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

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Let's talk': when a business relationship is heading for 'Splitsville,' the best thing to do is acknowledge it and move on.	Ewing, Lance		728
2007 meetings quest: gatherings in 2007 cover a range of agendas and topics, from annual meetings to conferences on such subjects as employee benefits and windstorms.		Calendar	3049
A custom mix: a growing number of insurers are adding product liability considerations to create a stronger investment management process.	Chin, Mark		1530
A growing problem: diabetes and obesity are taking a toll on the U.S. health-care system. Health insurers and disability carriers are reaching out to members, physicians and employers about ways to curb the rise of these diseases.	Chordas, Lori		2969
A healthy change: consumer-driven health plans' success depends on empowering participants and making them accountable for their actions.	Ripperger, Jerry L.		1211
A new target.			175
A safe journey: in the wake of Katrina, marine writers are taking steps to re-evaluate what, where and how to insure.	Cullen, Steve		9895
A whole new world: E-Fusion participants explore innovative technologies and new uses for old ones.	Chordas, Lori		631
A.M. best special report: earthquake losses overdue.			394
Ace USA.			45
Aflac Inc. announced that Joseph W. Smith Jr., senior vice president of investments and chief investment officer, will retire at the end of 2006.			71
Agreeing to disagree: in a Best's Review roundtable about U.S. collateral requirements, reinsurers clash on U.S. regulation, but unite on the need for universal rules.	Pilla, David	Discussion	2418
Allianz taps LifeUSA founder to lead launch of income unit.	Lehmann, R.J.		239
AOL.			75
Aon Corp.			61
Aon Corp. said it is continuing its exit from the property/casualty business by selling off its Construction Program Group to Chicago-based Old Republic Insurance Co. for $85 million in cash.			52
Axa Partners.			62
Best practices in product development.			70
Best's insurance stock indices.			271
Best's rating changes.			949
Beyond E-Commerce--Online Selling in the Web 2.0 World.			53
Blue Shield of California.			108
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Caremark Rx Inc. recently announced enhancements to the Caremark iScribe electronic prescribing program in an effort to increase statewide adoption of the technology by physicians.			103
Building the service-oriented architecture.			46
Building tomorrow's results in today's information.			61
Campground, RV parks coverage.			57
Canopius said it would acquire fellow Lloyd's underwriter and agent Creechurch, in a bid to expand its commercial insurance reach among U.K. small to medium enterprises.			47
Cigna Group Insurance.			67
Collins.	Goch, Lynna		88
Companies and agents may face increase of security breaches.	Chordas, Lori		422
Critical illness claims.			49
Cutting the wires--how insurers are really using wireless.			67
E&O insurance expands for agents.			87
E-Claim.com LLC receives Claims Management Award.			511
Electing Social Security early: a variable annuity with guaranteed withdrawal benefits can make up for taking lower Social Security benefits at age 62.	Fishbein, Robert A.		782
Election trouble abound.			168
Electronic exchanges find their legs.			55
Enterprise mobility: practice allows insurers to blend convergence, collaboration and management.	Ouimette, Gates		676
First aid in flight: a growing number of medevac helicopters are used for medical evacuation, but the air ambulances also carry a host of liabilities.	Chordas, Lori		680
Flagstone RE.			44
Gallagher Re.			94
General liability for homebuilders.			55
Germany-based Allianz S.E. said it is seeking to buy the 50% stake it doesn't already own in a Taiwan life insurance joint venture from its Taiwanese partner, Uni-President Enterprises Corp.			54
Got C-3 Phase II? Writers of variable annuities are ably employing this complicated capital reserves regulation, despite lengthy instructions and even longer computer run times.	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer		2697
Group Health Inc.			39
Harnessing the New Media.			51
Homesite Group Inc. receives Underwriting and Pricing Award.			578
Indexed annuities.	Panko, Ron		162
Industry sees Dems storm U.S. House.	Lehmann, R.J.		883
Insurer-backed ballot initiatives win in states.	Grier, Chris		292
Insurers debate possible role in flood insurance.	Barett, Eleanor		272
Insurers reward eco-friendly clients.	Green, Meg		773
Insurers' CFOs worry about regulation, interest rates in '07.	Grier, Chris		243
Insweb.	Goch, Lynna		27
JLT to restructure, merge with Agnew Higgins Pickering.	Jones, Marc		221
Lost in translation: the industry operates under the erroneous assumption that improving life insurance products will make it easier to sell the products.	Girone, Bill		800
Luxury yacht insurance broker Sturge Taylor has announced an interest in Marsh's U.K. yacht business.			40
Marking its entry into the growing Middle East market, Liberty Mutual's Liberty International Underwriters division has opened a new office in Dubai.			43
Meetings.		Calendar	149
Munich Re to write Life Re in ex-Soviet Republics.	Pilla, David		264
New facility to help insurers.			124
New law, new opportunities: the Pension Protection Act changes the landscape of defined-benefit and defined-contribution plans. For insurers and producers, it offers a big chance in a big market to build business.	Panko, Ron		3331
New York Life Insurance Co.			117
Nourishing sales: producers experience greater productivity with strategies developed by seasoned sales management.	Cunningham, Sharon		777
Oceanwide Inc. recognized in Customer Management.			467
Quote/unquote.	Keating, Frank		212
Reinventing claims.			46
Royal & SunAlliance Canada receives P/C Agent Award.			491
Scor.			47
Selective Insurance receives Productivity Management Award.			517
The big number.	Goch, Lynna		37
The Navigators Group Inc. has announced its new U.K.-based property team, expected to grow its specialty lines in the United Kingdom and Europe.			87
The right fit: in the past year, life insurers, their associations and regulators have worked hard to protect buyers of annuities from inappropriate sales. One positive result is that the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association has adopted its strictest suitability standards ever.	Panko, Ron		3013
Thompson: strengthen public health system.	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer		583
Top of their game: some of the most profitable writers of personal lines insurance are not household names. But whether they specialize in underwriting, claims management or keeping overhead costs low, they all tend to keep a laser-like focus on the bottom line.	Green, Meg	Cover story	3969
Trusting in nature: some courts are relying on the laws of nature, not policy time-limit provisions, to determine when an insured's injuries become disabling.	Darras, Frank N.		748
USI Insurance Services.			37
VantisLife Insurance Co. receives L/H Agent Award.			561
Walking a fine line: a Best's Review survey found insurers and reinsurers alike fear the end of the alien reinsurers' collateral requirement.	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer		1016
Willis Group Holdings Ltd.			91