Articles from Best's Review (January 1, 2002)

Title	Author	Type	Words
2001: Terror, Mold and More. (Industry Strategies).			7163
A mold by any other name. (Comment).		Letter to the Editor	179
ACORD releases XML standards update. (Technology).		Brief Article	252
Addressing multiple needs: Straight-through processing allows insurers to concentrate on agents as well as customer self-service and claims processing. (Technology).	Landberg, Steven	Brief Article	681
Aetna to slash 6,000 jobs. (Companies).		Brief Article	95
Anticipating the benefits: About $80 billion is allocated to ordinary life insurance purchases each year, suggesting the paramount importance of understanding differences in policy yields between whole fife and universal life. (Life/Health).	Forster, Mark D.	Statistical Data Included	1342
AscedantOne. (Web News You Can Use).		Brief Article	56
Berkshire life redesigns disability product for home-based businesses. (New Products and Services).		Brief Article	177
Best's rating changes. (Ratings).		Statistical Data Included	1941
Broker survey: Higher prices, stricter underwriting in effect. (Property/Casualty).		Brief Article	502
By the numbers. (Briefing).		Brief Article	133
Chubb specialty targets professional liability lines. (Property/Casualty).		Brief Article	86
Commissioners scrutinize use of credit reports in underwriting.		Brief Article	326
Consumer web site unveiled.		Brief Article	176
Copenhagen Re shuts down, citing Sept. 11 aftermath. (Companies).		Brief Article	103
Corrections.		Correction Notice	54
Demands for coverage increase as Cyber-Terrorism risk is realized. (Property/Casualty).	Goch, Lynna	Brief Article	821
Electronic battlefield: Insurers are using e-business initiatives to attract and retain customers and, most importantly, to increase market share. (Technology).	Rossetti, Linda A.		1037
Enron failure hits insurers while they're down. (Briefing).		Brief Article	396
Executives.		Brief Article	717
Finding higher ground. (Industry Strategies).	Panko, Ron	Statistical Data Included	3175
Former XL executive creates dispute-resolution practice. (Companies).		Brief Article	92
From mountains to molehills: Work backlogs can be cleared if agencies attack the inefficiencies and change their procedures. (Property/Casualty).	Cunningham, Sharon	Brief Article	730
From terror to technology. (Briefing).		Brief Article	237
Gathering support: The American Council of Life Insurers is working with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to modernize regulation by allowing insurance companies the choice of federal or state oversight.	Panko, Ron	Interview	1517
Gray Follows consensus: Wave of storms to come. (Briefing).		Brief Article	170
Hart Ford financial services group. (Web News You Can Use).		Brief Article	68
Independent producers carry life industry sales. (Life/Health).		Brief Article	241
Industry perspective.		Brief Article	370
ING Americas to cut 15% of staff. (Companies).		Brief Article	77
John Hancock. (Web News You Can Use).		Brief Article	44
Lessons learned: In the wake of the Sept. 11 catastrophe, insurers need to return to the basics. (Property/Casualty).	Gebhardt, Klaus	Brief Article	738
Lloyd's boosts Sept. 11 loss tally. (Companies).		Brief Article	225
Manulife financial. (Web News You Can Use).		Brief Article	66
Meetings.			442
MIB Group's life index shows surge in policy applications. (Life/Health).		Brief Article	278
Montemayor's Mold-Coverage Plan Irks Homeowners Insurers in Texas. (Briefing).		Brief Article	273
NAIC elects new president; budget to rise 3.8% for 2002. (Briefing).		Brief Article	90
NAIC grapples with terrorism. (Briefing).		Brief Article	334
NAIC panel approves model to simplify filing.		Brief Article	245
Navigating rough seas: Directors and officers writers find tough economic times give rise to litigation in this rapidly growing market. (Property/Casualty).	Taffae, Peter R.	Industry Overview	2331
Oxley urges terror backstop. (Briefing).		Brief Article	86
People to watch in 2002: Insurance is more than companies and numbers. Here are a few of the people likely to affect the course of the industry in the year ahead. (Industry Strategies).			3807
Prognosis: Unknown; insurers' liability for losses caused by bioterrorism or the threat of bioterrorism is too new to be clear cut. (Property/Casualty).	Goch, Lynna		1310
Readership has its privileges. (Editor's Prologue).			291
Regulators, insurers struggle with privacy. (Confidental).		Brief Article	215
SafeEmail protects employers against communication risks. (Technology).		Brief Article	267
Self-Diagnosis threat: At-home medical tests could present underwriting challenges if insurance applicants withhold vital information. (Life/Health).	Wilkinson, Barry A.	Brief Article	680
Small-Business pension plans protected by Hartford Program. (Property/Casualty).		Brief Article	145
Solving the global disconnect: Insurers that are taking new technologies across the world should be sure they have a strategy in place. (Technology).	Chordas, Lori		3074
Starting over. (Cover Story).			1977
Terrorism propels change: The world trade center catastrophe could lead to further limits or restrictions on existing insurance products. (Property/Casualty).	Rutkin, Alan S.	Brief Article	736
The defense rests. (Comment).		Letter to the Editor	279
The perfect partnership: Alliances between insurers and distributors require precise design, based on four essential elements. (Life/Health).	Berry, Richard K.	Brief Article	658
WellPoint's buying spree. (Briefing).		Brief Article	509