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

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Difference in conditions' cover.	Panko, Ron		85
'Heroes' for babies.	Chordas, Lori		201
A careful plan: U.S. insurers appear to invest prudently.	Major, Richard		3958
A comeback for life insurance: in the future, the industry will look very different, but will be vibrant and growing.	Stein, Robert		556
A delicate balance: how capital asset pricing models can improve insurance portfolios.	Kneuer, Paul J.		1947
A sports trailblazer (sort of): Cary Schneider, an inventor of Rotisserie League Baseball, is honored in Cooperstown. Kind of.	Panko, Ron		625
A.M. Best hosts Ad Summit.	Chordas, Lori		88
A.M. best's stock indexes: four weeks ended September 13, 2007 (Dec. 31, 2004 = 1,000.00).			473
ACORD.	Chordas, Lori		84
AIA report: many more miles, many fewer fatalities.			300
Aon Corp. has named Michael O'Halleran executive chairman and Ted Devine chief executive officer.			136
Assurant Inc.			78
Banking on 'cyber liability' coverage: give customers the online access they want as well as the protection they need.	Kunkel, Thomas M.		544
Born to be wild: motorcyclists' age and affluence are trending upward--so are accidents.	Grier, Chris		644
Boston-based insurer Liberty Mutual Group has completed its buyout of Ohio Casualty Corp. and officially acquired the company, according to a company statement.			51
Canadian fraternal benefit society Foresters would acquire Mississauga, Ont.-based Unity Life Of Canada and convert it to a stock company in what would be the nation's first-ever "sponsored" demutualization, under a plan unveiled by Foresters.			60
Cash flow: industry favors GOP candidates, but several Democrats also receive donations.	Grier, Chris		637
Catch a digital wave: technology can transform relationships between financial advisers and their Web-savvy clients.	Macchia, David		2281
Cigna HealthCare.	Chordas, Lori		84
CNA executive named president of Calif. Compensation Fund.	Dankwa, David		254
Components of increased retirement risk aged group 51-61, from 1992 to 2004.	Panko, Ron		91
Curbing distractions: auto insurers are helping teens become safer drivers.	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer		2566
Employers' health costs still zooming, just not as quickly.	Lehmann, R.J.		498
Endurance Specialty Holdings LTD.			91
Filling the gap amid term, perm.	Panko, Ron		75
For the record: Safeco's chief discusses the company's new appetite for business.	Green, Meg	Interview	1848
Getting the numbers right: investors and regulators now can estimate the impact of future reserve variability on insurers' earnings.	Khury, C.K. Stan; Bryan, Charles A.		3739
Guy Carpenter & Co. LLC.			71
Hanover Insurance Group.			56
Happy motoring.	Goch, Lynna		356
Hartford Financial Services Group.	Chordas, Lori		71
In the blink of an eye: employee demand for vision insurance keeps rising as many companies switch to voluntary coverage.	Chordas, Lori		2459
Insurance Network will become part of Bancorpsouth Insurance Services Inc.			45
Insuring a passion: insurers and agents, like McKeel Hagerty, say '60s and '70s muscle cars are fueling sales.	Green, Meg	Cover story	16782
Investment concerns.	Fry, Kate		128
Jackson enhances UL product line.	Panko, Ron		86
Just one number? Then you're wrong! Efforts to find one perfect number to measure risk are just plain silly.	Panning, William H.		505
Karen Clark, the founder of Applied Insurance Research--currently known as Air Worldwide--has launched a new firm to help companies better utilize catastrophe models.			55
Katrina's cost was runner-up.	Gorski, Dennis		317
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. has named Serge Lavoie and Colin Simpson as the presidents and chief executive officers of two of its subsidiaries.			60
Life is good for Canadian insurers.			201
Life policy comes with flexibility.	Panko, Ron		94
Lig Marine Managers.			83
Lockton Inc.			106
London, Lloyd's strong, less volatile.	Jones, Marc		269
London-based broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson has formed a joint venture with Saudi insurance and reinsurance broker Arab Commercial Enterprises in what JLT describes as "an exclusive trading agreement for the kingdom" of Saudi Arabia.			56
Many U.S. companies risk liability with retirement plans.	Green, Meg		85
Medicus Insurance Co.			41
Meetings.		Calendar	161
Munich re launches special risks unit.	O'Connor, Robert		154
Munich Re subsidiary Munich Re America said it has entered a definitive merger agreement with stop-loss insurer Cairnstone Inc. via its operating division Munich Re America Healthcare.			69
National Financial Partners Corp.			55
New York Life again no. 1 in 'million Dollar Round Table'.	Lysiak, Fran Matso		312
New York regulators launch elder protection unit.	Lysiak, Fran Matso		156
Northeast Bank Insurance Group Inc. will acquire Lewiston, Maine-based Hartford Insurance Agency.			22
Old Mutual recently launched.	Chordas, Lori		97
Pet insurer launches life cover favoring vegetarians.	O'Connor, Robert		339
Pet policy growth.			71
Pricey 'virtual' music collections sound off-key to U.S. insurers.			578
Prudential Financial Inc.			103
Quacking cards.	Chordas, Lori		162
Quote/unquote.			224
Rating actions.			1309
Reinsurance cycle enters 'critical time'.	Pilla, David		526
Rules of the road: predictive modeling can help commercial insurers set premiums.	Walling, Robert J.		1922
Sievert pursues degree in ministry.	Lysiak, Fran Matso		577
Specialist insurer Hiscox Ltd. has acquired 49% of Allison & Partners Insurance Services.			32
Specialty reinsurance brokerage Carvill and Tradition Financial Services Energy are teaming up to form a new insurance derivatives brokerage company.			41
Subprime mess may spill to D&O market.	Green, Meg		758
Taking shape: having heard from a cavalcade of interested parties, NAIC readies a principles-based model law to create a new regulatory framework life and health insurers.	Panko, Ron		880
Technology resources.		Directory	462
The Katrina factor: 2005's monster hurricane continues to resonate in this year's elections.	Grier, Chris		621
The missing links: it's always been a challenge, but recruiting young people has become urgent for independent agencies.	Panko, Ron		2157
The Pak-Qatar Takaful Group said its family and general insurance divisions, Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Ltd. and Pak-Qatar General Takaful Ltd., received operating licenses to do business in Pakistan.			82
Theme park confidential: a family vacation to Orlando unlocks marketing insights straight from the varsity playbook.	Egan, Michael P.		574
U.K. insurers establish climate-change committee.	O'Connor, Robert		274
W.R. Berkley Corp. has named Robert W. Standen as president of two of its workers' compensation insurance providers.			80
W.R. Berkley Corp. is acquiring CGH Insurance Group, the owner of American Mining Insurance Co.			43
Welcome to STP: straight-through processing has made its way into insurance, and carriers are reaping the rewards.	Del Santo, John		513
Wharton study lifts annuities.	Panko, Ron		156
What women want: savvy employers know a rich benefits package can help attract and retain a key demographic: midcareer women.	Morris, Maria		534
What's love got to do with it? A lawsuit explores 'alienation of affection' and intentional damages.	Rutkin, Alan S.		509