Books:
 
• The Captive Insurance Company ... An Emerging Profit Center (1978), out of print,
available at The College of Insurance Library, New York City.

A Practical Guide to Finite Risk Insurance and Reinsurance (1995),
List Price $265.00,
available at http://www.amazon.com/, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Barnes & Noble, also order from 1-800-225-5945. Giving you the true understanding of Finite Risk Reinsurance and the important characteristics when purchasing this sophisticated reinsurance. Author note: for a true understanding of traditional reinsurance, see: Reinsurance ... A Practical Guide, White Paper, 2001.

Reinsurance . . . A Practical Guide,
White Paper, (2001), List Price $150.00, available from Andrew Barile Consulting Corporation, Inc., P.O. Box 9580, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067. The World Trade Center catastrophe highlighted why insurance professionals should understand the basic fundamentals of the reinsurance industry, and how it influences the price of insurance products, agent agreements and the financial solvency of insurance companies. This White Paper explores the fundamentals of reinsurance.

The Agent Owned Captive Insurance Company / How Agents Profit from a Hard Market,
White Paper, (2001), List Price $150.00, available from Andrew Barile Consulting Corporation, Inc., P.O. Box 9580, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067. This White Paper is designed to give the agent an introductory course into the advantages for an agent to own a Captive Insurance Company, especially in a hard market. The feasibility study for an Agent Owned Captive, Management, Reinsurance, Capitalization, Domicile, and Expanded Profit Center, are all covered in this important document.
 

Articles include:

Finding Insurance Company Markets for Agents - The Role of the Specialty Insurance Program Intermediary, CPCU Bulletin 1987.

Consultant Plays Agent - Company Matchmaker
,
by Colleen Mulcahy, The National Underwriter, September 11, 1989.

Finite Risk Insurance and Reinsurance is a must have for anyone in the reinsurance industry,
Florida Insurance News, June 2000.

Specialty Program Development, Implementation and Management Requires Doing Your Homework,
Florida Insurance News, July, 2001.

Could What You Don’t Know About Reinsurance Bankrupt Your Business?, Insurance Journal,
October 29, 2001

A Captivating Time For Agents, National Underwriter
,
October 29, 2001

WTC Attacks May Not Devastate Reinsurers,
Florida's Insurance News, September -
October 2001

Price Haggling is Intense among Insurers,
New York Times, November 17, 2001

Does Offshore Insurance Benefit the U.S. Economy?,
Risk Management Magazine, March 2002 by Georg J. Schlueter, Ph.D., and Andrew J. Barile

G.E. Weighs Sale of a Unit That Insures Other Insurers
, New York Times - March 16, 2002

At a Premium – Insurance Rates Rising – With No End in Sight, San Diego Union, March 28, 2002

Additional articles have appeared in the National Underwriter, Insurance Advocate, Florida Insurance News, Business Insurance, Forbes Magazine, and the Insurance Journal.