Articles from Best's Review (April 1, 2003)

Title	Author	Type	Words
10 ways to get into the game: individual disability-income products come in a variety of shapes and sizes, all of which can be profitable for insurers. (Life/Health: Disability).	Skwire, Daniel D.		1612
A changing role: chief financial officers must do more with less as they work to restore investor trust. (Property/Casualty: Loss/Risk Management Insight).	French, Doug		768
Aon Corp. joint venture gets brokerage license in India. (Companies).		Brief Article	77
Association health plans need state regulation, legislators warn. (Briefing: NCOIL Spring Meeting).	Kelly, Dennis	Brief Article	258
Baltimore auto insurer drawn to New Jersey urban dwellers. (Companies).		Brief Article	168
Best's Rating Changes. (Ratings).			2729
Blinded by the might: companies shouldn't get caught up in the bells and whistles of technology so much that they lose sight of basic sales and marketing functions. (Life/Heath: Selling Insight).	Hoeg, Gregory J.		733
Breaking barriers: risk managers and information technology managers need to work together to protect their companies from cyber-crime. (Cover Story: Risk Management).	Rohde, Bill		1342
By the numbers. (Briefing).		Brief Article	223
Citizens Inc. to acquire Mid-American's Life Insurers. (Companies).		Brief Article	116
Comment.		Letter to the Editor	480
ConfirmNet Corp. (Web News You Can Use).		Brief Article	60
Discovery channel: health insurers must decide whether to cover the steady stream of federally approved high-tech medical devices. (Life/Health: Medical Devices).	Panko, Ron		2758
Doing right on governance: the core of corporate governance is the development of a risk-sensitive culture that enables the right people to do the right thing at the right time. (Life/Health: Underwriting Insight).	Stein, Robert W.		621
DOT survey shows increase in use of car seats for tots. (Property/Casualty: Loss/Risk Management Notes).		Brief Article	159
For your eyes only: this month insurers face the first of three federally mandated privacy compliance deadlines. (Industry Strategies: Privacy).	Bowers, Barbara		4895
Growing pains: the number of large agencies is increasing, making changes in management practices more important than ever. (Property/Casualty: Selling Insight).	Cunningham, Sharon		676
Hard times: the economy is not the only worry for risk managers, who play an increasingly vital and difficult role in the overall security of their companies. (Cover Story: Risk Management).	Noonan, Brendan		1357
Health Net Inc. (People in Insurance).		Brief Article	53
Inreon exchange expands reinsurance platform to Japan. (Companies).		Brief Article	84
Insurers being taken to the cleaners; alliance hopes to save claims dollars. (Property/Casualty: Loss/Risk Management Notes).			242
IT in a cost-driven era: insurers are using portfolio management tools to help allocate tight resources. (Technology: Technology Insight).	Landberg, Steven		724
Knowing the competition: in the highly competitive insurance industry, we cannot afford to be negligent in analyzing our competitors. (Property/Casualty: Underwriting Insight).	Egan, Michael P.		781
Looking for the next great idea in business takes skill. (Property/Casualty: Marketplace).		Brief Article	199
Manufacturers life insurance company (U.S.A.). (Life/Health: Marketplace).		Brief Article	48
Microscope or binoculars: traditional risk managers are being divided into those who focus on insurance and those who oversee a company's entire risk, even risks for which insurance isn't available. (Cover Story: Risk Management).	Green, Meg		4229
NCCI: rising medical expenses add to workers' comp premiums. (Briefing: NCOIL Spring Meeting).	Kelly, Dennis	Brief Article	236
New products emphasize protection over growth. (Life/Health: Marketplace).		Brief Article	73
New SEC rules will challenge insurers in 2003 financial filings. (Briefing: Highlights from BestWeek)).	Suszynski, Marie		815
Now you see them. (Editor's Prologue).		Editorial	380
OHIO Insurance Co. (People in Insurance).		Brief Article	55
Ohio Mutual Insurance Group. (People in Insurance).		Brief Article	61
One-fourth of U.S. adults say inflating insurance claims is OK. (Property/Casualty: Loss/Risk Management Notes).		Brief Article	248
PhotoSafe Inc. (Web News You Can Use).		Brief Article	60
Principal offers 'transition' to immediate annuity. (Life/Health: Marketplace).			224
Producing a winner: hard markets mean hard times for product development, but it doesn't have to be that way. (Property/Casualty: Product Development).	Macdonald, James W.		2439
Progressive offers segway coverage. (Property/Casualty: Marketplace).		Brief Article	214
Property & Casualty Management Services Inc. (Web News You Can Use).		Brief Article	44
Proposed Savings Accounts may threaten college plans. (Life/Health: Marketplace).		Brief Article	194
Report says XML to improve distribution channel service. (Technology: Technology Notes).		Brief Article	216
Sarbanes-Oxley adds uncertainty to European view of U.S. markets. (Briefing: Highlights from BestWeek).	Pilla, David		325
Sky alert: wireless devices offer new conveniences for the insurance business, but also add new levels of risk. (Technology: Security).	Panko, Ron		2001
Snowstorm woes might have been eased by legislation. (Briefing: NCOIL Spring Meeting).	Kelly, Dennis	Brief Article	228
Spreading the word: agents who share information about long-term-care insurance with prospects and their families create benefits for everyone involved. (Life/Health: Long-Term Care).	Anderson, Lenny		1335
St. Paul eyes small-business market. (Property/Casualty: Marketplace).			319
Survey looks at claims challenges. (Technology: Technology Notes).		Brief Article	234
Surviving the storm: by spending 5% to 10% more upfront to fortify the construction of a new home, dwellings can be made more resistant to catastrophe-caused property damage. (Property/Casualty: Loss Management).	Green, Meg		1457
The Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. (Web News You Can Use).		Brief Article	69
The electric cure: technology helped move WellChoice from the brink of bankruptcy to financial security and increased productivity. (Technology: Health Care).	Chordas, Lori		2170
The latest model: life insurers can now reap the benefits of catastrophe modeling. (Life/Health: Catastrophe Modeling).	Bowers, Barbara		1509
The right sale: insurers address suitability concerns as sales of long-term-care products grow. (Life/Health: Long-Term Care).	Chordas, Lori		1783
The sunny side of life: anemic interest rates and an uncertain stock market feed the growth of equity index annuities. (Life/Health: Annuities).	Panko, Ron		700
The UnumProvident Corp. (Life/Health: Marketplace).		Brief Article	57
Time to get real: insurers must harness the Internet to grow business and reduce costs. (Technology: Internet).	MacDonald, Robert W.		1848
Torchmark Corp. (People in Insurance).		Brief Article	60
Westfield Group. (People in Insurance).		Brief Article	65
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. (People in Insurance).		Brief Article	48
Zurich life insurance company. (Life/Health: Marketplace).		Brief Article	51