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Lives at Risk identifies 20 myths about health care as delivered in countries that have national health insurance. These myths have gained the status of fact in both the United States and abroad, even though the evidence shows a far different reality. The authors also explore the political and economic climate of the health care system and offer alternatives to the current health care public policies.
Lives at Risk: Single-Payer National Health Insurance Around the World
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If you are ready for simple explanations, practical solutions, and time-tested strategies that will reap huge savings in insurance costs, then Hide! Here Comes the Insurance Guy is here to help!Rick Vassar, a certified expert in the commercial insurance arena, writes from a risk manager’s perspective as he tackles the often confusing field of commercial insurance with his real numbers, real solutions strategy. Developed not just as an initial learning tool but also as an ongoing resource for experienced managers as well as the uninitiated, this simple guide will help busy executives and business owners reduce expenses in their current programs. Vassar will teach you four distinct steps for controlling your insurance costs:Understand the language and the processKnow the players and how to better manage the processDevelop a strategy and a plan to maximize coverage for minimal costInvest the time and gain real financial benefitsWith a fresh perspective, this guidebook provides insight into an industry that is constantly evolving, and it shows how you can potentially save your company millions of dollars in insurance costs!
Hide! Here Comes The Insurance Guy: Understanding Business Insurance and Risk Management
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Those involved in construction have to cope with so much learning in their own discipline that they shun further involvement in subjects such as insurance and law, which in themselves are so deeply and intensely complex. However, insurance and law are interwoven in the basic procedures used in the construction industry for undertaking work, be they design, construction, supervision or operation, or any combination of them. Furthermore, they both interact with the theory of risk and the application of risk management. From the legal point, the interaction with risk emanates from the very purpose of the construction contract, which is to allocate the risks between the parties to which the project is exposed. From an insurance aspect, risk forms the basis of insurability and premium calculation.
This thorough and readable text deals with the subject of construction insurance from the rationale behind it through to its day-to-day practice.
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Catastrophe Modeling: A New Approach to Managing Risk is the first book that systematically analyzes how catastrophe models can be used for assessing and managing risks of extreme events. It focuses on natural disaster risk, but also discusses the management of terrorism risk. A unique feature of this book is the involvement of three leading catastrophe modeling firms, AIR Worldwide, EQECAT, and Risk Management Solutions, who examine the role of catastrophe modeling in rate setting, portfolio management and risk financing.
Using data from three model cities (Oakland, CA, Long Beach, CA and Miami/Dade County, FLA), experts from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania examine the role of catastrophe modeling to develop risk management strategies for reducing and spreading the losses from future disasters. Given the uncertainties associated with terrorism the book points out the opportunities for utilizing catastrophe models to set insurance rates and to examine public-private partnerships for providing financial assistance in the event of a terrorist attack.
“This book fills a critical need in setting forth the role of modern risk analysis in managing catastrophe risk. There is no comparable reference work for this important subject area. The book is well written and well organized. It contains contributions from many of the most distinguished experts in the fields of risk analysis and risk management. It strikes a good balance between the technical aspects of the subject and the practical aspects of decision making.”
“This book is strongly recommended for individuals who must make decisions regarding the management of impacts of catastrophe risks including those in both the public and private sector.”
Wilfred D. Iwan
Professor of Applied Mechanics, Emeritus
Director, Earthquake Engineering Research Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
“The authors have captured the essence of catastrophe modeling: its value, its utility and its limitations. Every practitioner in the catastrophe risk field should read this book.”
Franklin W. Nutter, President
Reinsurance Association of America
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The revised and updated 2006 2nd edition hardcover includes a CDRom and updated materials for the Chartered Property and Casualty professionals. With 15 chapters, progressively layed out to form a cohesive program, this new volume will be an essential foundation for those studying risk and its relation to insurance and underwriting.
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If you are ready for simple explanations, practical solutions, and time-tested strategies that will reap huge savings in insurance costs, then Hide! Here Comes The Insurance Guy is here to help!
Author Rick Vassar, certified as an expert in the commercial insurance arena, writes from a risk manager’s perspective as he tackles the often confusing field of commercial insurance with his real-numbers–real-solutions strategy.Developed not just as an initial learning tool, but also as an ongoing resource for experienced managers as well as the uninitiated, this simple guide will help busy executives and business owners reduce expenses in their current programs. Vassar will teach you four distinct steps to controlling your insurance costs:
• Understand the language, understand the process
• Know the players, know how to better manage the process
• Develop a strategy, develop a plan to maximize coverage for minimal cost
• Invest the time, invest in real financial benefits
With a fresh perspective, Hide! Here Comes The Insurance Guy provides insight into an industry that is constantly evolving and changing, and shows how you can potentially save your company millions of dollars in insurance costs!
www.vassargroup.com
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This text is designed to use in an undergraduate or MBA level course in insurance and risk management. As an introduction to the subject, it is intended for students who have little or no prior education in insurance. The text is consumer-oriented with an emphasis on the insurance product.