Articles from Best's Review (August 1, 2002)

1-72 out of 72 article(s)

Title	Author	Type	Words
AIG's directors & officers policy now includes travel insurance. (Property/Casualty: Marketplace).		Brief Article	221
All in the numbers: a judge has determined that the World Trade Center dispute must go to trial. (Property/Casualty: Loss/Risk Management Insight).	Rutkin, Alan S.	Brief Article	705
All things considered: consumers are looking for more than low prices when they shop for insurance online. (Technology: Online Selling).	Rasaretnam, Kiran		1920
Allied World appoints senior VP. (Executives).		Brief Article	94
Aon survey: employees value basic benefits most. (Life/Health: Marketplace).		Brief Article	225
Appeals Court holds MetLife liable for sexual harassment. (Companies).		Brief Article	143
Best's rating changes. (Ratings).		Illustration	5279
Beth Anne Connelly is new COO of Prudential's individual life unit. (Executives).		Brief Article	84
Betraying the trust: insurers are likely to challenge the directors and officers coverage for WorldCom by claiming that fraud makes policies null and void. (Briefing).	Pilla, David		1221
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina. (Web News You Can Use).		Brief Article	67
By the numbers.		Brief Article	116
California Court absolves Kaiser of paying for Viagra. (Companies).		Brief Article	260
Celtic Insurance Co. (Web News You Can Use).		Brief Article	67
Cigna alliance provides employee advice. (Life/Health: Marketplace).		Brief Article	127
Cigna HealthCare taps president. (Executives).		Brief Article	58
Climetrix opens database of weather-risk models. (Property/Casualty: Loss/Risk Management Notes).		Brief Article	253
Comment.			408
ConfirmNet Corp. (Web News You Can Use).		Brief Article	62
Corralling class actions: fighting lawsuit abuse is about chanqing public attitudes. (Property/Casualty: Litigation Insight).	Stewart, Gordon	Brief Article	744
Correa heads Berkley International. (Executives).		Brief Article	89
Coyne adds chairman to his list of titles at ISO. (Executives).		Brief Article	195
Critical mass: critical illness coverage holds promise for insurers, but not without support from producers. (Life/Health: Critical Illness).	Panko, Ron		2387
Current Award Trends in Personal Injury, 2001. (Abstract).		Book Review	30
Determining the value of IT: cash flow offers the best assessment of whether an insurers technology spending is a worthy investment. (Technology: Technology Insight).	Pieroni, Bill	Brief Article	699
Drafting Effective Contracts: A Practitioner's Guide. (Guidebook).		Brief Article	44
Erie Indemnity names CEO. (Executives).		Brief Article	48
European regulators extend backup coverage for airlines. (Briefing).		Brief Article	175
Evolution theory: adaptability is the strategic imperative for insurers in the evolving industry ecosystem. (Industry Strategies: Management).	Bradford, David		1676
F&G Life annuity includes persistency bonus. (New Products and Services).		Brief Article	56
Federal employees and families can enroll now for LTC program. (Life/Health: Marketplace).		Brief Article	207
Florida postpones merger of homeowners pools. (Briefing).		Brief Article	124
Fortis offers customizable disability product. (New Products and Services).		Brief Article	117
Global trade group disbands, saying mission accomplished. (Briefing).		Brief Article	324
Glossary of Insurance and Financial Services Terms. (Books).		Brief Article	41
Hollings' online-privacy bill headed for full Senate vote. (Technology).		Brief Article	244
Inside the black box: hurricane models undergo a rigorous screening process to pass muster in Florida. Other hurricane-prone states look to Florida to set the standard. (Property/Casualty: Catastrophe Modeling).	Sinons, Martin M.		1234
Instant insurance verification a reality. (Property/Casualty: Loss/Risk Management Notes).		Brief Article	194
Insurers turn attention to growing Latino market. (Property/Casualty: Marketplace).		Brief Article	283
Make no mistake: a new hand-held device for physicians is predicted to reduce the number of medical errors by up to 50%. Will it also mean lower medical malpractice premiums and claims? (Technology: Medical Errors).	Chordas, Lori		2078
