
Firm & Final: The Legends of Stop Loss and Reinsurance is an award-winning stop loss industry podcast from BCS Financial Head of Large Claim Solutions Mehb Khoja. With a new focus each season, Mehb brings together members of the stop loss, reinsurance, and self-funded industries to discuss current and future stop loss issues and trends, and share legendary experience and advice for the next genera... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 38 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Business | |||

Even veterans of the stop loss industry are scratching their heads these days, wondering if this is the hardest market with which we’ve ever had to contend.
With loss ratios peaking at 91% last year and widespread underperformance across all segmen... more
The dynamics between selling stop loss policies and underwriting stop loss policies have always created a strange dichotomy in the stop loss industry.
But the latest NAIC data show loss ratios in stop loss climbing to an astounding 91%.
And, in a... more
While the world of stop loss often focuses on mitigating catastrophic employer risk, supplemental health products are designed to protect the working families at the heart of those plans.
In this episode of Firm & Final, we explore these "two sides ... more
It feels like there's a growing disconnect between established players in the stop loss industry and the new entrants who crop up annually.
Long-term industry experts point to warning signs that the market may be hardening.
Yet every year, new pl... more
You can't fully understand the stop loss and reinsurance industry without considering the impact that its myriad consultants have on both insurers and underwriters.
These consultants bring decades of experience to bear on behalf of their clients, a... more
It’s summer time—normally the calm before the storm for the stop loss and reinsurance industries.
But many experts will tell you the industry feels more “unsettled” than usual.
It’s a time of churn, as some carriers exit but other new players ente... more
Gene therapy offers a powerful tool for treating or curing debilitating diseases that have vexed medical science for years.
Patients battling conditions like hemophilia B, sickle cell anemia, beta thalassemia, Duchenne muscular dystrophy and other ... more
Artificial intelligence has landed in the world of stop loss and reinsurance, and this innovative set of tools has the potential to unlock new insights and data sets.
But how will AI providers filter out the noise and incorporate their models into ... more
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Firm & Final features expert-level conversations with leaders across stop loss, reinsurance, and self-funded health plans. Episodes commonly dissect market dynamics such as pricing pressure, capital and capacity, broker relationships, and the impact of high-cost therapies, while also exploring trends like captives, data analytics, and the role of large carriers and consultancies in shaping program design. Notable strengths include a practitioner-focused panel format, practical negotiation and communication tactics for working with producers and underwriters, and forward-looking takes on market hardening, consolidation, and technology adoption. The show often centers on real-world risk management, product design, and the evolving ecosystem a... more
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