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  Risk Retention Reporter
1994 Article Index

 

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January 1994 Article Index
  • Injunction Against Colorado RRG by Virginia SCC Sparks Lawsuit, 1/94-1
  • Ophthalmologists' RRG Moves Its Domicile to Vermont from Colorado, 1/94-1
  • Association Captive and RRG Reap Benefits of Shared Services, 1/94-2
  • Risk Retention Roundup, 1/94-2
  • New PG Insurers Are All Rated "A" by A.M. Best, 1/94-3
  • Theme of NRRA Conference is "Targeting the Future", 1/94-3
  • Rebuttal to "Liability Trap" Article in Special Report, 1/94-3
  • Suspension Order Against NAPI Lifted by Arizona DOI, 1/94-4
  • Milliman & Robertson Enters Risk Management Arena with Acquisition, 1/94-4
  • New Management Firm Established for Alternative Markets, 1/94-4
  • FORUM: Risk Retention Group and Association Captive Reap Benefits of Shared Risk Management, an RRR interview with John Salisbury, CEO, Housing Authority RRG, Inc., 1/94-5
  • PROFILE: Factors Considered by Risk Retention Groups in Domicile Selection, by James F. Holzer, J.D., President & CEO, Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Co. (A Risk Retention Group), 1/94-7
  • SPECIAL REPORT: How to Escape the "Liability Trap?"...Read the Statute, by Jon Harkavy, General Counsel and Vice President, USA Risk Group and Chairman, Governmental Relations, National Risk Retention Assn., 1/94-9
  • Risk Retention Monthly Update, 1/94-11
  • Risk Retention Pulse Points, 1/94-13

February 1994 Article Index
  • Association-Sponsored PGs are Wave of the Future, 2/94-31
  • Directory Lists 7,000+ National Trade & Professional Associations, 2/94-31
  • Letter Criticizing NAIC's Action on RRGs/Captives Sent to Governors, 2/94-32
  • Legislators to Hold Summer Meeting in Vermont, Discuss NAIC Actions, 2/94-32
  • Accredited State Still Clarifying Its RRG Position with NAIC, 2/94-32
  • Vermont Commissioner Scheduled to Speak at NRRA Meeting, 2/94-33
  • Objections to NAIC Risk Retention Handbook Revisions Submitted, 2/94-33
  • Hawaii Captive Conference Focuses on Captives in 21st Century, 2/94-34
  • Risk Retention Roundup, 2/94-35
  • Injunction Sought by Arizona Insurer of Podiatrists Denied, 2/94-35
  • Two Missouri-Domiciled Med-Mal RRGs Cease Operations, 2/94-36
  • Missouri Med-Mal RRG to be Liquidated, 2/94-36
  • Federal Jury Convicts Former Bel-Aire Owner, Arthur Blumeyer, 2/94-37
  • Ray Cowan Sentenced to 33-Month Prison Term, $15M Restitution, 2/94-37
  • Role of Actuary in Setting PG Premium Rates Discussed in Profile, 2/94-37
  • Benefits of Association-Sponsored PGs Discussed in Forum, 2/94-38
  • Illinois Captive Association Changes Name, Elects New Officers, 2/94-38
  • Single Policy Combines D&O/E&O Coverage for RRGs, 2/94-38
  • Upcoming Conferences of Interest to RRGs and PGs, 2/94-38
  • FORUM: Association-Sponsored Purchasing Groups Offer Significant Benefits, by Chet Merritt, Vice President, ASAE Services Corp.2/94-39
  • PROFILE: How Actuaries Help Association-Sponsored Purchasing Groups Bridge the Communication Gap with Their Insurers, by Daniel J. Flaherty, F.C.A.S., M.A.A.A., Milliman & Robertson, Inc., 2/94-41
  • Risk Retention Monthly Update, 2/94-43

