From time to time, SPM posts links to articles that may be of interest. Please click on the title below to read the article.

Start-Up

 "The 10 Worst Partners for you Start-Up," Entrepreneur for Reuters, June 29, 2009.

""Six Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting a Business," Inc., July 1, 2009.

Las Vegas

"Las Vegas' Medical Mafia," Fortune Magazine, Katherine Eban, August 19, 2009.

This article details the ongoing investigation into allegations that Las Vegas lawyers and doctors conspired to collect millions in inflated damages by pushing accident victims into dubious surgery.

Insurance

"Risk Retention Groups: Common Regulatory Standards and Greater Member Protections are Needed," United States Government Accountability Office, GAO-05-530, August 2005.

This publication provides an extensive overview of the background of RRGs, regulatory concerns regarding RRGs and RRG failures.

"Kenilworth Insurance Company: A Case Study in Insurance Fraud," December 1, 1982.

While much of the content on this website is from previous decades, it reviews the failure of several insurance companies and provides an overview of the corruption that has occured.