Articles from Best's Review (April 1, 2009)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A purrfect pageant.		Brief article	169
A room with a view: chief risk officers are taking their places in the C-Suite.	Slavin, Al		2822
A.M. Best's stock indexes.		Statistical table	332
Age of analytics: success today relies upon insurers' ability to access and digest large volumes of information.	Coyne, Frank J.		502
Assurance Agency Ltd.		Brief article	110
Best's review's stats & numbers.		Brief article	109
China premium Up 8.6% in January.	Ng, Rebecca	Brief article	185
Coming back to life: life reinsurers' services may be in greater demand as direct writers seek to relieve pressure on capital.	Panko, Ron	Company rankings	2148
Congress to NFIP: see you in Sept.	Hemenway, Chad	Brief article	93
Earlier this year Axa Equitable Life Insurance Co.		Brief article	116
Economic capital meets the real world: managing risk and capital with new methods may need to become more compatible with the existing framework for public reporting and regulation.	Stein, Robert		520
Employment View from the U.K.	O'Connor, Robert	Brief article	216
ERM redux: the RIMS Conference's main topic this year will be a familiar refrain.	Slavin, Al	Conference news	578
Former Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. executive Will Fuller has joined Lincoln Financial Group as the president and chief executive officer of its wholesale distribution unit.		Brief article	84
Insurance jobs.		Statistical table	306
Insurance recruiters: they may not be made in heaven, but good matches are what recruiters and search firms have in mind for insurance professionals, as well as the companies looking to hire.		Directory	1991
IPC Holdings plans Max Capital merger.	Green, Meg	Brief article	371
It's time to abandon two misconceptions: exposures are only part of the story when trying to effectively measure risk.	Panning, William H.		548
Learn more.		Brief article	91
Let's talk: communicating with wikis and micro-blogs helps insurers keep in touch with agents.	Yeh, Chris		1617
Life insurers could collect from 'TARP II,' roundtable chief says.	Lehmann, R.J.	Brief article	183
Lincoln launches survivorship VUL.		Brief article	81
Medicare revamp eyed.	Carr, Scan P.	Brief article	117
Meetings.		Calendar	170
Missing persons: disability carriers help employers debunk the old adage, 'absence makes the heart grow fonder.'.	Chordas, Lori	Survey	2059
Mitch Blaser named new CEO for Ironshore unit in Bermuda.	Green, Meg	Brief article	244
NAIC spring meeting results.	Carr, Sean		203
Net worth: online advertising is becoming an important marketing tool for property/casualty insures.	Pickles, Jaime; Thornton, Candace		2241
New York Life International LLC.		Brief article	151
Pop rocks new ad.		Brief article	175
Protective Life adds annuity.		Brief article	111
Question: how is the turbulent economy affecting the insurance labor market?	Jacobson, Gregory P.		334
Rated R (risky): Fireman's Fund underwrites production of 'The Wrestler'.	Green, Meg	Movie review	570
Rating actions.		Cover story	1768
Regulators unsure of AIG's ultimate price tag.	Lehmann, R.J.	Brief article	230
Renaissance Re Holdings Ltd.		Brief article	89
Risk's watchmen.	Goch, Lynna		337
Risking the enterprise: did ERM fail, or did companies simply fail to use it properly?	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer		1740
Rolling with the punches: a changing financial environment should prompt reconsideration of sales and marketing plans.	Hoeg, Gregory J.		538
Rowland, Byrne to Enter Hall of Fame.	O'Connor, Robert	Brief article	267
Safety factors: position your risk management program well in these uncertain economic times.	Malugen, William		558
Talent agents: recession or recruiters face same challenge: finding skilled candidates for their clients.	Brewer Cavanaugh, Bonnie		1256
Taming the compliance monster: companies strain under ever-increasing demands for reports, statistics and record.	High, Tracy		1405
The big picture: enterprise risk management can reveal key pricing concerns to insurers that may help prevent losses.	Cantle, Neil J.; Smith, Bradley M.		2088
The right prescription: as the financial crisis grinds on, annuity writers emphasize the advantages of insurance.	Panko, Ron		2442
Travelers' tools aid auto dealers.		Brief article	92
Trust, Transparency and Technology: information technology flexibility is essential in regaining consumer confidence.	Bieck, Christian	Survey	543
Upheavals slow 2008 P/C ratings.		Brief article	129
What the doctor e-ordered: 'take one tablet daily' is being prescribed in a whole new way, and technology is making it happen.	Chordas, Lori		1382
Who's really on first base? The insurance industry must shout out to Congress the dangers of overregulation.	Mills, Howard		553