SPRING 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

    MESSAGE FROM THE CEO
    UP CLOSE
    REINSURANCE IMPACT
    NEWS YOU CAN USE

 
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Chuck Newton,
Sr. Vice President, Evergreen Re




New Organ Donation Initiatives Could Lead to Major Increases in Transplants

While the number of Americans waiting for organs continues to rise, and more are dying waiting for organs that never materialize, the cry for changes in the system has become loud and clear.

Aside from the current government initiatives – from the adoption of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act in 2006 and the Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative effort in effect since 2003, there also continues to be a push for increased action and donor matching via the internet.  This effort is growing at a significant rate and finally getting the media attention many hope will encourage more Americans to sign up as organ donors.

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A Message from the CEO
by Charles Crispin, President & CEO, Evergreen Re

Reinsurance:  Are you really protected?

We talk a lot about catastrophic risk and the growing threat of million dollar plus claims, but it usually doesn’t become crystal clear to clients until they experience claims of this severity.  All of a sudden what we do and why we do it becomes truly important – protecting health plans and other managed care organizations from seemingly impossible yet potentially destructive claims.

For instance, a Medicare Advantage Plan in its first year of operation recently had an 80-year-old member admitted at a hospital for surgery.  A previously undiagnosed hemophiliac, the member spent 22 days in the hospital and died. 

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