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University of Houston Energy Case Study. Steven P. Weiss, CPCU, AMIM, NAMS-CMS Vice President, Marine Engineering and Project Cargo. What are we going to do?. What is Risk Management What is risk financing What is the insurance industry and how does that play with Risk Management
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University of HoustonEnergy Case Study Steven P. Weiss, CPCU, AMIM, NAMS-CMS Vice President, Marine Engineering and Project Cargo
What are we going to do? • What is Risk Management • What is risk financing • What is the insurance industry and how does that play with Risk Management • How do the insurance players all interact • Who are the major players • Take a submission from cradle to grave
What is Risk Management • The identification, control and management of risks/hazards within an environment to ensure that they are always at a tolerable or negligible level
How is this done? • There are five steps • The identification and analyses of loss exposures • Examination of the feasibility of Alternative Risk management Techniques • Selection of the best Risk management techniques • Implementation of the techniques • Continual monitoring of the program
The identification and analyses of loss exposures • What are the exposures? • First Party • Third Party • Financial • Employee
The identification and analyses of loss exposures (cont) • First Party • Own Property
The identification and analyses of loss exposures (cont) • Third Party • Contractual • Personal Injury • Property Damage (others)
The identification and analyses of loss exposures (cont) • Financial • Business Interruption • Delay in Start Up • Self Insured Retentions • Deductible
The identification and analyses of loss exposures (cont) • Employee • Workers Comp • Jones Act • Longshore and Harbor Workers
Examine feasibility of Alternative Risk Management Techniques • Contracts to transfer risk • Training of Employees • Engineering solutions • Exit lines of business • Contractors • Insurance
Selection of the best Risk management techniques • In my situation, what works best? • Probably some combination of the above
Implementation of the techniques • Get the contracts signed • Engineer and install the solutions • Exit/sell lines of Business • Find the proper contractors • Purchase the Insurance
Risk Financing • What is Risk Financing • Where do you get it? • Deductibles/Self Insured Retentions • Mutual Agreements • Cash flow • Insurance
Insurance Flow Assured Broker/Agent Wholesale Broker Underwriter Reinsurance Broker Reinsurer
Assured/Insured • The Assured is the purchaser of the insurance • Normally through Broker or Agent • Pays Commission or fee for services to Broker • Pays premium to Underwriter
Broker/Agent • One who for commission or fee, brings parties together and assists in negotiating contracts between them • Representative of the Assured • Receives Fee for service from Assured or commission from Underwriter • Many are very well trained and knowledgeable • Also know as the Retail Broker/Agent
Wholesale Broker • Intermediary between retail Broker/Agent and Underwriters if the B/A does not have the proper market • Normally commission paid by Underwriter • Represents the Insured sort of as well as the retail broker
Underwriter • Reviews the risk as presented by the broker • If the risk is within appetite then assumes the risk for the loss of life, property or finances of another • Pays commission to the Broker if agreed up front
Reinsurance Broker • One who for commission or fee, brings parties together and assists in negotiating contracts between them • Places insurance for insurance companies • Normally commission paid by reinsurer
Reinsurer • Insures who insure other Insurance companies • Pay commission to Reinsurance Broker • Often pay override to the ceding insurer
Top Global P&C Companies2009 • Rank Company Revenues Country • 1 Allianz $125,999 Germany • 2 Berkshire Hathaway 112,493 U.S. • 3 AIG 103,189 U.S. • 4 Munich Re Group 74,764 Germany • 5 Zurich Financial Svcs 70,272 Switzerland • 6 State Farm Insurance 61,480 U.S. • 7 Tokio Marine Holdings 38,458 Japan • 8 Allstate 32,013 U.S. • 9 Liberty Mutual 31,094 U.S. • 10 Swiss Reinsurance 30,745 Switzerland Source: Company Filings
Top U.S. P&C Companies - 2009 • Rank Company Revenues • Berkshire Hathaway 112,493 • AIG 103,189 • State Farm 61,480 • Allstate 32,013 • Liberty Mutual 31,094 • Hartford 24,701 • Auto owners insurance 5,017 Source: Fortune magazine Note: LMG includes a full year of Safeco
Here is what we discussed • What is Risk Management • What is risk financing • What is the insurance industry and how does that play with Risk Management • How do the insurance players all interact • Who are the major players • Take a submission from cradle to grave
Other Resources • http://www.iii.org/ • http://www.aicpcu.org/ • http://www.libertymutual.com
Financial Highlights LIU • LIU 2009 Premium – over $3.5B • Liberty Mutual 2009 Worldwide Revenue of $31.1 Billion up from $28.9 Billion in 2008 • Statutory Surplus - $14.B (28.0% increase) • Total Assets – Over US$109 billion • World-class Fortune 100 (# 71) financial standing • AM Best – A (Excellent) • Moody’s – A2 (Good) • Standard & Poor’s – A- (Strong)
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