Summit Perspectives Newsletters:

Fall 2011 - Health Systems Leverage Value Plans Bring to Reform Landscape, Summit’s Laser Philosophy, Key Employee Joins Summit, The Fine Print, Managed Care +ASO=Success, Captives Are Captivating, Accredo Health Group, Reinsurers as Business Associates, Training and Education Opportunities.

Spring 2011 - Medicaid Drug Rebate Equalization, Reinsurance Rate Development, Treaty Limits, WiserTogether’s Approach to Health Decision Support, New Staff Adds Capabilities.

Winter 2010 - Accountable Care Organizations-Panacea or Placebo?, The Right Kind of Audit Can Make a Difference, How Does My Coverage Work for Transplants? Schedule S Information, New to Insurance or Reinsurance?, Become More Coordinated with Health Decisions, Inc.

Fall 2010 - Provider Excess Insurance Product Offerings, Summit ReSources Success Stories, Why is Disclosure Important?, Employer Stop Loss Value Proposition, Clinical Notification Process, Financial Strength Ratings, Clinical Notification Triggers, PBM Dollars from Spread.

Spring/Summer 2010 - Health Care Trends: Accountable Care Organization; Welcome News; Benefit Design Based on Medical Effectiveness; Preconception Care; Proven Health Navigatorsm; Stretching Claim Collars; Medicare Value Chain; Rising Drug Spending - PBMs; Medicaid Managed Care; Acquisition Update

Fall 2009 - Happy Birthday, Summit Re! Happy Anniversary, Swiss Re and Summit Re! Letter from the President, Results-Based Wellness Programs: Further Expansion Under Health Reform?, Hone Your Sales Skills at Swiss Re Academy, Expanded Transplant Network Access, New Cost Management Services, Welcome Amy, Covering Managed Care Vendor Fees, Comprehensive Medical Management Evaluations Through Summit ReSources, Is $9 Million of Savings Value-Added?

Summer 2009 - What’s in Your Toolbox? A Special Report from Summit Re’s 2009 Executive Summit & Networking Retreat, Healthcare Trends: A Brief History and Prediction of the Future, How Health Plans Make Money, Competing in Today’s Market, Piecing Together the Stop Loss Puzzle, Catastrophic Claim Trends, Tackling Three of the Biggest Challenges in Care and Cost Management: Chronic Disease, Cancer, and Complex Newborns, Managing NICU Exposure Using Clinical Oversight and Forensic Claim Review

Fall 2008 - Apples and oranges: Comparing reinsurance propsals; What is needed for a proposal and why?; Transplant risk - Take it or leave it?; New staff expands Summit Re's expertise; Why we market directly to our customers

Spring 2008 - Who is Swiss Re?; ERC becomes Westport Insurance Corporation; Welcome, Faith and MaryBeth; Conning’s unique combination of services; How you can respond to leveraged trend; Cancer risk management; End-stage renal disease

Winter 2007 - What are you, Summit Re?; No transplant contract; Improve E&O/D&O coverage; Cost containment and more; Case studies - The Assist Group; RFP for predictive modeling; Disclosure and insurability; Premium check-up; Employer Stop Loss expansion; No Floors Transplant Network

Summer 2006 - Managing Risk; Service Standards; Swiss Re buys ERC; Self-Funding an HMO Program; Early Intervention; Notification Triggers; Clinical Notification Process; Medicare Revenue Recovery; Medical Specialists; Case Mgmt. Seminar; URN’s TransAdvise; Transplant Program

Fall 2005 - New Transplant Program; Transplant Costs and Incidence; Contacts; Comparison of Transplant Programs; Zero Access Fees; Information and Reports; U.R.N. Multi-Tiered Programs; Congenital Heart Disease; Cancer Resource Services; First Dollar Transplant Coverage; End Stage Renal Disease

Spring 2005 - Summit Resources; Complex Cancer Care; Managed Care Survey; Contacts; Portfolio of Services; Neonatal Intensive Care; Chronic Disease Management; ERC.s Best Rating; Case Management Notices

Fall 2004 - Coverage Analysis; Compensation and Licensing; New Staff; Buy Direct; ERC.s A.M. Best Rating; Customer Survey; Catastrophic Managed Care Services; Employer Stop-Loss

Case Study Series

September 2007 - Case Study - Insights into large claims; Case Study - Employer Stop Loss; Summit ReView - Risk management program

October 2007 - Case Study - Managing NICU Costs; Reduce Admissions through Medical Management; Product Line Extension with Ancilary Benefits

November 2007 - Case Study - Organ Transplant Carve-Out; Secure Extranet; Family Planning Rider

December 2007 - Case Study - Transplant Access Fees; E&O/D&O Coverage; Capital Management; Claim Recovery; ERC/Westport Merger