Articles from Best's Review (January 1, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
20 questions: audit committees can improve their understanding of the loss-reserving process by talking to actuaries.	Oberholtzer, Marc		2641
A new frontier: information security is a big task, and insurers are only beginning to provide specific coverage and risk-mitigation advice.	Panko, Ron		1923
A.M. best's stock indexes.		Statistical table	462
Ace Europe.			100
Allianz S.E.			65
Annuity with no surrender charge.			74
Appointments demonstrate London's growing reach.	O'Connor, Robert		180
Argo Group International Holdings.		Brief article	99
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Yanni Partners Inc. of Pittsburgh, the company said.		Brief article	42
Bankers Life & Casualty Co.			74
Banking on insurance & annuities: in the decade since the Supreme Court ruled in their favor, banks steadily have increased insurance sales.	White, Michael D.		1918
Be part of the terrorism solution, Lloyd's chief urges businesses.	O'Connor, Robert		418
Behind the ad surge: a new generation of marketers leads the way as insurance advertising hits record levels.	Chordas, Lori		2070
Behind the numbers.		Brief article	146
Behind the spotlight: how an independent filmmaker found his niche as an insurance broker.	Green, Meg		672
Bermuda insurers say: 'we're good for America'.	Dankwa, David	Brief article	310
Best's Review's top news stories of 2007: events and trends over the past 12 months have set the stage for insurers in the coming year.	Green, Meg; Dankwa, David; Ackermann, Alyn; Panko, Ron; Lehmann, R.J.; Jones, Marc; Pilla, David; Ch	Calendar	2711
Buffett could testify against ex-underlings.	Dankwa, David	Brief article	310
CheckFree.		Brief article	63
China's investment in Fortis reveals an awakened dragon.	Pilla, David		360
Correction.		Correction notice	83
Crowning glory: as employers reduce retiree benefits, more seniors are losing their prized dental coverage.	Chordas, Lori		2780
Debunking myths concerning savings: saving for retirement: is it a higher priority than saving for a child's college education?	Fishbein, Robert A.		527
Direct and to the point: insurance direct marketing: what works, what doesn't and why.	Jackson, Donald R.; Principal	Brief article	144
Exporting growth strategies: to successfully recruit agents and customers in India and China, U.S. insurers must adapt their domestic strategies.	Radwan, Sam		1742
Getting a company started on ERM: the first steps toward Enterprise Risk Management are easier than you might think.	Panning, William H.		512
Going up: insurers are reaching middle-income Americans with new term life products that have sent sales soaring.	Panko, Ron		2417
Guy Carpenter & Co. LLC.		Brief article	84
Guy Carpenter unveils new brand campaign.	Chordas, Lori		208
Hardy Underwriting Group PLC.		Brief article	68
Humana Inc, has completed its acquisition of KMG America Corp. for roughly $187.7 million cash and debt.			68
HumanaDental Insurance Co.			54
ICAP-JLT joint venture brokers Windstorm Catastrophe swap.	Pilla, David	Brief article	289
Index to 2007 Best's Review articles.			5791
Individual skills help team succeed: like baseball, insurance requires team spirit, key players, dedication and professionalism.	Ewing, Lance	Column	540
Injuries from slips & trips.			31
Insurance auditors and actuaries of North America--2008.	Klinger, Stephen Brown		682
Insurers hungry for safer investments.	Dankwa, David		272
Is insurance talent unique? Insurers concentrate on existing insurance talent for experienced hires.	Landberg, Steven		502
Justice Department names insurer in West Coast oil spill suit.	Ackermann, Alyn		327
Let's break up, investors tell marsh.	Ackermann, Alyn	Brief article	242
Lockton Cos. LLC.			66
Massachusetts Commission calls for review of 'cat' model accuracy.	Carr, Sean P.		460
Meetings.		Calendar	144
MetLife blimp celebrates 20 years.	Chordas, Lori		219
Midwest ices up.			58
National Interstate Corp.		Brief article	60
National Planning Holdings Inc.		Brief article	53
New coverages for outbreaks.			84
New critical illness product.		Brief article	94
New medical stop-loss for groups.			35
New options in VUL products.			149
New York Life Insurance Co.		Brief article	141
Opening the pipeline: bottled up by subprime worries last year, life insurance securitizations should flow in 2008.	Green, Meg		1804
Plan for a disaster, or face a calamity: 'at the scene' is the wrong time to start training your responders.	Stone, Ray		535
Profit-focused insurance marketing.	Jaffe, Jay M.	Brief article	130
Prudential Financial's board names Strangfeld new CEO.	Lysiak, Fran Matso		244
Public scrutiny affects new business.	Fry, Kate	Brief article	112
Quote/unquote.		Quotation	162
Ramping up.	Goch, Lynna		366
Rating actions.		Statistical table	1206
Reaching for the middle: Cigna Corp.'s planned purchase of Great-West Healthcare strengthens its position in the national and middle-market employer segments.	Lysiak, Fran Matso		414
Rising tide: professional liability writers wonder when the subprime mortgage crisis will crest--and how high the waters will rise.	Green, Meg		2005
Role change: an Arizona court clarifies inland marine's growing influence in builder's risk.	Asperger, Jeffrey J.		1561
Scruggs indicted in bribery scheme.	Hemenway, Chad	Brief article	281
Seat belts' use praised.			140
Shake it up how a snow-globe approach could help the life insurance industry.	Verzone, Ronald D.		538
Sompo Japan Insurance Co. Inc. was approved for a nonlife joint venture insurer in India following its earlier clearance to open a second branch in China.		Brief article	70
Specialty Insurer RLI Corp.	Chordas, Lori		128
Sticks down! Avoid a penalty: a hockey fight redefines the meaning of the word "accident.".	Rutkin, Alan S.		568
Swiss Re Group.		Brief article	141
The British invasion: some of the hottest new American insurance products are already run-of-the-mill in England, where they've been popular with policyholders for "yonks" (quite a while).	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer	Industry overview	2563
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc.			61
The law of attraction: new rules regarding deferred compensation plans may help attract young talent.	Sforzini, Andrew		1304
The PMA Insurance Group.		Brief article	129
Trend is positive as insurers see asbestos shortfall getting smaller.			259
Umbrella insurance to benefit offices.			102
United Kingdom-based insurer Aviva has entered into a 15-year bancassurance partnership with Poland's Bank Zachodni WBK to sell life and general insurance products through BZ WBK's bank network in Poland.		Brief article	98
VantisLife Insurance Co.		Brief article	67
Variable pricing for commercial auto.			38
Wellness claims' paid benefits.			62
XL Capital LTD.		Brief article	152
XL Insurance has completed the purchase of unbundled loss prevention consulting services provider Global Asset Protection Services LLC from Swiss Re.		Brief article	63
Zurich Financial Services Group.		Brief article	149
Zurich targets domestic energy.			41