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

Title	Author	Type	Words
'We wanted to grow in volume...ImageRight was one of the best investments we could make'.	Aycock, Paul	Advertisement	632
2002 Review of Banks and Insurance Sales. (By the Numbers).		Brief Article	223
2003 1st Quarter Bank Broker/Dealer Review. (By the Numbers).		Brief Article	180
A hole in the wall: soaring construction-defect litigation is shaking the foundation of the commercial general liability market--and residential contractors are getting hammered. (Property/Casualty: Litigation).	Green, Meg		5058
Admitted Assets, Top Life Writers--2002.		Illustration	2099
Against the odds. (Editor's Prologue).			361
AIG files $5.1 billion universal shelf registration. (Companies).	Pilla, David	Brief Article	112
Allstate links annuity to UL product. (New Products and Services).		Brief Article	99
Anthem Inc. (People in Insurance).		Brief Article	43
Assessing real risk: realistic risk management requires more than traditional financial reporting and risk measurement techniques. (Property/Casualty: Loss/Risk Management Insight).	McWilliam, Emma		714
Best of both worlds: although many insurers are divesting lines of business to focus on core products, a few multiline insurers are sticking to their course and coming out ahead. (Cover Story).	Whitney, Sally		334
Best Rating Changes. (Ratings).			2290
Calculating minds: using precise analytical measures, insurers can compare the costs and benefits of Business Process Integration, a new technology that promises to bring incompatible data systems together. (Technology: Cost Management).	Kern, Jeffrey		1674
Captive insurers enjoy popularity but still face hard-market realities. (Briefing).	Pilla, David		303
Chubb policy soothes fears. (Property/Casualty: Marketplace).		Brief Article	256
Comment.			452
Conseco amends reorganization plan. (Companies).	Pilla, David	Brief Article	55
Data-mining information helps MetLife detect fraud. (Technology: Technology Notes).		Brief Article	288
Divide and conquer: American International Group touts its strength in diversity. (Cover Story).	Green, Meg		1054
Enterprise resilience: companies must look beyond traditional risk management to fully protect the key components of their operations. (Life/Health: Selling Insight).	Allen, Kimberly		724
Epidemic proportions: insurers are modeling the potential liability posed by infectious diseases. (Industry Strategies: Infectious Disease).	Chordas, Lori		2679
Everything courts: insurers may find that a holistic, collaborative approach to business helps ensure that all parts are working in harmony. (Industry Strategies: Management).	Walsh, Pat		2090
Fortis develops simplified work-site package. (New Products and Services).		Brief Article	43
GAB Robin Group of Cos. (Web News You Can Use).		Brief Article	54
General Casualty Insurance Cos. (People in Insurance).		Brief Article	45
Getting the right value: insurance to value is a fundamental tenet of good underwriting and should not be subject to changes in cycles. (Property/Casualty: Underwriting Insight).	Egan, Michael P.		771
Hartford. (Web News You Can Use).		Brief Article	68
Hitching a ride: by becoming part of the reinsurance arrangement, life insurance producers can grow sales and long-term profits. (Life/Health: Producer-Owned Reinsurance).	Behan, Donald F.	Industry Overview	2451
Instant connection: Instant messaging is taking the business world by storm, and some insurers already are finding it improves productivity and reduces costs. (Technology: Instant Messaging).	Chordas, Lori		2905
InsuranceNoodle. (People in Insurance).		Brief Article	84
Insurers: eating and driving don't mix. (Briefing).	Lehmann, R.J.		828
Insurity Inc. (Web News You Can Use).		Brief Article	47
Keeping the faith: as more mold complaints have surfaced, bad-faith claims have been increasing as well. (Property/Casualty: Claims Management).	Bowers, Barbara		2967
Making contacts: Nationwide's varied mix of products leads to greater customer satisfaction and retention. (Cover Story).	Chordas, Lori		1522
Making the deals: amidst the merger and acquisition frenzy, many agencies believe the value of their businesses may never be higher. (Property/Casualty: Selling Insight).	Cunningham, Sharon		739
MassMutual adds more choice to disability portfolio. (New Products and Services).		Brief Article	62
Meetings.		Brief Article	134
Merchants Group Inc. (People in Insurance).		Brief Article	82
Middle market looks for insurance alternatives. (Property/Casualty: Loss/Risk Management Notes).		Brief Article	243
Nationwide Financial unties chairman, CEO positions. (Companies).	Hillman, John	Brief Article	79
Nerd cars capture special market. (Property/Casualty: Marketplace).			511
Net Premiums Written, Top Property/Casualty Writers--2002.		Illustration	1998
Offshore captives warned to be wary. (Briefing).	Pilla, David	Brief Article	119
Privacy matters: congress continues to study ways to protect consumers' financial information. (Property/Casualty: Privacy Insight).	Jensen, Kathleen		735
Prudential partners on 529 plan. (Life/Health: Marketplace).		Brief Article	153
Risk-retention levels hard call for captives. (Briefing).	Pilla, David	Brief Article	106
Signator improves training program. (Life/Health: Marketplace).		Brief Article	98
Steering the course: data-stewardship organizations assist insurers in navigating the high seas of data. (Technology: Technology Insight).	Spadola, Tracy		763
Terrorism Risk act presents questions. (Briefing).	Pilla, David	Brief Article	227
The lack of transaction traffic sinks Inreon reinsurance platform. (Technology: Technology Notes).		Brief Article	171
Tillinghast: D&O rates rose 29%. (Property/Casualty: Loss/Risk Management Notes).		Brief Article	321
Tinkering with ERISA: Congress may amend the decades-old law protecting retirement benefits to allow providers of 401(k) and other retirement plans to advise investors. (Life/Health: Retirement Plans).	Panko, Ron		2826
Tough economy hurt the disability industry in 2002. (Life/Health: Marketplace).		Brief Article	227
Travelers Property Casualty. (Web News You Can Use).		Brief Article	77
Triple punch: a broad spectrum of products, strong brand and disciplined management team contribute to Hartford Financial's success. (Cover Story).	Bowers, Barbara	Company Profile	999
Under separate cover: Internet risks have become so great that some insurers have taken them out of general liability policies and given them policies of their own. (Technology: Cyber-Risk).	Panko, Ron		3132
WellPoint-Cobalt merger to expand product lines, generate savings. (Companies).	Suszynski, Marie	Brief Article	189
What makes stock sizzle? It's no secret some life insurance stocks have greater investor appeal than others. (Life/Health: Underwriting Insight).	Stein, Robert W.		739
Working both sides of the house: a successful claims management organization will focus on efficiency and consistency for settling routine claims and on leveraging expertise for claims that are more complex. (Property/Casualty: Claims Management).	Shumway, Ellen		2241
XL Capital Ltd. (People in Insurance).		Brief Article	86