March 1994 Article Index
  • NAIC Accreditation Process May Be a "Silver Lining", 3/94-46
  • Illinois Insurance Exchange Offers Markets for Purchasing Groups, 3/94-46
  • Implications of Risk Based Capital for Risk Retention Groups, 3/94-47
  • How Risk Based Capital May Impact Smaller RRG'S, 3/94-47
  • Comparison of RBC Results for Marketing Purposes Inevitable, 3/94-48
  • RBC Model Provisions May Violate State & Federal Constitutions, 3/94-48
  • State Senator Questions NAIC Accreditation Authority, 3/94-49
  • Vermont Commissioner Updates NAIC Developments Re: RRG's, 3/94-50
  • Profile: Offshore Captive Expands Program With a Purchasing Group, 3/94-50
  • More On... NRRA Annual Meeting in Special Report, 3/94-50
  • Risk Retention Roundup, 3/94-50
  • Letters to the Editor, 3/94-51
  • PROFILE: Captive Spreads Its Wings-- Forms Purchasing Group to Expand Program and Share Risk Management Expertise, by Paul Burkett, President & CEO, Meadowbrook Insurance Group of Colorado, Inc., 3/94-52
  • SPECIAL REPORT: Highlights of National Risk Retention Association 6th Annual Meeting, 3/94-54
  • Risk Retention Monthly Update, 3/94-56

April 1994 Article Index
  • RRR Conducts State-by-State Survey of Purchasing Group Regulation, 4/94-58
  • N.Y. Enacts Retaliatory Law Over Its NAIC Deaccreditation, 4/94-58
  • New Risk Retention Group for Realtors' Forms in Vermont, 4/94-59
  • Three RRGs Cease Operations... Each for Different Reasons, 4/94-59
  • Impact of California's "Non-Admitted Insurance Tax" on RRGs, 4/94-60
  • Risk Retention Roundup, 4/94-60
  • NAIC "Regulatory Ideology" Threatens Alternative Risk Markets, 4/94-61
  • Captive Insurance Company Directory Published by Tillinghast, 4/94-61
  • For the Record, 4/94-61
  • SPECIAL REPORT: State-by-State Survey of Purchasing Group
  • Regulation, 4/94-62
  • Risk Retention Monthly Update, 4/94-66

May 1994 Article Index
  • NRRA Files Amicus Brief in Dispute Between Medmal RRG and New York, 5/94-86
  • New York Files Response to Lawsuit Brought by Medmal RRG, 5/94-86
  • Conning Study Predicts Continued Growth of Alternative Markets, 5/94-87
  • State of Penn v. Corcoran Decision Revisited in PROFILE, 5/94-88
  • Impact of Risk Based Capital Requirements on RRGs in FORUM, 5/94-88
  • Risk Retention Roundup, 5/94-88
  • Recap of RRG Formations and Terminations, 5/94-89
  • Professional Mutual RRG Placed in Liquidation, 5/94-89
  • Amended Colorado Captive Law Tightens Regulation for RRGs, 5/94-89
  • Interactive Technology Used by RRGs to Educate Members, 5/94-90
  • Cost of Risk Increases Over 10% for U.S. Companies, Survey Finds, 5/94-90
  • CACE Meeting Will Focus on Regulation and Alternative Markets, 5/94-91
  • California Nonadmitted Insurance Tax: Impact on RRGs to be Clarified, 5/94-91
  • PROFILE: State of Penn V. Corcoran Revisited: Reality vs. Perception, by Richard G. Liskov, Counsel, Chadbourne & Parke, 5/94-92
  • FORUM: How Risk Based Capital Will Affect Risk Retention Groups, by Stephen Korducki, Sr. Vice President, E.W. Blanch Co., 5/94-94
  • Risk Retention Monthly Update, 5/94-96

