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

1-71 out of 71 article(s)

Title	Author	Type	Words
2008 LTC sales dropped 7%.			164
A bolt from the blue: lightning is one of the most frequent causes of insured losses for homeowners.	Spencer, Scott		551
A changing landscape: property/casualty folks should know how changes in the health care system could impact coverage of health care facilities.	Bennett, Jonathan		546
A seeming trend.		Brief article	83
AIG deal to make farmers no. 3 U.S. auto writer.	Lehmann, R.J.	Brief article	237
Axa Equitable Life Insurance Co.		Brief article	77
Best's Review's stats & numbers.		Brief article	114
Billion-dollar twisters coming?		Brief article	46
Broker Lockton set to open Dubai office.	Jones, Marc	Brief article	282
Business upgrade: software shifts to larger role in commercial lines underwriting.	Slavin, Al	Survey	1791
Captive domiciles.		Directory	2127
Cat bonds show gains.	Green, Meg	Brief article	119
Catastrophe in Italy.		Brief article	57
Charter bill asks dual funding.	Lehmann, R.J.	Brief article	199
Communicate in a tough economy.	van Aartrijk, Peter	Brief article	249
Confused.com, a United Kingdom.	Chordas, Lori	Brief article	118
Cougar strikes again.	Chordas, Lori	Brief article	188
Designations for insurance and finance professionals: a look at some of the classes, workshops and study courses that lead to certification from recognized organizations.			3021
Despite stock drop, 401(k) holders stay put.	O'Connor, Robert	Brief article	118
Doing something about the economy: times may be tough on agencies for a while longer, but there are ways to survive the downturn.	Policastro, Mike		497
Down on the farm: the Kentucky Farm Bureau's Certified Roadside Farm Market program brings roadside markets to consumers.	Chordas, Lori		531
Dynamic tension: bankruptcies are a growing risk for producers of directors & officers insurance.	Slavin, Al	Statistical table	1905
East versus west.	Goch, Lynna	Brief article	334
Eastern promises: will new regulation stifle bancassurance growth in Asia?	Lai, Iris	Cover story	2934
Everest Re Group Ltd.		Brief article	62
Fairness doctrine: a Supreme Court decision tackling exorbitant jury awards is welcome news for insurers.	Furniss, Jerry; Harrington, Michael; Morton, Jack		1865
First Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.		Brief article	75
Get on board: online advertising by insurers is growing and consumers are setting the pace: Part 2 in a 2-part series.	Pickles, Jaimie; Thornton, Candace	Survey	1980
Getting direct about direct: harnessing Web 2.0 creates a path to greater profitability.	Costonis, Michael A.		513
Harleysville Insurance.		Brief article	64
Hartford adds new retirement funds.		Brief article	96
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.		Brief article	53
Higher hurdles: nontraditional families encounter different rules when it comes to financial planning.	Panko, Ron		1938
Hiscox expands into U.S. construction industry insurance.	Green, Meg	Brief article	81
Hurricane forecasters.			65
Insurance jobs.		Statistical table	305
Keeping a watchful eye: predatory financial advisers prompt states to adopt senior-specific certification rules.	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer		1616
Learn more.		Brief article	58
Meetings.		Calendar	189
Mutual Trust Financial Group.		Brief article	58
National Life Group.		Brief article	88
National Life launches VUL.		Brief article	79
Network news: agent survey shows a growing role for online sales leads.	Slavin, Al	Survey	1026
Newly listed firms: the following firms are newly listed in A.M. Best's directories of insurance professionals.		Directory	114
Northwestern Mutual Life elects chairman and president.	Panko, Ron	Brief article	170
On-the-spot care: health insurers find that on-site clinics are good for their bottom lines.	Chordas, Lori		1819
P/C Insurers see 2008 profits shrink.		Statistical table	113
Paying it forward: disaster recovery bonds can prefund countries' future catastrophe losses.	Panko, Ron		1784
QBE names John Rumpler CEO for Americas division.	Green, Meg	Brief article	219
Question: How should an executive best conduct a job search in today's challenging market?	Landberg, Steven		311
Rating actions.		Table	1116
RLI Corp.		Brief article	36
Seacrest Partners Inc.		Brief article	39
Skating on thin ice: misrepresentation is not insured because it is not an 'accident.'.	Rutkin, Alan S.		536
Some reinsurers net double-digit gains in April renewals.	Jones, Marc	Brief article	154
Standing the test of time: sixty-nine law firms with insurer defense practices have been recommended for at least 75 years by the insurance companies they have represented.	Fry, Kate		3661
Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc.		Brief article	33
Starr Indemnity & Liability Co.		Brief article	28
Tennessee Blues' Web site lauded.		Brief article	104
The cultural connection: promoting employee benefits to multicultural markets means more than just words. Understanding cultural needs is the key.	Chordas, Lori		2026
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is trimming the number of national meetings it holds from four to three beginning in 2010, a break from its traditional one-per-season schedule.		Brief article	51
The strong suit offering security: when you think about it, life insurance people and products have always been under a cloud, a rather dark cloud.	Verzone, Ronald D.		531
Thinking small: larger insurers head into the small-commercial market to offset downturn losses.	Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer		1754
Title insurers' failures mount.		Brief article	50
Top U.S. complaints in 2008 by type of insurance coverage.		Brief article	41
Tracking the stocks of global insurers and brokers.		Statistical table	547
Turbulence for aviation insurers.	Jones, Marc	Brief article	194
Underwriting risks during a downturn: the poor economy presents group underwriters with special challenges in managing life and disability insurance risks.	Swanson, Eric		491
Valiant offers D&O product.		Brief article	78
W.R. Berkley Corp.		Brief article	64
Worth repeating.	van Praag, Lucas	Brief article	66