Market conditions dissuade insurer IPOs. (Briefing).		Brief Article	159
Medical Malpractice: A Comprehensive Analysis. (Books).		Book Review	46
Meetings.			177
Mony Group beefs up presence in Connecticut with new brokerage. (Life/Health: Marketplace).		Brief Article	279
Multiple-choice question: disease management, cost shifting and prescription-drug initiatives are some of the strategies insurers are using to stabilize health-care expenses. (Cover Story: Health-Care Costs).	Chordas, Lori		2630
Near North sues ex-employees over computer hacking incident. (Companies).		Brief Article	211
Need for defibrillators outweighs potential liability. (Property/Casualty: Loss/Risk Management Notes).		Brief Article	266
New Prudential annuity designed for investment outlets. (New Products and Services).		Brief Article	91
NYMagic names chairman-CEO. (Executives).		Brief Article	74
On its own: travelers CEO Robert I. Lipp describes the company's new life, now that it has separated from Citigroup. (Companies).	Bowers, Barbara	Company Profile	1665
Playing for keeps: a bioterrorism war game teaches professionals from the insurance, health-care, pharmaceutical and government sectors what they each must do to be ready for an attack. (Life/Health: Terrorism).	Knott, David		1992
Princeton Insurance taps COO. (Executives).		Brief Article	74
Principal Financial launches defined-contribution health options. (New Products and Services).		Brief Article	146
Principal, pru among inductees to S&P 500. (Briefing).		Brief Article	66
Prudential Financial Inc. (Web News You Can Use).		Brief Article	57
PXRE promotes Jeffrey Radke. (Executives).		Brief Article	59
Reassessing the value of insurance: the current economic climate has commercial insureds looking at risk financing in a new light. (Property/Casualty: Commercial).	Thomas, Bruce B.		2111
Reinsurance rebournd. (Industry Strategies: Top Reinsurers By Line).	Bowers, Barbara		15018
Renaissance man: James Stanard blends technical wizardry with steely discipline and a dollop of common sense to make RenaissanceRe a consistent winner. (Industry Strategies: Reinsurance).	Noonan, Brendan		1365
Report: Europe needs an integrated pension market. (Briefing).		Brief Article	266
Report: variable annuity rebound depends on new customers. (Life/Health: Marketplace).		Brief Article	192
Royal & Sun welcomes new CEO. (Executives).		Brief Article	106
Sharpening the focus: UnumProvident is in the latter phases of a multiyear reorganization plan to become the leading disability writer and win the favor of equity and ratings analysts. (Life/Health: Company Profile).	Panko, Ron		4891
Signs of stress: Sept. 11, rising medical expenses and increased litigation are driving up workers' comp claims costs, causing insurers to review premiums and underwriting. (Property/Casualty: Workers' Compensation).	Bowers, Barbara	Statistical Data Included	12010
Survey: HMO rate increases are highest in 11 years. (Briefing).		Brief Article	140
Talent scouts: demand for underwriting talent has outstripped supply. Insurers are using salaries arid advancement possibilities to lure and hold on to underwriters. (Property/Casualty: Underwriting).	Bowers, Barbara		2852
The Alea Group joins ACORD. (Technology).		Brief Article	181
The demand for data: today's underwriters strive to gather and apply more information than ever about disease when considering life insurance applications. (Life/Health: Underwriting Insight).	Titcomb, Clifton P.	Brief Article	693
Three-way street: life insurers must communicate their value proposition to wholesalers, retailers and customers. (Life/Health: Distribution).	MoKenna, Michael		1708
Travelers announces promotions. (Executives).		Brief Article	183
Trying too hard: insurers are spending time and money developing complex internet sales strategies, when what's really needed is a simpler approach. (Life/Health: Selling Insight).	Hoeg, Gregory J.	Brief Article	664
Unhealthy price hikes. (Editors Prologue).		Brief Article	373
Wildfires declared a catastrophe. (Briefing).		Brief Article	257