June 1994 Article Index
  • Lawsuits Test PG's Unrestricted Access to Surplus Lines Market, 6/94-98
  • PG Asserts Kentucky Law Preempted by Risk Retention Act, 6/94-98
  • Admitted Insurer Seeks $20 Million from Surplus Lines Insurers, 6/94-99
  • Public Entities RRG Reports Continued Profitability for 5th Year, 6/94-99
  • Chemical Specialties RRG Has Grown to 105 Firms, 6/94-100
  • Housing Authority RRG Revises Rate Structure, 6/94-100
  • National Risk Retention Assn. Elects News Officers, 6/94-101
  • Interest in Captives Makes for SRO Sessions at RIMS, 6/94-101
  • Opthalmic Mutual RRG Receives B++ Rating from A.M. Best, 6/94-101
  • More than Sixty Percent of RRGs Show Increase in 1993 Premium, 6/94-102
  • Accountants' RRG Declares Dividend for Sixth Consecutive Year, 6/94-102
  • Vermont Objections to NAIC RRG and PG Handbook Delays Adoption, 6/94-102
  • Profile: Illinois Insurance Exchange Welcomes PGs, 6/94-103
  • Forum: Specialty Wholesalers Provide Expertise for RRGs/PGs, 6/94-103
  • Risk Retention Roundup, 6/94-103
  • PROFILE: Welcome Mat Out for Purchasing Groups at the Illinois
  • Insurance Exchange, by James M. Skelton, President and CEO,
  • Illinois Insurance Exchange, 6/94-104
  • FORUM: Excess/Surplus Specialty Wholesalers Serve as a Source and Resource for Risk Retention Groups and Purchasing Groups, by Kurt C. Bingeman CPCU, President, Russell Bond & Co., Inc., 6/94-106
  • Risk Retention Monthly Update June 1994, 6/94-108

July 1994 Article Index
  • Survey Finds 1993 Purchasing Group Premium Tops $1.5 Billion, 7/94-110
  • PG Premium Triples in Last Six Years, Surveys Reveal, 7/94-110
  • Virginia Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Colorado RRG, 7/94-110
  • American Safety RRG is Assigned Best's Letter Rating of A-, 7/94-111
  • Fifth Annual Edition of RRG Directory & Guide Published, 7/94-111
  • Risk Retention Roundup, 7/94-112
  • Ninth VCIA Annual Conference Scheduled for August 16-19, 7/94-112
  • Specialty Niche Insurance Programs Conference Set for Sept. 19-20, 7/94-113
  • Joint Presentation by NRRA and CARFM Set for Sept. 20-21,7/94-113
  • Letters to the Editor, 7/94-114
  • SPECIAL REPORT: Seven Years of Purchasing Groups: A Comprehensive
  • Review of Formations, Retirements and Premium, 7/94-115
  • Risk Retention Monthly Update July 1994, 7/94-119

August 1994 Article Index
  • New RRG Insures California District and County Hospitals, 8/94-138
  • Chariots of Hire Surrenders License, Withdraws as RRG, 8/94-138
  • Resolutions by NCOIL Question NAIC Accreditation/Meeting Practices, 8/94-138
  • Risk Retention Roundup, 8/94-139
  • Changes in Vermont Law for RRGs may Spur Accreditation, 8/94-138
  • Pennsylvania Requirement May Discriminate Against PGs, 8/94-140
  • Alternative Market Vital, Defining It Remains Elusive, 8/94-140
  • Evaluating the Success Potential of an RRG in FORUM, 8/94-141
  • Health Reform Presents Opportunities for RRGs in PROFILE, 8/94-141
  • PROFILE: The Role of Risk Retention Groups in Insuring New
  • Liabilities Created by Healthcare Reform, by Gregory L. Daniels,
  • Director & Chairman, National Health Care Group, Sedgwick James, Inc., 8/94-144
  • SPECIAL REPORT: Evaluating the Success Potential of a Risk Retention Group, an RRR interview with Paul W. Pinckney, CPCU Principal, Tillinghast, 8/94-142
  • Risk Retention Monthly Update August 1994, 8/94-147

September 1994 Article Index
  • RRGs With A.M. Best Letter Ratings More than Double Over Year, 9/94-150
  • Harkavy Urges NAIC to "End the Boycott," 9/94-151
  • VCIA Sessions Underscore Tensions Over NAIC Accreditation, 9/94-151
  • Hawaii Licenses New RRG for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, 9/94-152
  • Risk Retention Roundup, 9/94-152
  • RRR Editor Contributes Chapter for Surplus Lines Designation, 9/94-153
  • Dental Malpractice PG Emphasizes Risk Management/Loss Prevention, 9/94-153
  • Oil and Gas PGs Provide Comprehensive Insurance Programs, 9/94-153
  • Power PG Revisited in FORUM, 9/94-154
  • Legal Structure and Domicile Selection for PGs in PROFILE, 9/94-154
  • Letter to the Editor, 9/94-154
  • For the Record, 9/94-154
  • FORUM: Power Risk Purchasing Group...Two Years Later, an RRR interview with Gus Gallup, National Utility Director, Power Management Services, 9/94-155
  • PROFILE: Legal Structure and Domicile Considerations in the Formation of Purchasing Groups, by Allyson B. Simpson, Partner, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, 9/94-157
  • Risk Retention Monthly Update, 9/94-159

