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

1-78 out of 78 article(s)

Title	Author	Type	Words
4 sales tips.	Goch, Lynna	Editorial	361
401(k) program for smaller businesses.		Brief article	64
A market in flux: insurers discuss an uncertain world.	Green, Meg	Brief article	270
A wealth of opportunities: some 40% of multimillionaires don't own life insurance. That's good news for agents.	Garber, Dean		822
Aflac for business.	Chordas, Lori	Brief article	140
Agency valuation webinar available.		Brief article	141
AIG's recent transactions: to repay federal aid, AIG has been selling assets.			334
Assurant Inc.		Brief article	58
Best's Review's Annual Corporate Changes 2008.			5157
Broker-dealer's due diligence toughens up.	Lysiak, Fran Matso		388
Calm before the storm: Florida's insurance travails are at the eye of the new hurricane season.	Slavin, Al	Company rankings	3063
Competing for customers: data management and business analytic practices help carriers develop insight into their customer base.	Saporito, Patricia		515
Dispelling myths.	Chordas, Lori		217
E-sign of the times: many in the financial services sector are moving to electronic signatures, but is the insurance industry as quick to follow?	Chordas, Lori	Survey	2073
Economy affects RIMS attendance.	Slavin, Al	Brief article	103
Erie Indemnity Co.		Brief article	44
Florida lawmakers shift thinking, pass bills to face cat risk.	Hemenway, Chad		388
Genworth Financial plans to up 'Main Street' selling.	Lysiak, Fran Matso	Brief article	185
Give and take: insurers are eager to listen to agent advisory councils.	Green, Meg		1546
Greenberg sells 12m AIG shares to Starr International.	Slavin, Al	Brief article	109
Harleysville Insurance.		Brief article	50
Hartford Financial.		Brief article	52
India life results take double-digit plunge.	Ng, Rebecca	Brief article	116
Individual disability for young experts.		Brief article	76
ING touts estate benefits of 'standby trusts'.	Lysiak, Fran Matso		429
Insurance jobs.		Statistical table	289
Investments hurt health writers.		Brief article	74
Kathleen Sebelius, former NAIC president, to lead HHS.	Carr, Sean P.	Brief article	210
Kentucky Farm Bureau.		Brief article	88
Leading the way.	Chordas, Lori	Brief article	131
Learn more.		Brief article	61
Learning curve: health savings accounts have huge growth potential, but consumers seem to lack awareness about how they work.	Chordas, Lori	Survey	2082
Levene: industry in 'good shape'.	Meg, Green	Brief article	116
LIMRA/LOMA chief says financial crisis will leave life industry 'quite different'.	Lysiak, Fran Matso		291
Lincoln seeks growth in Life/LTC combo products.	Lysiak, Fran Matso	Brief article	223
Main Street America Group.		Brief article	63
Major clients OK IncomeFlex.		Brief article	158
Marsh.		Brief article	71
Medical liability insurance gains.		Brief article	167
Meetings.		Calendar	201
Monitor, measure and manage ERM: improved IT systems can bolster enterprise risk management initiatives.	Pozzi, Steven R.		531
Mutual of Omaha.		Brief article	56
Nanotechnology: risks and rewards: insurers must keep liability at bay even in the miniature worlds of tomorrow.	Haas, Kevin M.		513
Natural disasters may drive rates.	Slavin, Al	Brief article	101
Navigators, ABA share an umbrella.		Brief article	87
New kids on the block: health plans are joining a national movement to change the way children and parents tackle childhood obesity.	Chordas, Lori		521
New York Life Insurance Co.		Brief article	129
Newly listed firms.		Brief article	112
Observers ask: is this the start of AIG's turnaround?	Ackermann, Alyn	Brief article	261
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.		Brief article	88
Onebeacon Insurance Group Inc.		Brief article	46
Online tool figures median auto rates.		Brief article	79
Phoenix Cos. Chief Wehr optimistic.	Lysiak, Fran Matso	Brief article	219
Plan ahead to be on the winning side: when choosing the right defense counsel, successful risk managers consider chemistry and the experience of an attorney or law firm.	Ewing, Lance		531
Protection plans: difficult times prompt property/casualty insurers to improvise when buying reinsurance.	Kosteini, Hugo		1206
Question: what are the things that make employees happy? And what makes some want to leave?	Mitchell, Todd		332
Rating actions.		Statistical table	1281
Recession and legislation: top risks in 2009.	Green, Meg	Company rankings	306
Reinsurers steady despite equity drop.		Brief article	83
Renewing the industry's brand: consumer focus is the best route back to a good reputation.	MacDonald, Robert W.		526
Resist temptation to lower standards: maintain your underwriting rules in the face of economic pressure.	Batistoni, Dianne		499
RIMS attendees address AIG bailout's consequences.	Slavin, Al		503
Self defense.		Brief article	60
Selling up in down times: even in a recession, financial advisers can take steps to build their life insurance and annuity businesses.	Panko, Ron	Cover story	2088
Store policy: health insurers are offering customers products, as well as various programs, face-to-face.	Chordas, Lori		860
Tear down the wall: practicing an effective enterprise risk management program may be as simple as asking the right questions.	Stoltzfus, Jim; Cantle, Nell		2055
Tech buzz: new applications aim to make the work of insurance professionals a little easier.	Gorski, Dennis		1037
The Council of Europe.		Brief article	58
Thoits Insurance.		Brief article	45
Three insurers clear TARP hurdle.	Lysiak, Fran Matso	Brief article	187
Tracking the stocks of global insurers and brokers.		Statistical table	528
Trick questions.		Brief article	123
Trouble ahead: with the construction slump expected to linger, surety insurers ponder their next moves.	Slavin, Al	Company rankings	1955
Ullico Inc.		Brief article	72
Underwrite health, but do it only once: by embracing three sound practices, health insurers can significantly reduce their need for post-issue underwriting.	Sawhney, Tia Goss		521
Unleash the power: the use of data analytics in the insurance industry is emerging as an important and sustainable trend.	Holcomb, Stephen		1614
Worth repeating.	Kelly, Ted	Brief article	62
York chief gears up for continued growth.	Ackermann, Alyn		358