What does MGU stand for?

Health reinsurance is purchased by insurance program managers such as managing general underwriters, health maintenance organizations, medical provider groups, employer groups that self-fund health insurance, and disease management companies.

In the stop-loss market, carriers and their managing general underwriters are "looking for reinsurers they are comfortable with," said Rusnak.

One of the most important aspects of the managing general underwriter model is the ability to focus in on individual program management, providing control measures which avoid adverse selection and reduce carrier risk in entering unfamiliar markets.

an insurance investment banking firm that provides M&A advisory to managing general agents, managing general underwriters, retail agents, as well as insurance carriers; and * Robert Pettinicchi, executive vice president and chief lending officer at InsurBanc, a lender that helps finance insurance agency activity, including mergers, acquisitions and succession-related activities.

com), an organization of insurance carriers, managing general underwriters, third-party administrators and marketing affiliates that have been providing life, health, disability, dental, vision and medical stop-loss insurance solutions to groups and individuals for over 25 years.

Life/health general agents, property/casualty managing general agents and other managing general underwriters are developing this new business model.

AMIC is a holding company principally engaged in the insurance and reinsurance business through Independence American Insurance Company and its managing general underwriter division.

AMIC markets medical stop-loss, small group major medical, and managed care insurance and reinsurance through managing general underwriters, including IndependenceCare Holdings LLC, Marlton Risk Group LLC and Risk Assessment Strategies, Inc.