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Frederic GoldsteinAugust 26, 2008
Healthways A Market Downturn and Results
Analysis of: Healthways' Guidance Not So Healthy | www.forbes.com
Author: Frederic Goldstein, President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.
Healthways reported lower than expected earnings in its current quarter and analysts are pointing to a tightening in the healthcare markets and the fact that Healthways products are expensive. Does this really make sense?
Jeanette PlowmanAugust 7, 2008
While the RPO concept has taken a healthy shape in the Western countries, in India however, the RPO sector is currently at its infant stage.
Analysis of: HR outsourcing gaining steam | www.hindu.com
Author: Jeanette Plowman, Independent Consultant, Jeanette Plowman
A recent study claimed that the global BPO industry will be worth $230 billion by 2012 and India stands to gain $50 billion of that global pie.  This boom may be in the wake of an U.S. economic downturn as employers who have historically shied away from offshoring may now become more receptive...
July 14, 2008
Floods And Crop Futures
Analysis of: P/C Insurers Still Above Water After 2008 Midwest Floods: S&P | www.insuranceassetmanager.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Will The Mid-West Floods Of Early Summer Negatively Affect Crop Futures?
July 3, 2008
Missing Earnings in Turbulent Times Hospital and Medical Insurers
Analysis of: AMA meeting: Delegates decry CMS no-pay list as unrealistic and call for revision | www.ama-assn.org
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
CMS (and several large insurers) refusing to pay for "Never Events" will further challenge cash strapped hospitals, and poses increased pressure to increase prices as hospitals attempt to cost-shift to the commercial carriers.  Not paying for alleged hospital mistakes will garner stronger administrative...
June 30, 2008
The public no longer needs state run insurance programs as competition has returned
Analysis of: Growth of State-Run Property Insurance Plans Flattens | usinsurancenews.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
FAIR Plans are no longer the only carrier in business. 
June 9, 2008
Both insureds and agents realize the necessity of Life Insurance, no matter how hard the times, or cost.
Analysis of: Only Universal Life Sales Show Growth in the First Quarter in 2008, LIMRA Reports | www.insurancenewsnet.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Insureds know they must have Life Insurance, but they are scared to buy what can be an excruciatingly complicated protective instrument. An agent seasoned by years of application can help the insured select a Life Insurance policy that will suit their circumstances.
Richard BialekJune 4, 2008
MasterCard Clouds on the Horizon?
Analysis of: MasterCard "buy," target price raised | www.newratings.com
Author: Richard Bialek, Chief Executive Officer , Bialek Group
The near-term prospects for MasterCard are positive, despite a weak US economy. MasterCard is riding a trend of payment transactions moving from cash and check to card and electronic media. The challenge to MasterCard comes from potentially disruptive regulatory and technology forces that MasterCard...
June 2, 2008
Rates are stabilizing, but availability and capacity remain soft.
Analysis of: Insurance Markets May Stabilize, MMC Reports | www.propertyandcasualtyinsurancenews.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Underwriters are the gatekeepers of rates. In the current insurance environment, they bring fiscal discipline to the market as opposed to simply offering lower rates for the sake of more business. 
May 19, 2008
Overbearing Regulation; "Do As We Say......"
Analysis of: Florida Senate Property Insurance Bill Pleases Regulators, Angers Insurers | www.insurancejournal.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
As Insurance Regulation In Florida Goes, So Will The Free Insurance Market- Hard 
May 13, 2008
Agents Must Involve Their Insureds In The Policies Written For Them
Analysis of: Hurricane and Windstorm Deductibles | www.iii.org
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
 An Educated And Fiscally Involved Insured Is Good Business For Everyone

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