Articles from Best's Review (July 1, 2009)

1-73 out of 73 article(s)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Pro-industry' choice?		Brief article	49
13 companies depart equity-indexed annuities market.	Lysiak, Fran Matso		352
Achieving the best.	Goch, Lynna	Editorial	344
AIG eyes IPO for Asia unit.	Ng, Rebecca		125
American Specialty Insurance & Risk Services Inc.		Brief article	87
Average wholesale price increase, top 10 Rx brands.		Statistical table	82
Baltimore Life Co.		Brief article	45
Best's Review's: top global: insurance brokers.		Directory	4437
Bringing policies in for a tune-up: modern equipment and machinery pose risks that were unheard of a decade ago.	Giannone, Anthony		458
Brown & Brown Inc.		Brief article	139
Button up: regulatory compliance and data security go hand-in-glove for today's IT professionals.	Gay, Chris		1287
By the numbers: group disability 2008 premiums.		Brief article	69
Career wise.	Moran, Tom		310
Combo covers child illnesses.			95
Costs rise with European floods.		Brief article	55
Deep-sea treasures: Country Financial's mobile Titanic museum offers a glimpse inside the famous ship to reinforce the importance of proper planning.	Chordas, Lori		521
Delos Insurance Group.		Brief article	64
Estimator details treatment costs.		Brief article	83
Everest Re Group Ltd.		Brief article	59
Family matters: insuring the family-owned business in today's market.	Dempsey, Kay I.		519
Federal stimulus projects covered.		Brief article	81
Fraud-fighting: gaining a data-driven edge on crime-related losses.	Coyne, Frank J.		497
Go figure: insurers defend lawsuits arising from their use of loss calculation software.	DeAngelis, Frank J.		1108
Handle with care: insurers face mounting pressure over collision repair costs for late-model cars.	Brungger, Marc		1340
Here and now: information technology solutions help carriers tackle a down economy.	Ouimette, Gates		578
Heritage Managing Agency Ltd.		Brief article	72
House bill would reverse SEC on annuities.	Carr, Sean P.	Brief article	164
If London is to retain its "unique position" in the global insurance industry, it must be assertive in the competition for talent and capital and in making its voice heard on issues of taxation and regulation, according to Richard Ward, chief executive officer of Lloyd's.		Brief article	63
Impairments hit L/H sector.		Brief article	51
In harm's way: insurers must size up threats whenever a major sporting event approaches.	Jones, Marc		577
ING planning to exit 10 countries.	Jones, Marc	Brief article	214
Inside information: technology is helping insurers deploy more-sophisticated ERM architecture.	Chordas, Lori		2470
Insurance jobs.		Statistical table	282
John Hancock Financial promotes Boyle to president.	Green, Meg	Brief article	232
Kanjorski reintroduces insurance office bill.	Carr, Sean P.	Brief article	239
Know the rules: the current economy brings opportunities and risks to insurers dealing with financially stressed peers.	Dunham, Wolcott B., Jr.; Ostner, Steven; To, My Chi; Cochran, Alexander R.		1648
Later than it seems: major changes in financial reporting rules are almost here, and insurers should be concerned.	Foster, Greg; Bondurant, Ward		1284
Learn more.		Brief article	77
Limited customer awareness of bancassurance in China has motivated Allianz China Life to focus on organic growth instead of acquisitions to grasp what it sees as enormous market potential in 2009.		Brief article	61
Lincoln financial adds to dental.		Brief article	57
Lockton.		Brief article	37
Meetings.		Calendar	162
MetLife expands employee benefits footprint via Axa.	Lysiak, Fran Matso		350
Munich re adds to new cat bonds.	Green, Meg	Brief article	150
New ads 'Thrive'.		Brief article	181
Newly listed firms.		Directory	97
Northeast U.S. storm concerns.		Brief article	57
On your side.	Chordas, Lori	Brief article	206
Over-50s U.K. insurance specialist.			96
Rating actions.		Statistical table	1357
Singing in the rain: most Asians remain confident they will achieve their financial goals.	Lai, Iris	Statistical data	472
Smoke signals: the carbon credit market churns, waiting for the winds of change.	Slavin, Al		2131
Stancorp Financial Group.		Brief article	119
Standing the test of time: fifty-five property/casualty insurers and 14 life/health insurers have maintained a Best's Financial Strength Rating of A or higher for at least 75 years.		Cover story	4904
Still growing: the increase in voluntary sales at U.S. work sites shows the line is recession-proof.	Lowerre, Gil; Brazzell, Bonnie		1019
Stock indexes vs. L/H financial impairment frequency (1998-2008).		Brief article	31
Swiss Re sells Conning & Co.	Green, Meg	Brief article	129
The Cumberland Insurance Group.		Brief article	195
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has hired a consultant to shepherd its initiative to establish a national natural catastrophe multiperil model for personal lines.		Brief article	69
The reinsurer's conundrum: in the quest for more business, reinsurers must remember to set the right price.	Wenitsky, Russ		3006
The why and how of risk-based planning: firms need strategies for how risk managers will respond to an impending crisis.	Panning, William		534
Time for an overhaul of state-based regulation: regulation of insurance needs to be strong, uniform and predictable.	Stein, Robert	Column	520
Top 200 U.S. life/health writers: admitted assets for the total life/health industry drop below $5 trillion mark.		Company rankings	2142
Top 200 U.S. property/casualty writers: net premiums written decline 2.0%.		Company rankings	1968
Tracking the stocks of global insurers and brokers.		Statistical table	533
Transamerica opens special-needs center.		Brief article	147
Travelers Inland Marine.		Brief article	64
Webcasts & webinars.		Calendar	44
Weight losses: issuing insurance without thoroughly investigating the accuracy of an application proves costly.	Darras, Frank N.		578
Weis to lead LIU Europe's German operations.	Jones, Marc	Brief article	151
Work ethics: the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association has several new strategies to fight its declining membership.	Panko, Ron		2792
Workers' comp prescription trends.		Brief article	67
Worth repeating.		Quotation	28