Articles from Best's Review (November 1, 2006)

1-73 out of 73 article(s)

Title	Author	Type	Words
2005 P/C Gulf loss ratios point to insurers' pain, need for reforms.	Cornejo, Rick		845
9 key retirement-income questions: with the life industry's latest generation of products, advisers and buyers have new retirement-planning issues to consider.	Panko, Ron		2577
A road less traveled: Symetra Financial, a spinoff bought by an investor group, exploits its advantages during its first two years.	Panko, Ron	Company overview	1402
A.M. best stock indices, third quarter 2006.		Statistical table	354
Aetna.	Chordas, Lori	Brief article	60
Alea Group sold its North American excess and surplus lines unit to Praetorian Financial, the U.S. specialty insurance arm of German reinsurer Hannover Re.		Brief article	48
Allstate rolls out illness products.	Panko, Ron	Brief article	81
American International Group Inc.		Brief article	120
American International Group Inc.		Brief article	49
Benfield hopes to speed move toward technology.	Chordas, Lori		496
Best's insurance stock indices.		Statistical table	261
Best's rating changes.			1249
Breaking borders: some state workers' compensation funds have expanded beyond their original intent--and state borders--to write business in other states, and even to write other lines of business.	Green, Meg		2917
Call to action: workplace dynamics are changing how disability insurance is underwritten.	Jerome, Chris		1982
Coming ashore.	Whitney, Sally		423
Conseco.	Chordas, Lori	Brief article	57
Continuing a planned nationwide rollout, Travelers now is offering a 10% discount on private-passenger automobile insurance in Texas for owners of hybrid cars.		Brief article	58
Custer's last policy: General George Custer's life insurance policy is now on display at the fort he called home before the Battle of Little Bighorn.	Green, Meg		616
Darwin Professional Underwriters Inc.	Chordas, Lori	Brief article	41
El Nino's return could have positive impact.	Cornejo, Rick	Brief article	236
Enabling human resources: technology is a key component to helping improve the return on human capital.	Landberg, Steven		716
Experts eye insurers' exposure to hedge risks.	Pilla, David		598
Facing the new competition: life insurers need to focus more on improving the speed of underwriting.	Verzone, Ronald D.		757
Familiar refrain: as the NAIC considers its 2007 budget, insurance industry concerns of years past echo once more.	Barrett, Eleanor		2527
Flirting with disaster: 2006 may seem like a quiet year for catastrophes so far--there have been no Katrinas, Ritas or Wilmas--but natural catastrophes don't need a first name in order to wreak disaster.	Green, Meg		911
Form familiarity: insurance pros who know their coverage forms inside and out are more likely to impress, rather than confuse, potential clients.	Egan, Michael P.	Column	765
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co.		Brief article	47
Guardian offers dental rollovers.	Panko, Ron	Brief article	77
Guidance department: reinsurance brokers can help insurance companies successfully manage rapid growth.	Spencer, John		1428
Hawaiian earthquake reminder of threat.	Cornejo, Rick		585
HCC Insurance Holdings has closed its acquisition of the assets of Allianz Life of North America's health products division for $140 million.		Brief article	31
Health uninsured ratio changes.	Panko, Ron		12
Homeowners multiple peril, top writers by state--2005.		Statistical table	1781
Homeowners multiple peril, top writers, United States--2005.		Statistical table	1776
How far is too far? Faced with pressures from all sides, underwriters face choices about what tools to use, and whether they'll be allowed to use them.	George, Hank		713
Indexed UL product uses global indices.	Panko, Ron	Brief article	82
ING.		Brief article	50
Insurance for insuring.	Anderson, Eugene R.	Brief article	87
John Hancock Financial.	Goch, Lynna	Brief article	100
Learn more.	Panko, Ron		71
Life and property/casualty divide.		Brief article	158
Life policy covers entire family.	Panko, Ron	Brief article	61
Lloyd's underwriter Kiln plc said its subsidiary R.J. Kiln & Co. Ltd. launched a joint venture to write Asian marine business.			74
Maintaining the status quo: at Commerce Group, success and growth come from keeping things the same.	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer		2091
Marsh & McLennan Cos.		Brief article	48
Marsh & McLennan Cos.		Brief article	44
Meetings.			138
Movers & shakers: the nationwide homeowners ranking has been shaken up by several insurers among its top 50.			631
Movin' on up: some of the nation's largest homeowners insurers are gaining on or passing their competitors in market rank.	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer		2382
New twists on living benefits.	Panko, Ron	Brief article	161
On a roll ...	Goch, Lynna	Brief article	200
Percentage of premiums, surplus vs. commercial lines.		Statistical table	72
Personal touch matters: a survey finds homeowners give a vote of confidence to agents and their hands-on approach.	Toczydlowski, Greg	Survey	763
Playing with the big boys: competition is heating up among health plans to attract large national accounts.	Chordas, Lori		2087
Progressive Corp.		Brief article	30
Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd.		Brief article	60
Quote/unquote: excerpted from Best Week.		Brief article	204
Ready, set, go? Most health plans agree that migration to a new coding system--ICD-10--is a step in the right direction, but they fear a proposed 2010 deadline is too soon and could have costly effects on the industry.	Chordas, Lori		2728
Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.	Chordas, Lori	Brief article	69
Royal Alliance Associates Inc.		Brief article	69
Silver lining: 'co-logo contracts' can help health insurers glide though the clouds enveloping Medicare Part D.	Loomis, Kenan G.		751
Sittin' in: property/casualty agents and brokers can--and should--align themselves with planners at the wealth-management table.	McElwee, Andrew		747
Sun Life Financial Inc.		Brief article	49
Surplus Lines' future looks strong despite a flat year.		Brief article	91
Tainted spinach could highlight recall insurance.	Green, Meg		892
The rediscovery of America: many European life insurers established a presence in the United States in the 1980s through the early 2000s by buying American companies. Today, they're reaping the rewards.	Panko, Ron	Cover story	2946
Time to freshen up the Web site.	van Aartrijk, Peter, Jr.	Brief article	262
Webster Insurance.		Brief article	46
White Mountains Re Group Ltd.		Brief article	69
Wilson to take over day-to-day operations at Allstate Corp.	Lehmann, R.J.	Brief article	244
XL Capital Ltd.		Brief article	74
Years of experience: Sheldon Rankin is marking 50 years in the insurance business by leading Integro Canada's charge.	Dankwa, David	Biography	600
Zurich.		Brief article	92