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

1-64 out of 64 article(s)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Mark-to-market' impact minimal.		Brief article	94
Acadia product for self-storage.		Brief article	139
Agency valuation and finance: what's my agency worth?		Discussion	4055
AIG's lead attorney: expect an appeal.	Ackermann, Alyn	Brief article	172
American Agricultural Insurance Co.		Brief article	91
Another world: more reinsurers are dipping their toes into the microinsurance market.	Orecchio, Maria; Sidhu, Vikram		1788
Aon does shirts for 'Man U'.	Chordas, Lori	Brief article	219
APIW Insurance Woman of Year: industry needs to attract talent.	Ackermann, Alyn	Brief article	254
Asia IT budgets are up in 2009.	Ng, Rebecca	Brief article	109
Asia: South Korea slows.		Brief article	83
Ayer stepping down as Hartford Financial chief.	Ackermann, Alyn	Brief article	236
Benefit performance: have lifetime withdrawal guarantees on variable annuities become too expensive for insurers?	Panko, Ron		1907
Best review's: top global reinsurance brokers.	Green, Meg		1757
Caught on video: camera surveillance may be increasing more quickly than an understanding of its liabilities.	Panko, Ron		1738
Clarification.		Correction notice	89
Compliance confusion: states' varying rules on the sale of long-term care insurance makes mandated training difficult for agents.	Wienhoff, Bill		1947
Compromise on federal oversight, state regulators suggest to NCOIL.	Carr, Sean P.	Brief article	221
Credit scoring's impacts weighed.	Carr, Sean P.	Brief article	127
Digital exposure: the increasing use of blogs in the business world has created a new set of risks.	Slavin, Al		2217
Driving for dollars: 'pay-as-you-drive' nears the starting line in California.	Carr, Sean R.		521
Early to rise: Singapore revamps its regulations to capitalize on Asia's growing insurance securitization market.	McCormick, Hugh; Brandt, Jordan		1564
End-of-life plan added to group life.		Brief article	127
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.		Brief article	129
Ex-homeland security deputy: yes to backstop.	Hamilton, Jesse A.	Brief article	268
Finding the sunny side in a recession: make changes that cheer up your clients, prospects and employees.	Cunningham, Sharon		520
Given the battering financial services.	Chordas, Lori	Brief article	126
Hieroglyphics in the machine: insurers scramble to decode the various proposals for a federal risk regulator.	Mills, Howard		538
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has appointed Carol Cutter as insurance commissioner.		Brief article	90
Insurance jobs.		Statistical table	280
Legislator: state-based oversight kept insurers safe from meltdown.	Carr, Sean P.	Brief article	236
Life, annuity insurers adjust for volatile '09.		Brief article	149
Lloyd's construction consortium awaits economic stimulus boom.	O'Connor, Robert		335
Love, labor, losses: new ruling widen the workplace impact of office romance.	Slavin, Al	Cover story	2066
Massachusttes Mutual Life Insurance Co.		Brief article	132
Meetings.		Calendar	145
Motivating factor: employers and insurers use incentives and discounts to enroll more consumers in wellness programs.	Chordas, Lori		1777
NAIC adopts final catastrophe white paper, but fails to overcome opposing viewpoints.	Hemenway, Chad		344
NAIC adopts revised standard valuation law.	Hemmenway, Chad	Brief article	179
New York Life Insurance Co.		Brief article	81
Newly listed firms.		Brief article	120
No-lapse pledge on Axa's UL line.		Brief article	99
On the go: mobile devices are becoming new marketing and advertising platforms for some carriers' brands.	Chordas, Lori		2406
Once the backbone of Lloyd's, names still playing a key role.	O'connor, Robert		368
Question: how does the soft p/c market impact hiring decisions?	Jacobson, Gregory P.		323
Rating actions.		Table	3187
Renaissance Re Holdings Ltd.		Brief article	100
Risks of romance.	Goch, Lynna	Editorial	324
Sea change: tight capital and volatile equity markets will influence the negotiations at Les Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte Carlo.	Lai, Iris		3217
Senate bill would reverse SEC's decision to regulate annuities.	Hamilton, Jesse A.	Brief article	296
Slip sliding away: patrons in flip-flops have put dance clubs their insurers on shaky footing.	Green, Meg		632
Special-needs kids need special plans: five steps can help families develop financial strategies for people with special needs.	Rinaudo, Pat		497
Stop wildfires with teamwork: private and public firefighting services must learn to collaborate to protect property from wildfire loss.	Spencer, Scott		534
Taking no chances: risk allocation in insurance merger and acquisition deals takes on several unique characteristics.	Devins, Michael D.; Grosgold, David		1663
TARP overseer: states' role 'key'.	Carr, Sean P.	Brief article	103
The green horizon: renewable energy markets may power up P/C insurers and producers.	Bennett, Jonathan		540
The right prescription: technology has a hand in the health care consumerism movement.	Burke, John		498
Time flies for committee on credit-based scoring.	Hemmenway, Chad	Brief article	178
Tips on branding.	Paterson, Kimberly	Brief article	239
Tracking the stocks of global insurers and brokers.		Statistical table	482
U.S. property/casualty results by line--2008.		Statistical table	6551
When to hit 'reset' on social security: individuals who start receiving social security benefits early can actually re-apply at new attained age.	Hayes, Sonja		520
Wild things: excess and surplus lines cover hard-to-place risks, such as exotic animals.	Green, Meg		1211
Willis HRH Captive Management Practice.		Brief article	86
Zurich Financial Services Group.		Brief article	84