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

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Title	Author	Type	Words
A year of struggles: 2005 wasn't a great year for Hank Greenberg, former CEO of American International Group, but he has plans for the new year.	Dankwa, David		1215
Ace USA.		Brief article	50
Agent, broker definitions can be misleading.	McVeigh, Donn P.	Letter to the editor	273
AIG reaches $1.64 billion settlement with regulators.		Brief article	91
Allstate to begin nonrenewing policies in coastal New York state.		Brief article	58
American International Group Inc.		Brief article	111
AmeriHealth N.J. teams up with Rutgers.	Goch, Lynna	Brief article	79
Are you ready for Solvency II? U.S. insurers doing business in the European Union must begin to prepare for a revolutionary new solvency regime.	Stein, Robert W.		743
AssuranceAmerica acquires assets of Florida no-fault agency.		Brief article	65
Assurang Inc.		Brief article	122
BankInsurance.com.		Brief article	44
Best's insurance stock indices.		Brief article	235
Best's rating changes.			910
Best's review: top broker list.			63
Broker wars 2006: some commercial brokers are gaining market share as a result of the compensation controversy.	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer		1897
Broker-backed 'mountains': brokers and insurers backed the making of such Golden Globe winners as Brokeback Mountain.	Green, Meg		418
Buy the numbers.			268
Captive domiciles.		Directory	1485
Cause or sympton? Two key court decisions define the limitations of mental illness insurance claims.	Darras, Frank N.	Case overview	777
Coming up ... in April.			174
Concerning an early gag rule.		Brief article	115
Correction.		Correction notice	35
Delayed reaction: the alternative risk market made it through the 2005 U.S. hurricane season in relatively good shape, but the storms' real blow may be yet to come.	Chordas, Lori		2596
Disability's new day: group disability has become more competitive and has acquired a new emphasis on the small-case market.	Panko, Ron		3205
ForAgentsOnly.com.		Brief article	64
Geico workers go to the head of the class.	Goch, Lynna	Brief article	76
Genetic evolution: how an industrial giant gave birth to life insurance's newest star.	Lehmann, R.J.	Company overview	2914
Guide to best's financial strength ratings.			835
High-tech success: underwriting the technology sector requires a full-time investment.	Blades, Judy		734
In the palm of your hand: mobile wireless technologies are helping agents and adjusters to be more efficient and also meet the demands for real-time service.	Chordas, Lori		2965
Independence Holding Co.		Brief article	80
Insurance assurance: premium financing provides both a safety net for insureds and client service for agents and brokers.	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer		2497
Insured catastrophe losses reached record $56.8b in '05.	Cornejo, Rick	Brief article	300
Insurers in Gulf States feel pinch from construction equipment thefts.	Dankwa, David		470
Jefferson national offers low-cost variable annuity.		Brief article	81
Leading brokers a year later.			359
Levee district may need to self-insure.	Dankwa, David	Brief article	150
Living benefits are preferred.	Panko, Ron	Brief article	156
Lloyd's closes its electronic initiative Kinnect.	Chordas, Lori	Editorial	504
London-based insurer Brit insurance holdings PLC'S.		Brief article	125
Meetings.			143
NAIC should provide data without substantial fees.	Blichartz, Eugene	Letter to the editor	139
New Aetna CEO sees growth opportunity in individual sales.	Lysiak, Frank Matso	Brief article	240
No time to spare: a new approach to time management has producers delegating, planning, qualifying, and performing self-analysis.	Cunningham, Sharon		748
Old mutual gains U.K. approval to acquire Sweden's Skandia.		Brief article	114
Peta White.		Brief article	37
Policy protects hedge-fund professionals.		Brief article	77
Post-Katrina claims rules eased in Mississippi.	Barrett, Eleanor	Brief article	272
Renaissance Holdings Ltd.		Brief article	60
Retirement wave: technology aids in addressing the challenge of an aging work force.	Laackman, Donald		738
Riding for the brand: carriers could learn a few things about loyalty from the Old West.	Ewing, Lewis		773
Sam's Club enters health-plan marketing.		Brief article	65
Secret to success.		Brief article	150
Selling good decisions: agents and brokers will be more successful if they demonstrate they know just as much about their clients as they do about financial products.	Hoeg, Gregory		735
Sharing secrets: the 'common interest' doctrine is the key to whether an insurer is entitled to receive privileged communications between a policyholder and defense counsel.	Bergman, Ira S.		1994
Snapshot.		Brief article	97
Something extra: purchasing longevity insurance can extend retirees' financial good life, but the industry has to design the right product first.	Bennett, Douglas		1983
Study: teen-driver crashes pose greatest threat to passengers.	Green, Meg	Brief article	276
Tale of two markets: the buyer's level of U.S. catastrophe exposure has much to do with the price of reinsurance this year.	Pilla, David	Cover story	1645
Taming the cells: automated spreadsheet control can help insurers breeze through regulatory compliance standards.	Weiss, Neil		1390
The Combined Group.		Brief article	73
The Hartford Financial Services Group.		Brief article	65
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America.		Brief article	82
Transamerica Insurance & Investment Group.		Brief article	36
Travelers offers discount to hybrid auto owners.		Brief article	63
United America Indemnity Ltd.		Brief article	79
W.R. Berkley Corp.		Brief article	76
Weathering the after-waves.	Whitney, Sally		376
Worst-case scenarios: reinsurers and insurers are taking steps to deal not only with mega-catastrophes, but also with individual catastrophes that might strike at the same time.	Green, Meg		4102
XL Reinsurance America Inc.		Brief article	53
Zurich unit opens branches in France, Sweden, Finland.		Brief article	128