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Vol. 14 Edition 3 - Fall 2003

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CREDIT SCORING IN UNDERWRITING
By Alan J. Levin, Esq.
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THE NEW TEXAS CLEAN CLAIMS STATUTE
By Thomas J. Bond, Esq. and Suzanne Spradley, Esq.
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INTERSTATE RECIPROCITY FOR DISCRETIONARY GROUP LIFE POLICIES
By Robert E. Joseph, Esq. and Thomas M. Tongue, Esq.
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LIFE REINSURANCE YOU CAN COUNT ON
By Scott M. Kosnoff, Esq. and Charles T. Richardson, Esq.
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THE PUERTO RICO EXPERIENCE IN PROPERTY CATASTROPHE RISK
By Ralph J. Rexach, Esq.
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CANADIAN INSURANCE REGULATION
By J. Brian Reeve, Esq.
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CREDIT SCORING IN UNDERWRITING

Alan J. Levin, Esq.
EDWARDS ANGELL PALMER & DODGE LLP
(860) 541-7747

The use of credit scores in the underwriting process is on the rise. 

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THE NEW TEXAS CLEAN CLAIMS STATUTE

Thomas J. Bond, Esq.
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
(512) 320-7202 Direct

Suzanne Spradley, Esq.
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP
(512) 499-6217

During the 2003 legislative session, the Texas legislature passed Senate Bill 418,1 which expands the current statutory requirements for prompt payment by health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations of medical and health care services. 

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INTERSTATE RECIPROCITY FOR DISCRETIONARY GROUP LIFE POLICIES
Oasis or Mirage?

Robert E. Joseph, Esq.
SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT
(503) 222-9981

Thomas M. Tongue, Esq.
SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT
(503) 222-9981

Insurers should be wary of relying on statutes that seem to hold the promise of interstate reciprocity for discretionary group life policies. 

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LIFE REINSURANCE YOU CAN COUNT ON

Scott M. Kosnoff, Esq.
Baker & Daniels, LLP
317.237.1201

Charles T. Richardson, Esq.
BAKER & DANIELS LLP
(202) 312-7487

Are you losing sleep, worrying about how you can protect your life insurance company clients against the possibility that one of their reinsurers may go down the drain? 

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THE PUERTO RICO EXPERIENCE IN PROPERTY CATASTROPHE RISK
A Fifteen Year Overview

Ralph J. Rexach, Esq.
REXACH & PICO
(787) 723-8520

On the island of Puerto Rico, approximately 100 miles in length and 35 miles wide with a population of 4 million people, there is some $75 billion of insured property. 

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CANADIAN INSURANCE REGULATION
The Change to a Risk Based Approach

J. Brian Reeve, Esq.
CASSELS BROCK & BLACKWELL LLP
(416) 869-5745

In recent years, Canada has developed an insurance regulatory model that is far ahead of many other countries. 

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