October 1994 Article Index
  • Survey Finds Significant RRG Premium Growth for 1993/94, 10/94-162
  • Temporary Injunction Issued Against HOW RRG; Receiver Appointed, 10/94-162
  • Proposed Vermont Regulation Would Limit RRGs' Risk to 10 Percent, 10/94-163
  • Risk Retention Roundup, 10/94-163
  • Case Managers Obtain Professional Liability Through New PG, 10/94-164
  • Florida Requires Fingerprinting of PG Directors/Officers, 10/94-164
  • Revisions to NAIC Risk Retention Handbook Completed, 10/94-165
  • SPECIAL REPORT: 1994 Survey of Risk Retention Group Premium & Number of Insureds, 10/94-166
  • Risk Retention Monthly Update, 10/94-171
  • Risk Retention Pulse Points, 10/94-173

November 1994 Article Index
  • RRGs Emerge As Both Winners & Losers in Key Decisions, 11/94-192
  • Federal Appeals Court Holds Florida Law Preempts Risk Retention Act, 11/94-192
  • NRRA Seeks En Banc Review of Adverse RRG decision by 11th Circuit, 11/94-193
  • N.Y. Enjoined From Enforcing Excess Insurance Law Against RRGs, 11/94-194
  • New York/NAIC Antitrust Activities Charged in Amended Complaint, 11/94-194
  • Vermont Accreditation Denied by NAIC, 11/94-195
  • Questions About NAIC Funding Surface at Public Hearings, 11/94-196
  • HOWIC RRG Placed in Receivership; Permanent Injunction Issued, 11/94-197
  • Louisiana Levies $1,000 Fine Against RRG for Late Filing, 11/94-197
  • Risk Retention Roundup, 11/94-198
  • New Risk Retention Group for Podiatrists Forms in Florida, 11/94-198
  • FORUM: Advantages of PGs From an Insurer's Perspective, 11/94-199
  • PROFILE: How Nonresidents Brokers Place Coverage in PGs, 11/94-199
  • Commitment to Safety Underlies Success of Outfitters & Guides PG, 11/94-199
  • Specialty Niche Insurance Programs Conference Set for New Year, 11/94-199
  • For the Record, 11/94-199
  • FORUM: Advantages of PGs From an Insurer's Perspective, Diana S. Dean-Spurgeon CPCU, CPIW, Director of Professional Liability, Scottsdale Insurance Co., 11/94-200
  • PROFILE: Non-Residents Can Place Coverage in Purchasing Groups Insured by Surplus Lines Insurers in Most States, by Beth Kravetz, Attorney-at-Law, 11/94-202
  • Risk Retention Monthly Update, November 1994, 11/94-204

December 1994 Article Index
  • Interstate Truckers Insured by RRGs Not Impacted by Mears, 12/94-206
  • Seventy-Four PGs, Five RRGs Added to RRR Listings in 1994, 12/94-206
  • Risk Retention Reporter Publishes Comprehensive Year-End 1994 Index, 12/94-206
  • Risk Retention Roundup, 12/94-206
  • Forces Are Reshaping Medical Malpractice, Conning Study Finds, 12/94-207
  • General Eastern Ski RRG Elects New Directors & Officers, 12/94-207
  • Hawaii Captive Insurance Council Elects New Officers, 12/94-208
  • Travelers Provides Property Coverage to OMIC RRG, 12/94-208
  • Rah! Rah! for Risk Retention, 12/94-208
  • PROFILE: Risk Retention Group-Insured Interstate Truckers Not Subject to State Financial Responsibility Laws, by James E. Clemons, Primmer & Piper, P.C. Risk Retention Monthly Update, December 1994, 12/94-211
  • SPECIAL REPORT: 1994 Risk Retention Reporter Index, 12/94-212
   

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