GLG News by Reinsurance Consultants

Somebody really smart once said, "Sleep, riches and health to be truly enjoyed must be interrupted."  However flawed P4P, EBM, TQM, critical pathways, centers of excellence, and outcomes measurement are, they at least attempt to define QUALITY. The argument rages and usually ignores the most...

    MiniMed aka Limited Medical aka Scheduled Medical Benefits are not new.  They derive from the disease specific plans of old.  The article suggests that the uninsured have been ignored which is incorrect.  Many major players have rushed this market niche to find...

Wombs for rent and organs for purchase is not new news, but it certainly is a growing business.  Aside from the obvious effect on a reinsurer profits for allowing very expensive transplanted vessels to be eligible for reimbursement, there is the larger issue of if it is right to allow. ...

The authors comments are accurate for a multibillion dollar multinational reinsurer looking down from 30,000 feet.  The US spends about $1.6 of the estimated $5 billion.  Identifying emerging trends in foreign lands will take a wary eye.  It is highly unlikely that the type of risk giant...

Good article, and method.  Growing an agency is quite challenging today.  Its always a good idea to tie the buying price to longevity of the book and create an incentive to keep current clients renewing during the transition.       The smaller agencies may actually...

Many risk assuming entities are available to doctors and hospitals courageous enough to believe they have the talent to manage their local healthcare market. Some 10-12 years ago we saw the market go nuts for Physician Practice Medical Groups (PPMGs), Group Practices without walls (GPWW’s), Independent...

     The market response to healthcare inflation running at 200%-300% of the rest of the economy will force federal action to fund care as an established precedent and "access" to care. We have surpassed the price point where many individuals and small employers now elect not to...

The deals abound for care abroad.  The perceived risk is always of infection or complications a long way from home.  But the tremendous differences between costs for dental work, to lithotripsy, to plastic surgery attract the medical tourist for many procedures.  Where complex...

    Public policy is clearly moving towards more transparency of medical cost and outcomes. All the leading democratic candidates say that national health care is part of their agenda. Bush has relented from his veto position, and is considering lowering the poverty level for increased...

Recent suggestions that the ABX index is a poor proxy for AAA subprime RMBS fail to recognise its value.