Articles from Best's Review (August 1, 2006)

1-71 out of 71 article(s)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'A drop in the bucket': by writing against the risk of drought and starvation, one reinsurer is offering both hope and self-reliance to a third world nation.	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer		656
2006 top 35 global reinsurance groups.		Statistical table	1539
A.M. Best launches E-Fusion Podcast focused on technology.		Brief article	182
A.M. Best stock indices, second quarter 2006.		Statistical table	479
Accidental death, dismemberment.	Panko, Ron	Brief article	146
Ace sells runoff reinsurers to London management firm.		Brief article	91
ACORD.	Chordas, Lori	Brief article	70
Allianz to cut nearly 7,500 jobs in German restructuring.			91
American International Group.		Brief article	30
An uncommon vision: how a small monoline company saw demand for its only line of business fading away, but used the underwriting lessons it learned to expand into a niche property/casualty player that regularly outperforms industry giants.	Green, Meg	Company overview	2955
Aon Consulting.	Chordas, Lori	Brief article	89
Aon's full electronic trading could shake up London market.	O'Connor, Robert		223
Arch Insurance Group.		Brief article	148
Best's insurance stock indices.		Brief article	257
Best's rating changes.		Statistical table	3829
Brave new world.	Whitney, Sally		363
Brokers see surplus of rules in excess and surplus market.	Lehmann, R.J.		609
Building up to code: insurers back stronger building codes to lessen catastrophe losses, but progress is slow in two Gulf States.	Cornejo, Rick	Statistical table	8478
Businesses look to continuous auditing, monitoring.	Green, Meg	Statistical table	411
By the numbers.			96
Canada's Onex Partners to acquire Aon Warranty Group.		Brief article	90
Capturing retirement rollovers: life insurers have a lot to offer retirees rolling over money from qualified plans. Some are beginning to offer not just products, but specific programs.	Panko, Ron		2794
CNA Financial Corp.			25
Coming up ... in September.		Brief article	224
Compelling the consumers: benefits brokers can provide the traction employers need to switch workers to consumer-driven health plans.	Gedney, John J.		1980
Copyrights and trademarks and patents! Oh, my! Insurers need to know the uses, benefits and risks of intellectual property rights to protect their own businesses and to avoid infringing on competitors' rights.	Latza, William D.		2405
Correction.		Correction notice	32
Countrywide Insurance Group.		Brief article	41
Data breach a growing concern for insurance application process.	Dankwa, David		748
Data-mining saves federal crop insurance program $456 million, director says.	Chordas, Lori		475
EIA guaranteed lifetime withdrawals.	Panko, Ron	Brief article	153
Energy Takeover not 'c' word.	George, Hank		88
Face to face: the forthcoming Reinsurance Directive will be a factor as renewal talks begin in Monte Carlo in September.	O'Connor, Robert		1340
Genworth Financial Inc.	Goch, Lynna	Brief article	123
Going it alone: in an age when most life reinsurance is sold by multiline companies, and the number of pure life reinsurers serving the U.S. market has shrunk, the few remaining players are going strong and a new player has joined them.	Panko, Ron		3244
Inside the medicine cabinet: health plans must decide whether to place a host of new prescription drugs on their formularies.	Chordas, Lori		2703
Insurance celebration.	Goch, Lynna	Brief article	189
Integro.		Brief article	102
Life cycle risk management: agents and brokers are trying to earn a seat at the financial planning table.	McElwee, Andrew		768
Life product growth rates, 1Q 2005-2006.		Brief article	42
Living up to the hype: insurance CEOs see significant competitive advantages--and a new role for CIOs--as technology aligns with business.	Chordas, Lori		2570
Lloyd's withstood storms well, reinsurance broker says.		Brief article	121
Making a move: when personal lines policyholders relocate, agents move, too--to set up their clients with the same insurer or a similar agent in the new neighborhood.	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer		2632
Managing longevity risk: the new retirement math is that living benefits in variable annuities can help hedge market risk.	Odenath, David		725
Mark Lyons takes on new responsibilities at Arch Capital.	Amato, Keith	Brief article	209
Marsh and McLennan Cos.		Brief article	124
Meetings.		Calendar	140
Mega changes on the horizon: a Texas life and health insurer regroups with a new name and a new objective: lowering the high cost of health care.	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer		2400
More than a sales pitch: commercial buyers of insurance want brokers to offer more insight and advice, and anticipate potential business risks.	Hoeg, Gregory, Sr.		791
New York Life Insurance Co.		Brief article	185
Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd.		Brief article	40
Playing to win: a good insurance operation knows the secrets of a good basketball team.	Egan, Michael P.		756
Plugging the leak: insurers are spending too much of their premium dollars on inefficient claims adjusting, but they can improve the process and their profitability.	Narasimhan, Badri		1451
Praetorian Financial Group.			20
Principal Financial Group.		Brief article	40
Program to cover Artisan Contractors.	Panko, Ron	Brief article	81
Progressive Corp.		Brief article	36
Quote/unquote.			160
Ready for his close-up.	Goch, Lynna	Brief article	97
Small, midsize businesses need continuity plan.	Green, Meg	Brief article	325
Space-age strategy.	Goch, Lynna	Brief article	121
St. Paul Travelers to drop 3,000 Florida commercial accounts.		Brief article	84
Storm surge: nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina, Gulf Coast courts are beginning to weigh in on homeowners flood claims.	Bennett, Richard C.		777
The American Association of Insurance Services.	Chordas, Lori	Brief article	97
The Empire State strikes back; in trying to fix troubled workers' compensation systems, New York and other states can learn from California and Pennsylvania.	Newell, Felton		1657
The long haul: aligned interests and a shared passion are crucial concerns for independent insurance agents when choosing a carrier.	Preston, Kate		864
The makeup of ERM: extreme computing and big data are the DNA of enterprise risk management systems.	Krishna, Dilip		758
The new frontier: global trade integration opens new territory for multinational insurers.	Pilla, David	Cover story	2673
U.K. liability insurers sense opening in chocolate recall.	O'Connor, Robert		306
Va with built-in principal protection.	Panko, Ron	Brief article	99
Vul guarantees income stream.	Panko, Ron	Brief article	59