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The Year in Review and a Look Ahead to 2019

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December 21, 2018
Sharing is Caring... But What About the Risks?

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December 20, 2018
Coordinating the Actuarial Exam Process

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Workers’ Compensation & Marijuana

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Reflections on the CAS Annual Meeting and Our Profession

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December 05, 2018
Where There’s Fire, There’s Smoke

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November 27, 2018
Why Do You Go To Work Each Day?

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October 25, 2018
The predictors in my model are all significant at the 5% level. So?

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Another Reduction in Workers’ Compensation Pure Premium Rates for California

Greg Fears
August 28, 2018
Cybersecurity: Managing the Risk of Being a Target

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August 07, 2018
Parametric Insurance: A New Spin on an Old Product

Multiple
June 12, 2018
Will Wildfire Losses Continue to Spread?

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June 05, 2018
Pinnacle’s Commitment to Community through Pinnacle U

Joe Herbers
May 30, 2018
Pinnacle’s Clients Say It Best

Derek Freihaut
May 15, 2018
Significant Reductions in Workers’ Compensation Pure Premium Rates for California

Greg Fears
April 12, 2018
Cost Versus Value

Chris Holt
April 03, 2018
Autonomous Vehicles and the Future of Auto Insurance

Laura Maxwell
March 27, 2018
Pierogis and Palaces

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January 09, 2018
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Chris Cortner
December 20, 2017
The Year in Review

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December 15, 2017

Can the Black-Scholes Model Estimate How Much Premium is Too Much?

Multiple • October 03, 2017 Posted in: Blog Posts, Captives, Insurance / Insurers, Pricing & Product Management

A Pinnacle client recently inquired about a paper regarding an approach to estimating the maximum premium appropriate for a captive insurance company. The author sought to determine a ceiling on the premium a company might pay for insurance by treating insurance as a put option and applying a popular financial tool, the Black-Scholes model.

Tags: Pricing & Product Management, Black-Scholes model, captive insurance

Alternative Market Opportunities for the Commercial Auto Industry

Legaré Gresham • May 10, 2017 Posted in: Blog Posts, Alternative Markets, Captives

Recent years have been difficult for the commercial automobile insurance industry. Both frequency and severity have been increasing while rate increases have not been sufficient to keep up. Some large carriers have pulled out of certain segments of the market as well. This has affected long-haul trucking and passenger transport in particular.

Tags: Captives, Commercial Lines, Alternative Markets, Risk Retention Groups, Commercial Auto Liability Insurance

Puerto Rico – A Domicile on the Move

Rob Walling • November 30, 2016 Posted in: Blog Posts, Alternative Markets, Captives

During the first week of November my colleague, Arthur Randolph, and I had the opportunity to visit a number of the key service providers in Puerto Rico and experience firsthand the dynamic activity of this captive insurance domicile.

Tags: Property/Casualty, Puerto Rico, Advantage

A Look Into the DCIA 2016 Fall Forum

Aaron Hillebrandt • September 26, 2016 Posted in: Blog Posts, Alternative Markets, Captives, Insurance / Insurers

There was a degree of uncertainty among the participants due to Karen Weldin Steward, Insurance Commissioner for the past 8 years, being recently defeated by Trinidad Navarro in the Democratic primary election. Republican candidate Jeff Cragg is also running, and both candidates attended the conference.

Tags: Captives, DCIA, Captive Owners

Memorable Moments at the 2016 SCCIA Executive Educational Conference

Legaré Gresham • September 20, 2016 Posted in: Blog Posts, Alternative Markets, Captives, Insurance / Insurers

The 17th Annual Executive Educational Conference of the South Carolina Captive Insurance Association (SCCIA) was held September 13-15 at the historic Mills House and Hibernian Hall in downtown Charleston. There were over 200 attendees, including leading captive service providers, owners and regulators from several states. Tropical Storm Julia dropped several inches of rain on Charleston on Wednesday, flooding several streets, but the conference was unaffected.

Tags: Captives, SCCIA, South Carolina, Charleston

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