Articles from Best's Review (February 1, 2007)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
A deal with the Devils.	Goch, Lynna	Brief article	159
A winning strategy: profitable growth can be achieved through improved sales performance.	Saporito, Patricia L.		666
A.M. best's stock indexes.		Statistical table	486
ACORD.	Chordas, Lori	Brief article	94
Aetna.	Chordas, Lori	Brief article	114
Aflac names Amos president.	Bernaski, Rebecca	Brief article	232
After record year, P/C industry braces for soft market.	Dankwa, David		509
Aging in the new age.	Whitney, Sally		401
Allianz Income Management Services.		Brief article	49
Axa Asia Pacific said it will acquire Winterthur Life Hong Kong Ltd. as part of parent company Axa S.A.'s acquisition of Winterthur Group from Credit Suisse.			59
Backdating backlash: will corporate insurers be wiped out by a tidal wave of D&O 'stock options' claims?	Kennell, Patrick M.		733
Best's rating changes.		Table	1929
Big 'I' outlines legislative agenda for new Congress.	Grier, Chris		408
By the numbers.		Brief article	123
Canada: provincial officials in charge of insurance affairs.		Directory	396
Catlin Group Ltd.		Brief article	45
Choose coverage after a loss.	Panko, Ron	Brief article	63
Correction.		Correction notice	47
EIA schedules 'free-out' periods.	Panko, Ron	Brief article	97
Europe and reinsurance lead as A.M. Best Stock Indexes show a double-digit gain for 2006.	Cornejo, Rick		831
Farmers.	Chordas, Lori	Brief article	58
Fencing in the risk: medically underwritten immediate annuities are not yet a well-known product, but they may become an important tool as retiring baby boomers seek to create income or protect assets.	Panko, Ron		2505
First Katrina verdict: state farm must pay $2.5m.	Grier, Chris		364
Get flexible: service-oriented architecture helps insurers address a variety of business tasks simultaneously while reducing costs.	Geier, Robert		1836
Global broker Willis Group Holdings has acquired Carter Insurance Group, an underwriting manager and program administrator based in Tampa, Fla.		Brief article	60
Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher acquired Mid America Group, an employee and executive benefit consulting firm based in Philadelphia.		Brief article	27
Group life to the rescue: when baby boomers start retiring, they may cause employee shortages in important positions. Improved group life benefits could keep them working or lure them back.	Panko, Ron		2649
Guy Carpenter & Co.		Brief article	51
Harnessing analytics: surviving in the 21st century will require capitalizing on the power of technology.	Coyne, Frank J.		755
Hat trick: retaining customers, finding growth and achieving attractive returns are not easy in today's mature financial markets, but a handful of companies are doing all three.	McNees, Donald E.		682
Health Net Inc.			90
Hilb Rogal & Hobbs has completed its acquisition of Lloyd's insurance broker Glencairn Group Ltd.		Brief article	63
Identity restoration for business travel.	Panko, Ron	Brief article	69
Insurance fit for a queen: after looking at various risks, a Virginia-based brokerage secured insurance for an upcoming visit from Queen Elizabeth II of England.	Green, Meg		530
Insuring business travel: the recent interest in business travel benefits is no accident, but employers and insurers often devote little attention to details.	Tilford, Melissa		727
Laptop theft compromises information for 1,200 clients.	Chordas, Lori		534
Large and in charge: as baby boomers near the traditional retirement age, insurers are changing their products and marketing messages to meet this generations demanding expectations.	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer		1846
Lessons learned: European insurers can draw from their experience carrying out Basel II to ensure a smooth ride to fulfilling Solvency II.	Warrier, S.R.		1187
Living longer, driving longer: for personal lines insurers, aging baby boomers represent a generation of increased liabilities.	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer		2405
LTC policy geared for baby boomers.	Panko, Ron		94
Make a new path: the self-adjusted claim can lead to fewer employees, improved productivity and better customer service.	Cohen, Brian S.		1576
Managing loss-cost differences: to attract and retain larger and more sophisticated casualty customers, focus on the total cost of risk.	Malugen, William		762
Markel Corp.		Brief article	75
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.		Brief article	110
Meetings.		Calendar	138
National Interstate Corp.		Brief article	78
New options in annuities.	Panko, Ron	Brief article	152
No go for gecko.	Goch, Lynna	Brief article	203
OneBeacon Insurance Group.		Brief article	55
PMI Mortgage Insurance Co.		Brief article	130
Power tools: new and evolving technologies are helping personal lines underwriters properly assess risks and provide better rates for consumers.	Chordas, Lori		2381
Predicting better distribution: carriers have a wealth of information about the market and the likely behavior of insureds, but fail to use this information effectively to help agents distribute products and to compensate them for their work.	Barnes, Katharine		1727
Quote/unquote: excerpted from BestWeek.		Brief article	194
Reforms recommended following 1906 fire.	Bernaski, Rebecca	Brief article	110
Regulator yearbook: the 2007 insurance commissioners.		Directory	5593
Same stage, new roles: life reinsurers are being forced to find new roles, as direct life and annuity writers create new products, with or without the help of reinsurers.	Green, Meg		2034
Saving for college.	Panko, Ron	Brief article	110
SCOR.		Brief article	58
Speeding triples the odds of crashing, AAA finds.			433
State Auto Financial Corp.		Brief article	70
State Farm is advertising on the kids' Nickelodeon in a bid to reach parents through their children.	Goch, Lynna	Brief article	122
Sun Life's pending acquisition gives it U.S. foothold.	Lysiak, Fran Matso		803
Top 10 cities for hail.	Green, Meg	Brief article	176
Transferring wealth: baby boomer clients should know how to bequeath an estate without leaving insurance protection behind.	McElwee, Andrew		756
Upcoming elections.		Table	120
USI Holdings Corp.		Brief article	37
White Mountains Insurance Group said Folksamerica Reinsurance Co., a wholly-owned, Bermuda-based unit of White Mountains Re Group Ltd., has finished its acquisition of Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Co.			39
Working warriors: the growing number of people working beyond common retirement ages offers new opportunities for disability carriers and other insurers.	Chordas, Lori		2507