claims Management: ASSE Speaker

Paul Hughes
July 22, 2013

A speaker at the American Society of Safety Engineers’ Safety 2013 conference in Las Vegas confirms, having streamlined views of loss data can help insureds identify trends, and help them take…

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Commercial insurance rates up 5% in June: MarketScout

Paul Hughes
July 16, 2013

Commercial P&C rates were up an average of 5% for policies that renewed in June, according to MarketSout. Commercial Auto and Work Comp had the highest increases at 6%, with…

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Missouri Governor Signs Bill Replenishing Disabled Workers Fund

Paul Hughes
July 16, 2013

The new law allows the business surcharge to rise to 6 percent starting in 2014 and continuing through 2021. It also limits the fund’s future coverage to only the most…

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