GLG News by Insurance Run-off Experts

HSA's are many involved with higher deductibles.  It is an attempt to lower health premiums, but with greater participation by the insureds. Depending on the plan the high premiums may be pretax and the balance left in an HSA can be rolled over into the next year and not lost like with...

Those involved in the management decisions on contingent commissions are feeling its sting! What was once an accepted practice with brokers has now come under strict scrutiny. 

If market funds are some what of the most conservative investments why microscope them? The SEC's recent investigation into market funds may confirm what many financial investors already knew, if the market spirals downward expect the signal flares to go up!  

Will a Third Party in a financial transaction be able to forever hide behind the Stoneridge ruling? Are investors no longer able to pursue fraud allegations against a third party in a financial transaction? 

WR. Grace's tactics in their bankruptcy set the benchmark for all to follow. The allowance of extensive discovery in an asbestos bankruptcy has generally favored the defense.

While many companies and investors are planning on what to do with cheaper money due to the rate cuts, one of the implications has been that a rate cut will help re-start the mortgage industry engine. Yes, originators will get some new refi's completed and earn some fee income, and there will be a few...

How will the legal community react to the FDA giving Pharmaceutical companies some latitude in labeling? Even with Strict FDA Guidelines on discretionary changes in labeling will this open the floodgates for consumer & legal issues? Will even some latitude in Pharmaceutical labeling...

The reduction in interest rates is going to have a negative impact on the existing mortgage portfolios due to adverse selection. The decrease in those seeking unemployment benefits is very misleading. The stimulus package is not going to help those in real trouble and will pay some bills for most.

Over valued versus the risk of litigation, talent flight, legislative constraints, portfolio loss and about every other imaginable variable. Overvalued servicing rights with disappointed servicing investors. Average industry systems, nothing great. Short staffed already. More leaving. Mozillio defineltly...

While on paper the acquisition versus the valuation of loan servicing looks good, the reality is a whole mess of operational and regulatory risk. The Countrywide CIO was just announced leaving for FIS (Fidelity) and the state of the art systems was one of the selling points in the acquisition. An asset...