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

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Title	Author	Type	Words
A matter of life and life. (Editor's Prologue).		Brief Article	384
AIR clarifies data. (Property/Casualty: Loss/Risk Management Notes).		Brief Article	213
Allmerica Financial. (New Products and Services).		Brief Article	41
American Insurance Association. (Web News You Can Use).		Brief Article	50
Approaching immortality: insurers calculate how a new mortality table assuming life expectancy of 120 years would affect their reserves, pricing and products. (Cover Story: Life Expectancy).	Hillman, John	Statistical Data Included	4850
Battle of the blues: two of the largest and most successful health plans in Pennsylvania have severed a long-standing relationship. Who is poised to win the fight for the lucrative market of Central Pennsylvania? (Life/Health: Market Competition).	Goch, Lynna	Brief Article	4285
Best's Rating Changes. (Ratings).		Statistical Data Included	3291
Beyond repair: under the diminished-value concept, an auto insurer must reimburse a policyholder not only for repair of a damaged vehicle, but for any loss in value. Will this new liability spread? (Property/Casualty: Auto).	Panko, Ron	Brief Article	17098
Blue cross and Blue Shield Association. (Web News You Can Use).		Brief Article	61
By the numbers. (Briefing).		Brief Article	154
Calling the shots: a poorly designed interactive voice response system can turn customers away. (Property/Casualty: Selling Insight).	Ryckman, Andree	Brief Article	753
Catch a falling star: health-plan performance may be peaking as the dynamics of the market shift. (Life/Health: Underwriting Insight).	Porrino, Peter	Brief Article	757
Checking it out: still stinging from the Enron and WorldCom debacles, insurers are investigating board members and executives before investing in the companies they lead. (Industry Strategies: Asset Distribution).	Goch, Lynna	Statistical Data Included	7829
Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. (Web News You Can Use).		Brief Article	65
Classic-car enthusiasts are driving niche market. (Property/Casualty: Marketplace).		Brief Article	513
Comment.		Brief Article	433
Custom-made contacts: call centers are morphing into one-stop customer-service shops equipped with more sophisticated skills and tools. (Technology: Customer Service).	Miller, Eric		1282
Driving the defense: insurers and policyholders can differ on the best way to manage a defense. (Property/Casualty: Loss/Risk Management Insight).	Sherwin, Elizabeth	Brief Article	704
Erie Insurance. (Executives).		Brief Article	77
Fortis Health. (Executives).		Brief Article	106
Going with the flow: the excess & surplus market is absorbing more business from the standard markets. (Property/Casualty: Excess & Surplus).	Bowers, Barbara	Brief Article	3184
Health Care Service Corp. (Executives).		Brief Article	95
Hit from behind: even low-speed rear-end auto crashes can lead to claims of severe injuries. A new study examines what really happens to drivers and their cars in a variety of circumstances. (Property/Casualty: Auto).	Braun, Thomas A.	Brief Article	1738
Insurers look warily at NAIC's cross-border market-conduct plan. (Briefing: NAIC Fall National Meeting).		Brief Article	273
IT experts: tighten cyber-security. (Property/Casualty: Loss/Risk Management Notes).		Brief Article	462
Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. (New Products and Services).		Brief Article	58
Make me a perfect match: a sponsored demutualization can be an attractive affiliation option between complimentary companies. (Industry Strategies: Demutualization).	Talbot, Michael	Brief Article	1989
Maximizing the market: if this hard market doesn't last long, it's more critical than ever to seize the opportunities. (Property/Casualty: Underwriting Insight).	Egan, Michael P.	Brief Article	760
Meet the candidates: on Nov. 5, voters will elect the top insurance regulator in five states. (Industry Strategies: State Regulation).	Suszynski, Marie	Brief Article	3843
Meetings.		Brief Article	149
NAIC may hold fewer national meetings. (Briefing: NAIC Fall National Meeting).		Brief Article	155
Nationwide Financial Services Inc. (Executives).		Brief Article	99
New Safeco platform takes business insurance high tech. (Property/Casualty: Marketplace).		Brief Article	186
Over the threshold: before banks will enter unions with insurers, ways must be found to reduce risks and maximize profit potential. (Life/Health: Banks in Insurance).	Stern, Larry N.	Brief Article	1640
Program adds various life products. (Technology Notes).		Brief Article	192
Quashing health-care costs: consolidating data marts into enterprise data warehouses is helping contain rising health-care costs. (Technology Insight).	Ostling, Jeri	Brief Article	741
Regulators mark 9/11 with memorial service. (Briefing: NAIC Fall National Meeting).		Brief Article	207
Safeco. (Web News You Can Use).		Brief Article	59
Study: insurers are split over effectiveness of CRM. (Technology Notes).		Brief Article	249
Surveys indicate that workers way behind on retirement plans. (Life/Health: Marketplace).		Brief Article	225
Ties that bind: strong field representatives drive customer satisfaction and retention by nurturing good relationships. (Industry Strategies: Selling).	Schaefer, Linda	Brief Article	1585
Two sales to make one: agents need to put as much time and effort into preparing a case for the carrier as they do for the client. (Life/Health: Selling Insight).	Verzone, Ronald D.	Brief Article	766
Under water: Europe's flooding won't swamp insurers with claims, but it won't help either in a year marked by financial strain. (Briefing).	Noonan, Brendan	Statistical Data Included	1021