Articles from Best's Review (August 1, 2004)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A balance of power.	Fisher, William R.	Letter to the Editor	242
A new generation: North Dakota's 34-year-old insurance commissioner speaks out on industry issues, including the industry's treatment of active soldiers.	Lehmann, R.J.		785
A strategic move: advisory boards can assist agents in running their businesses.	Barile, Andrew		742
Allstate slaps four clinics with suit for alleged fraud.		Brief Article	154
Best's Rating Changes.		Illustration	2895
Blurring the line: group and individual disability insurers are learning from each other's business. The result? They're writing more profitable products.	Green, Meg		5017
Border crossing: technology may help insurers use the expansion of the European Union to their advantage.	O'Connor, Robert		2225
Calculating confidence: stochastic pricing methods provide more complete information about life settlement risks and returns.	Rudolph, Karen		2170
Class-action reform bill fails vote in senate.	Grier, Chris	Brief Article	235
Coming up ... in September.		Brief Article	169
Commercial multiple peril, top writers, United States--2003.		Illustration	739
Corporate secrets for sale.	Green, Meg	Brief Article	197
Direct premiums written by line, property/casualty, United States--2003.		Illustration	1450
European reinsurers' financial strength shows stabilization.	Goch, Lynna	Brief Article	260
French insurer Axa completes acquisition of MONY Group.			111
Group life in proposed extension of TRIA.	Lehmann, R.J.	Brief Article	210
Homeowners multiple peril, top writers, United States--2003.		Illustration	742
Homes with lightning rods earn discount from AIG.	Goch, Lynna	Brief Article	183
Hub international buys assets of Los Angeles-based broker.			84
In the spotlight *.		Letter to the Editor	186
Insurers' worries.		Brief Article	202
Jump start for sales: insurers can use these six steps to boost sales and promote profitability and growth.	Bernene, Chris		1919
Just the facts on FACTA: a new law reauthorizing pre-emptions in the Fair Credit Reporting Act makes changes, including some about information sharing.	Jensen, Kathleen		1173
Leveraging information: enterprise data strategies and data road maps help manage corporate data assets.	Saporito, Patricia L.		732
Making producers happy: introducing teleunderwriting can drop cycle time by as much as 300%.	George, Hank		713
MassMutual ready to ride wave of retiring boomers.		Brief Article	141
Measure twice, cut once: cutting salespeople may save money today, but cost insurers much more tomorrow.	Hoeg, Gregory J.		773
Medical malpractice, top writers, United States--2003.		Illustration	731
Meetings.		Calendar	152
NASD advocates stiff requirements for sales of variable annuities.	Panko, Ron		475
On the mend: insurers and employers wait for workers' compensation reform in California to reduce their costs.	Valerio, Benjamin		2321
Out with the old: with its widespread use, credit scoring no longer delivers a competitive edge.	Boucek, Chuck		730
Parents of college students need to check homeowners policies.	Goch, Lynna	Brief Article	141
Peering over the precipice: from a valley of near death, reinsurers have clawed their way to another cycle summit. What happens next?	Pilla, David		5900
Property/casualty industry leaders--2003.		Illustration	212
Ready to roll: in the next 10 years, baby boomers will accumulate huge retirement nest eggs and their draw on Social Security may spur the privatization of that American institution. Are insurers prepared to take advantage of these business opportunities?	Bowers, Barbara		2941
Retooling communication: insurers are expected to adopt Web services to connect with business partners more efficiently.	Chordas, Lori		2251
Road to renewal: insurers size up reinsurers in a different way at each of three fall gatherings that culminate in new annual pricing agreements.	O'Connor, Robert		1822
Romancing on the road.	Whitney, Sally		357
Rx for costs: health insurers are finding generic, over-the-counter and mail-order drugs are the right prescription to help reduce the nation's soaring prescription drug costs.	Chordas, Lori		3350
Stemming the tide.		Illustration	208
Summer promos feature Cadillac, RV giveaways.	Goch, Lynna	Brief Article	177
Supreme Court ruling windfall for HMOs may be short-lived.	Grier, Chris		941
The long arm of Liberty Mutual: Liberty Mutual Insurance Cos. has been a leader in workers' compensation almost as long as employers have been required to buy it to protect their employees. But many industry watchers would be surprised to know that workers' comp is not the company's biggest line--and the United States is not the only country where it's a leader.	Green, Meg		5613
Ties that bind: in this market, brokers should not be selling products, but meeting clients' needs.	Ewing, Lance		787
Top 35 global reinsurance groups.		Illustration	865
Top group disability writers.		Illustration	1036
Total auto, top writers, United States--2003.		Illustration	756
U.K.'s imarket system promises to boost online business.	Chordas, Lori		500
Underwriting the arts: Golden State Mutual supported struggling artists and wound up with a prestigious collection.	Bowers, Barbara		538
What's up, dock? London marine insurance manager issues guide to reducing berthing accidents.	Green, Meg	Brief Article	293
Workers' compensation, top writers, United States--2003.		Illustration	750