Articles from Best's Review (November 1, 2005)

1-67 out of 67 article(s)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'I'm sorry' is a powerful statement.	Schumacher, Nancy		190
A safe bet: hardened by tough market conditions, insurers are seen as a solid investment.	Pilla, David		1694
Aetna.	Chordas, Lori	Brief Article	94
After the pain: poor results and worries about future claims have tested the optimism of the long-term-care industry, but some industry veterans say insurers and reinsurers ought to be more enthusiastic about new business.	Panko, Ron		2599
American International Group Inc.		Brief Article	95
Anticipating D&O claims: a rise in environmental securities actions against companies is spurring an influx of pollution claims by policyholders.	Clausen, Jamie		706
Aon Corp.		Brief Article	80
Best's rating changes.		Illustration	2754
Big winners: those life insurers who can successfully make the transition from helping consumers accumulate wealth to helping them distribute it stand to win, and win big, in the future.	MacDonald, Robert W.	Column	764
Brit Insurance Holdings Plc.		Brief Article	63
Building responsibility: contractors can avoid potential pitfalls by using additional insured endorsements as a means of risk transfer.	Bateson, Todde	Column	746
Cash vs. replacement: U.K. homeowners insurers are doling out replacement goods instead of cash settlements on claims, while U.S. insurers are doing just the opposite.	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer		5013
Cat modeling tools: the developing science of catastrophe modeling is far from perfect, yet nearing perfection.	Egan, Michael P.	Column	750
Church insurers take hit from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita.	Dankwa, David		1172
CIGNA Pharmacy Management.	Chordas, Lori	Brief Article	71
Common ground: state and national interests meet at the NAIC. A look at 10 years of operations shows an evolving focus.	Hennosy, Kevin		2579
Countrywide Insurance Group.		Brief Article	59
Defining a solution: integrating the various elements of a performance management solution as part of an insurer's process can eventually provide a way to help better manage a business.	Ouimette, Gates		704
Disaster on the wing: avian flu flaps its wings in Southeast Asia, and the global economy shudders.	Pilla, David		2717
E&O protection for real estate pros.	Panko, Ron	Brief Article	66
Entering the blogosphere: agents and actuaries are writing insurance's first blogs.	Chordas, Lori	Column	2972
Executives: supply chain is greatest risk.	Green, Meg		282
Game's on: Canada's life insurance market is dominated by three big corporations, but smaller insurers find ways to compete.	Panko, Ron		3307
Geico, Google settle trademark lawsuit.	Chordas, Lori		456
Guy Carpenter & Co.		Brief Article	49
High storm losses said to hit primary writers.	Cornejo, Rick	Brief Article	204
Hilb Rogal & Hobbs.		Brief Article	53
How title insurance differs from other line.		Brief Article	71
In the spotlight *.			297
Keep in touch: deploying marketing that focuses on the life cycle of the policyholder keeps agents connected.	Smith, Brad		1700
Keeps growing and growing and ... While not registering the double-digit growth rates of previous years, work-site sales are steadily increasing.	Brazzell, Bonnie		1277
Key elements of title insurance compared with P/C insurance.		Brief Article	130
Leading the charge: AIG CIO Mark Popolano's drive for infrastructure, storage and governance model changes, along with strengthening the relationship between IT and business, are helping the company maintain its position as a technology leader.	Chordas, Lori	Interview	1695
Liberty Mutual teams with the Big Ten.	Goch, Lynna	Brief Article	73
Life insurers keep eye on tax panel and its recommendations.	Lehmann, R.J.	Brief Article	295
Lincoln National to create fourth-largest life insurer with Jefferson-Pilot buy.	Dankwa, David	Brief Article	266
Loud and clear: insurers look to public policy veterans to make their voices heard on Capitol Hill.	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer		4341
LTC insurance affordability.	Panko, Ron	Brief Article	177
Managing metadata: attorneys need to be aware of metadata, especially in regard to electronic discovery and professional responsibility obligations.	Kaliner, Bruce R.		771
Marsh Inc.		Brief Article	39
MassMutual Financial Group.		Brief Article	57
Meetings.		Calendar	143
Mid-year LTD & STD sales premium growth rates.	Panko, Ron	Brief Article	99
Minnesota Life offers new policy for old.	Panko, Ron	Brief Article	81
Nymagic Inc.		Brief Article	41
Out of the ordinary: a growing number of policyholders are turning to unique insurance covers.	Chordas, Lori		670
PacifiCare taps Fred and Ethel.	Goch, Lynna	Brief Article	82
Phoenix launches ROP term.	Panko, Ron	Brief Article	61
Policy covers only serious disability.	Panko, Ron	Brief Article	115
Popular Gecko.	Goch, Lynna	Brief Article	169
Prudential Financial Inc.	Goch, Lynna	Brief Article	132
Prudential Financial Inc.	Chordas, Lori	Brief Article	53
Special delivery: most studies show mail-order pharmacies save money for insurers and consumers, but retail stores are demanding to be an option, particularly for Medicare beneficiaries.	Chordas, Lori		2004
St. Paul Travelers president and CEO to chair board of directors.	Amato, Keith	Brief Article	229
Still room to improve workplace safety.	Green, Meg		385
The art of underwriting: highly focused niche insurers are outperforming many of their larger, more diverse peers in four lines of commercial property/casualty insurance, according to a study by A.M. Best Co.	Green, Meg		4743
The big condo boom: the rising surge in condo and co-op ownership gives agents and brokers the chance to fill in coverage gaps.	McElwee, Andrew		744
The business of profit.	Whitney, Sally	Brief Article	384
Title industry reports robust earnings for 9th year in row.		Brief Article	137
Total realignment: centralized workers' comp claims hubs connect systems and people to ensure the best medical outcomes and cost savings.	Wheeler, Randy	Column	1852
Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Co.	Chordas, Lori	Brief Article	58
Transatlantic Reinsurance Co.		Brief Article	52
Two faces of nondisclosure: asking the right questions--and doing it well--can reduce the amount of nondisclosure in life and health insurance applications.	George, Hank	Column	692
U.S life insurers review their Japan strategy.	Lehmann, R.J.		604
Wausau Insurance Cos.		Brief Article	38
WellPoint to expand, purchases WellChoice.		Brief Article	114
Willis Group Holdings Ltd.		Brief Article	58