Worth the Risk - Barron's

Worth the Risk
Barron's
A prime example of high-conviction, long-term securities selection is the leader of the Barron's/Lipper annual ranking of the Best Fund Families: Delaware Management. The firm, founded in 1929 and now handling about $167 billion in assets, was followed ...

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Understanding Wind Farm Exposures and Managing Risk - RenewableEnergyWorld.com

Understanding Wind Farm Exposures and Managing Risk
RenewableEnergyWorld.com
As developers know, constructing a wind farm is a multi-step, complex process where each phase, from site selection to maintenance and operations, necessitates attention to detail. But those immersed in the industry understand that the risks come from ...

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Retained premiums, risk selection key for 2012 performance, says expert - Business News Americas

Retained premiums, risk selection key for 2012 performance, says expert
Business News Americas
By Andrew Rogers / Business News Americas Increasing the amount of retained premiums, improving risk selection and reducing operating costs are key challenges for the Nicaraguan insurance sector in 2012, Seguros América deputy information director ...

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Insurers covering gym memberships: Health advance or selection tool? - Washington Post


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Insurers covering gym memberships: Health advance or selection tool?
Washington Post
The health reform law does contemplate the issue; last year, the Department of Health and Human Services rolled out regulations that spelled “risk adjustment” mechanisms that will be used to deal with “risk selection.” Insurance plans will have to ...
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Column: Don't blame Heritage for ObamaCare - Tucson Citizen

Column: Don't blame Heritage for ObamaCare
Tucson Citizen
For example, the new field of behavioral economics taught me that default auto-enrollment in insurance can lead many people to buy coverage without a requirement. Also, advances in “risk adjustment” tools are improving the stability of voluntary ...

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The State of Underwriting - Insurance Networking News

The State of Underwriting
Insurance Networking News
The process of classifying, rating and selecting risks that conform to an insurer's risk appetite is a simplified way of describing the bare bones of an underwriter's job. If you asked an underwriter to provide their own job description, ...

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Origami Risk Expands Team of Experts With New Hires Jason Franks and Mary ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Origami Risk Expands Team of Experts With New Hires Jason Franks and Mary ...
MarketWatch (press release)
CHICAGO, IL, Feb 01, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Origami Risk, the provider of the insurance industry's fastest growing Risk Management Information System (RMIS), today announced the addition of two new experts to the firm: Jason Franks, ...

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