Parsing, profits: have insurers finally cracked the code for making money on insurance alone? And does it matter?
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Did you hear the one about the fellow who lost money on every, widget he sold for 25 years but was able to make it up on volume? Substitute the words "widget" and "volume" with "insurance policy" and "investment income" and you replace...

Big and small rolled into one: Bermuda, just 22 square miles, is home to more than $130 billion in insurance capital. It has done so well because of the rare symbiosis between its government and the corporations it invites to do business on the island.
Summary * Bermuda as a market: a sustained argument for a public-private partnership. * Bermuda as an island: a very small place with a very big influence in the insurance and reinsurance sectors. ********** [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] How's this for...

Industry risk report insurance.
INDUSTRY RISK REPORT INSURANCE Besides having to negotiate the regulatory sand traps the industry arguably dug for itself, insurance companies now have to protect themselves against the credit vulnerabilities found not only on their clients' balance sheets but in their own investment portfolios. As with any we company, management...

Cost-sharing helps employers manage health insurance bills.
Byline: Marvin Revoal For blue chip We read and hear about how America is confused about health care. It's not health care America is confused about, it's health insurance. A local health care insurance company describes their insurance plans to brokers as follows: "As an...

Insurance sleuths on the prowl; Civilians, law enforcement fight fraudulent claims.
Byline: Thomas Caywood The following correction was published March 28, 2008: Because of an editing error, the year that local offices were opened by the Insurance Fraud Bureau of Massachusetts to target fraud in specific areas was incorrect in a story about insurance fraud investigators...

Survey shows support for employer-based health insurance.
Most Americans favor a continuation of the employer-based health insurance system and say that they believe health insurance costs should be shared among individuals, employers, and the government, the results of a survey conducted by the Commonwealth Fund show. More than two-thirds of Americans who took part...

Captive/self-insurance.
CAPTIVE/SELF-INSURANCE Below are paid listings of service providers in the captive and self-insurance industry. This guide is not intended to be a complete directory. Suppliers themselves have provided this data. To obtain more information on vendors and their services, please select the appropriate URL. For more information, please contact...

Survey shows wide support for individual insurance mandate.
Most Americans favor a continuation of the employer-based health insurance system and say that they believe health insurance costs should be shared among individuals, employers, and the government, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Commonwealth Fund. More than two-thirds of Americans who took...

Siver Insurance a full financial services agency.
COLUMN: Q&A Siver Insurance Agency Inc. is located at 125 Main St., South Lancaster. The telephone number is (978) 368-8558. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Wednesday; 8:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday; and 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday; or other times, such as...

Health insurance reforms begin to pay off big-time.
Byline: Nick Kotsopoulos COLUMN: POLITICS AND THE CITY When the Worcester City Council adopted some controversial health insurance reforms last year, it took quite a bit of heat from municipal employee groups, especially from retirees. They were most upset because the changes meant...