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

1-44 out of 44 article(s)

Title	Author	Type	Words
"EPL insurance: fortifying coverage look for these six provisions in writing an employment practices liability policy.	Clarke, Richard G.		1784
A different set of rules: underwriting life insurance for applicants older than 75 requires fresh evaluations and new uses of old tools.	Hillman, John		2589
A hard sell: the solution to adding new producers may be to look outside the industry.	Cunningham, Sharon		756
A measure of success.	Whitney, Sally		416
Alaska USA credit union to acquire Insurance Brokers.		Brief Article	106
Always in the family: the years have been kind to Sobel Affiliates Inc., which has bucked consolidation to keep growing as a family owned brokerage.	Bowers, Barbara		3091
Asi Piensa Allstate.	Goch, Lynna	Brief Article	102
Below the profit line: after 26 years, property/casualty's combined ratio may reach the profitable side of 100.	Lehmann, R.J.		3330
Berkshire Hathaway agrees to buy White Mountains stock.		Brief Article	118
Best's rating changes.		Illustration	2116
Bulking up: acquisition-hungry life insurers are fueling an uptick in consolidation, but there is debate over whether the next wave of buyers will want entire companies or selected books of business.	Green, Meg		4462
Coming up ... in August.		Brief Article	168
Converging efforts: a risk-based regulatory model may be around the corner as insurers' compliance efforts come together with NAIC initiatives.	Stein, Robert W.		726
Corporate changes.			1346
Corporate changes.			5948
Cost of liability coverage jumps 51% for nursing homes.	Suszynski, Marie		734
Courting the agents: property/casualty insurers are using technology and education to persuade independent agents to represent them.	Bowers, Barbara		4225
Erie Insurance rolls out Safety Bug.	Goch, Lynna	Brief Article	200
Fast finance: with the help of investment banks, insurers are cooking up new reasons and ways to tap into the capital markets--and investors are gobbling up the offerings.	Green, Meg		3376
Genworth IPO nets $2.83B; sluggish market bites prices.		Brief Article	156
Getting tactical: senior IT managers can use models as governing templates to enforce standards for quality and cost management.	Hoque, Faisal		704
Hartford expands coverage for truckers and cargo.	Goch, Lynna	Brief Article	103
Homeowners rates inch up in 2004.	Lehmann, R.J.	Brief Article	252
In the spotlight *.			363
Information, please: insurers expect benefits and savings from a national health technology initiative.	Chordas, Lori		1118
ING U.S. jumps to top spot with $7.4 billion in life sales.		Brief Article	155
Insolvency most often pinned to insufficient loss reserves.		Brief Article	184
IT spending on the rise.	Chordas, Lori		397
Jackson National Life Insurance Co.	Panko, Ron	Brief Article	96
Know your company's 'DNA': certain characteristics determine how a company responds to challenges, and once these are identified, the company can work to improve its performance.	Mendes, Decio K.		701
Loss stoppers: alternative reinsurance designs can reduce some of the uncertainty surrounding terrorism.	Salina, Thomas		1972
Mark him present: after 30 years of meetings, response vice president is the unofficial NAIC historian.	Suszynski, Marie		615
Marsh acquires Kroll in $1.9 billion cash deal.	Pilla, David	Brief Article	247
Meetings.		Calendar	147
Minnesota Life Insurance Co.	Panko, Ron	Brief Article	112
Nationwide's got your ring.	Goch, Lynna	Brief Article	239
See a teen driving badly? Just go get mom (or dad).	Green, Meg		416
Slow road, steady success: the beauty of inland marine is the expectation of steady profitability, but it can be a long, tortuous journey.	Egan, Michael P.		778
Survey: 2005 HMO rates will rise; growth slower than recent years.	Suszynski, Marie	Brief Article	240
The Best Defense: carriers and the companies they insure must prepare for violence or disasters occurring in the workplace.	Barron, David L.		711
The case for outsourcing claims: outsourcing can be a wise move, but insurers need to look at their unique circumstances before taking this step.	Garcia, Jay		1360
The power of the portal: Axa Financial's AXAonline and WebStation help nearly 125,000 users find information instantaneously.	Chordas, Lori		1684
Unfamiliar faces: who are the uninsured? Health insurers and policymakers who know the answer are more likely to contribute to solving the problem.	Chordas, Lori		3543
Variable annuities bounce back in time for boomers' retirement.	Panko, Ron		487