Articles from Best's Review (September 1, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
$10 million dollar smile: Lloyd's, insurer of famous legs, voices and schnozzolas, adds America Ferrera's pearly whites to celebrity list.	Chordas, Lori		600
'New generation' of insurance.	Panko, Ron		78
A clearer understanding: citing a need to improve consumers' understanding of title insurance, the federal government issues a report calling for more regulatory oversight.	Cavanaug, Bonnie Brewer		2489
A.M. Best hosts ad summit.	Chordas, Lori		76
A.M. best's stock indexes: four weeks ended August 16, 2007.			387
Actress stresses the value of life insurance.	Chordas, Lori		123
Affirming viatical settlement laws: the NAIC developed the viatical settlements model act to protect insureds and to create a transparent and fair viaticat settlements market.	Darras, Frank N.		566
After the floods, a mapper's cup runneth over.	O'Connor, Robert		486
Alexander Forbes dropped from A.M. best stock index.	Pilla, David		136
Allianz China Life Insurance Company Ltd.			64
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.			106
Aon says no to 'supplemental' commission offers from carriers.	Dankwa, David		252
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it acquired Strategic Health Plans Corp., a Carmel, Ind.-based employee benefit brokerage.			22
Aviva plc has named Simon Machell chief executive officer of its Asia Pacific unit which includes the Middle East, Hung Kong, China, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Australia.			122
Axa Advisors LLC.			59
Back-to-school with insurance.	Panko, Ron		71
Beneficial disruption: smart insurers use predictive modeling to boost strategic and tactical decision-making.	Coyne, Frank J.		490
Best's rating changes.			713
Broker Marsh & McLennan Cos. said it completed the sale of its Putnam Investments unit to Great-West Lifeco Inc., a financial services holding company controlled by Canada's Power Financial Corp., for $3.9 billion in cash.			56
Build a career plan: are you pursuing an informed career path or merely a series of jobs?	Landberg, Steven		576
Captive formations not impacted by softening environment.	Dankwa, David		214
Changing the rules: if agents are to be successful, they may have to redefine their goals.	Girone, Bill		549
Commissioners meet.	Bernaski, Rebecca		124
Communications and brand analytics.	Chordas, Lori		112
Correction.		Correction notice	43
Defective goods from China have many insurers on edge.	Dankwa, David		651
Domestic captives: money in the bank, uncertainty ahead.			107
Dutch insurer Aegon N.V. and Spanish bank Caja de Ahorros de Santander y Cantabria have agreed to establish a jointly owned bancassurance.			68
Dutch insurer Ing Group N.V. and Piraeus Bank, Greece's fourth-largest bank, signed a memorandum of understanding on a 10-year distribution agreement for life and pension insurance and employee benefits.			41
Fading fast: traditional retiree benefits are disappearing. can new products help employers recruit and retain talent?	Panko, Ron		2491
Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Ltd. has taken a controlling interest in Island Heritage Holdings Ltd.			31
Geico.			61
Global insurance broker Hub International Ltd. will acquire all outstanding stock of the Rigg Group Inc., in a deal Hub intends to use to launch a new Texas-based regional platform.			37
Guy Carpenter & Co.			126
Heading in the right direction: for excess & surplus writers, the energy, high-tech and consulting markets beckon.	Pilkington, Dale H.		1437
Here, there and everywhere: more and more, insurance sales recruiters look outside the industry for viable candidates.	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer		2098
High evolved: more insurers are using technology to amplify their brands and to entertain.	Chordas, Lori	Cover story	2172
Highway Insurance Holdings Plc.			63
Ing Group N.V.			57
Ing.			41
Insurers win major Katrina flood ruling.	Grier, Chris		474
Katrina 'backlash' ends Dale's career.	Grier, Chris		498
Letting go: small insurers can optimize business by outsourcing noncore activities such as data entry, employee recruitment and Web site management.	Epstein, Dan		837
Life by the book.			5625
Lincoln Financial Group.			78
Making the move: regulatory changes have forced life insurers to explore new ways to fund reserves.	Potter, Nicholas F.; Dembeck, John; Brill, Elizabeth K.		1420
Mark Bertolini, 51, named new president of Aetna Inc.	Bernaski, Rebecca		224
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. has named Roger Crandall and William Glavin Jr. to the positions of co-chief operating officers.			68
MassMutual Retirement Income.			32
Max Capital Group Ltd.			49
Mediterranean storm prediction stirs new concerns.	O'Connor, Robert		298
Meetings.		Calendar	147
Metlife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, intends to buy Safeguard Health Enterprises Inc., which sells dental and vision plans in California, Florida,Texas and Nevada.			30
Moving forward: producer compensation is key to agency growth.	Cunningham, Sharon		544
Navigating retirement: today's variable annuities offer smooth sailing for retirees facing investment and longevity risks.	Fishbein, Robert A.		556
New policy addresses estate tax.	Panko, Ron		166
New York Life Insurance Co.			57
Now boarding: last year nearly a million Americans traveled abroad for health-care procedures, and some health plans are offering coverage.	Chordas, Lori		2496
Olympus Insurance Co.			92
On guard: one year ago, insurers implemented tough new federal anti-money-laundering regulations. Whether they're effective in fighting terrorism waits to be seen.	Panko, Ron		2002
Partnership boosts accountants' cover.	Panko, Ron		67
Principal's sponsor hits track full speed.	Chordas, Lori		150
Quote/unquote.			211
Rising in the East: a crowded field of insurance companies is eagerly prospecting in the former communist nations that now comprise "New Europe.".	Green, Meg		3437
Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group Plc.			50
Scor secures converium ownership, names new board.	Pilla, David		234
Senate judiciary data-breach bills would held insurers, says Hiscox USA.			335
Study: drivers stop too close to school buses.	Green, Meg		480
Sun Life launches bonus annuity.	Panko, Ron		127
Taming the cat: securitizing pandemic losses offers life insurers a guaranteed way to fund potential claims.	Bagus, Ghalid		1856
Texas-based specialty insurer Argonaut Group Inc. completed its merger with Bermuda catastrophe reinsurer Pxre Group Ltd., forming a combined entity known as Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.			52
That's entertainment.	Goch, Lynna		343
The big question: will new retirees actually 'annuitize' their annuities?	Lysiak, Fran Matso		788
The First American Corp.			53
The high net worth * share their thoughts.	Panko, Ron		180
The lost colonies: insurers who already protect farmers with crop insurance are expanding coverage to honeybee keepers, whose hives are being decimated by a mysterious disorder.	Green, Meg	Report	2106
Tolle ends speculation, will remain with Lloyd's.	O'Connor, Robert		206
Turn adversity to your advantage: in times of crisis' leaders in our industry need to pick themselves up, dust themselves off, and show us all the way out.	Ewing, Lance		557
U.K. flood losses point to higher premiums.	O'Connor, Robert		345
U.K. life insurer Scottish Widows Plc plans to sell closed life fund operator Abbey Life Assurance Co. Ltd. to Deutsche Bank AG for 977 million [pounds sterling] (about $1.9 billion) in cash.			52
United America Indemnity.			78
XL Capital Ltd.			26
Zurich Financial Services Group is renaming its South African business, SA Eagle, to Zurich Insurance Company South Africa Ltd.			50
Zurich Financial Services Group.			26