Articles from Best's Review (April 1, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
5 ERM rules: actuaries advise life insurers to follow these steps as they build enterprise risk management programs.	Hall, R. Dale		741
A balancing act: carriers need to face soft-market challenges with sound business judgment.	Pozzi, Steven R.		502
A global situation.	Goch, Lynna		331
A swing toward the consumer.			998
A.M. best's stock indexes.		Statistical table	461
Aflac's latest spot.	Chordas, Lori	Brief article	206
AIG guarantees VUL death benefit.		Brief article	70
AIG U.K. Ltd.		Brief article	53
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd.		Brief article	89
American International Group Inc.			355
Annuity writers adding options.		Brief article	144
Another huge Windstorm lashes Europe.	Jones, Marc	Brief article	253
Another long road: Gen Re, AIG guilty verdict starts 'complex' sentencing process.	Hemenway, Chad		634
AON Capital Markets.			148
Ascot Underwriting Ltd.		Brief article	131
Axis Capital Holdings, John Charman.		Brief article	94
Back to the futures: capital markets and insurance continue to blend together with the resurgence of catastrophe-linked futures.	Green, Meg		1456
Between a rock and a hard place: agents may find themselves in the difficult position of having to prove they did the best thing for their clients.	Verzone, Ronald D.		540
Brit Insurance Holdings Plc.		Brief article	74
Brown & Brown Inc. has purchased the book of Subway restaurant franchisee insurance accounts from Franchise Insurance Agency Inc., the broker said.			29
Building the worldwide health network: how U.S. brokers and insurers are managing rising global medical costs.	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer	Cover story	2365
Darwin enhances lawyers' coverage.		Brief article	133
Defined contribution plans.			6594
Disability & long-term care.			1809
Doctor review is launched.		Brief article	168
Employer considerations.			2294
Flexible benefit plans.			926
Future impact: the use of finite reinsurance is tied to federal guilty verdicts.	Dankwa, David		1646
Getting better ERM mileage: enterprise risk management has progressed a great deal, but there are ways to squeeze additional value from dedicated resources.	Stein, Robert		544
Glacier Re.		Brief article	64
GOP strategist: health insurers will be targets.	Lehmann, R.J.		399
Hancock improves universal policies.		Brief article	84
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.		Brief article	105
Health care and nest eggs: insurance professionals react strongly to consumer-driven coverage options.	Green, Meg	Survey	2063
Health insurers eagerly awaiting answers as CDC launches study of bizarre 'illness'.	Lysiak, Fran Matso		335
Hidden danger: unacceptable, even criminal employee behavior hurts co-workers, businesses--and insurers.	Panko, Ron		1871
Hire education: demographics, analytics and health care reform are changing the way insurance recruiters fill jobs.	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer		2519
House calls: health plans are turning to telephonic coaching to communicate with members in new ways.	Chordas, Lori		2085
Hybrid vehicles: mutual funds are now competing with annuity writers to provide competitive retirement income.	Panko, Ron		2383
Illness product covers conditions.		Brief article	78
IMCA awards call for entries.	Chordas, Lori		46
Insurance jobs.		Brief article	250
Insurance recruiters: whether an individual is searching for a new job, or a company or agency is seeking new talent, search firms can help insurance professionals.		Directory	2113
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Ltd.		Brief article	44
Judge gives go-ahead to suit charging Aetna should pay eating-disorder claims.	Lysiak, Fran Matso		362
Kingsway Financial Services Inc.		Brief article	53
Kofman takes office as Maine's new insurance superintendent.	Carr, Sean P.	Brief article	169
Life.			1607
Lloyd's trims, but others wish they would have cut.	Pilla, David		590
Lloyd's.		Brief article	96
Making the connection: economic capital modeling links the effectiveness of a company's risk management to its capital requirements.	Slutzky, Marc; Stoltzfus, Jim		1644
Making workers' benefits count.	Chordas, Lori	Brief article	116
Managed care.			1026
Meadowbrook Insurance Group and Procentury Corp. have announced a merger expected to expand Meadowbrook's specialty lines with ProCentury's expertise in the excess and surplus lines markets.		Brief article	36
Meetings.		Calendar	153
Munich Re.		Brief article	79
NAIC's Web site tops 3.5 million hits.		Brief article	60
NCOIL's new president sees 'thaw' with NAIC.	Carr, Sean	Brief article	255
Netherlands-based Aegon N.V. is strengthening its position in Hungary's pensions and asset management markets with the acquisition of two local companies from Uniqa Insurance Co.			53
New rule of thumb.		Brief article	79
New year's resolution: Ironshore reports a "very attractive profit," but struggles to establish a London platform at Lloyd's.	Dankwa, David		694
Progressive to offer trucking coverage.		Brief article	99
Question: what would be the best way for a mid- to senior-level insurance executive to begin working with an executive search firm?	Landberg, Steven		309
Quote/unquote.		Quotation	266
Rating actions.		Statistical table	2637
Rewards and risks: problems with imported products can ruin unprepared companies.	Riswadkar, Ashutosh		1612
RIMS hot topic: ERM: the Risk and Insurance Management Society is sending a clear message to members this year: integrate enterprise risk management into your business systems.	Ackermann, Alyn		589
Risk Management Solutions.		Brief article	46
RMS launches brokers platform.		Brief article	84
Setting new standards: insurers are working to bring portable personal health records closer to reality.	Chordas, Lori		2640
Social, environmental trends pose greatest risks for insurers.	Ackermann, Alyn		286
Special blend: enterprise risk management allows insurers to view the whole operation as well as its individual segments.	Angelina, Mike		1759
Sponsorship.	Chordas, Lori	Brief article	130
State Farm Florida.		Brief article	27
Subprime crisis fallout: insurers should start preparing now to handle the pending onslaught of insurance claims from the subprime mortgage crisis.	Rutkin, Alan S.	Report	572
Transforming how benefits work.			542
True value: top producers never forget that there are two sides to every sale.	Cunningham, Sharon		498
Underwriting offers shutdown cover.		Brief article	74
Upgrades outweigh downgrades with strong P/C industry results.		Brief article	202
Vermont's top captive regulator leaves up-front style as legacy.	Dankwa, David	Brief article	247
Voluntary benefits.			2678
Wellness in the workplace.		Survey	866
Willis products cover data loss.		Brief article	88
Worker's comp costs.		Brief article	106
Wright & Co. finds a niche protecting federal officials.	Carr, Sean P.	Brief article	310
You only live twice: insurers are getting involved with the Second Life game to promote brands and attract a younger demographic.	Lehmann, R.J.		686
Zurich Financial Services Group.		Brief article	57