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Will the meeting of reinsurance companies in Monte Carlo in September lead to lower treaty rates for 2011, or will those insurance companies for insurers keep the capital all to themselves?

The Vermont Captive Insurance Association has a new president, all while its domicile is pulling in exciting captive formation numbers in 2010, despite the soft traditional insurance market. Perhaps it's because of new uses owners are finding for their captives.

With property season starting June 1, it's a fine time to learn some top property claims and loss-control tips from a commercial carrier best known for such things.

Trade credit insurance has a big market in the European Union, but in the United States ... not so much. We talk with the three biggest carriers in the U.S. market to gauge how optimistic they are this will change.

Whether you're a self-insured employer or an insurance carrier, getting a handle on your claims through the right technology is an urgent imperative.

Dennis Harwick, head of the Captive Insurance Companies Association, opens up about the major challenges facing the captive insurance industry. And we explore what will be the hot topics at the upcoming CICA annual conference.

We examine two big trends in the captive insurance space: one, the rise of captives for healthcare benefits, and how federal legislation will affect it; and two, the emergence of new hot domiciles like Kentucky.

Two ways to tighten up your disability management program: 1) how to better identify and understand critical risk factors in complex medical cases; and 2) why and how to better train staff who handle your disabled employees.

Insurers still have many unanswered questions when it comes to the first- and third-party risk associated with green building. But designers, sustainability experts and underwriters are closer than they think to agreeing that green buildings are better risks.

This wide-ranging special report looks at one condition crushing the claims trends for the managed care industry and self-funded employers: obesity. Meanwhile, our second article delves into how to best train and use claims software.

The Risk Innovator Award recognizes individuals across different industries who have demonstrated innovation and excellence in risk management. Read all the winner profiles in the 14 categories at the 2009 Risk Innovator page.

The annual Rendez-Vous in Monte Carlo is around the corner. What will the leaders of the reinsurance world be talking about at their biggest meeting? Who will be some of the new faces in Monaco?

The program administration business is thriving and highly competitive. Meanwhile, captive insurance is not in the doldrums either, with corporate risk managers experimenting with lines such as employee benefits.

The art of underwriting is more under pressure than ever, as carriers are crunched by diminishing investments and prices that seem to refuse to harden. What to do? Perhaps XL's John Glancy has answers.

We examine the Ledbetter law, signed by President Barack Obama in his first 100 days, and its effects on how employers must now treat their workers. We also talk with one of the leading lights in the claims-handling business.