Articles from Best's Review (June 1, 2012)

1-35 out of 35 article(s)

Title	Author	Type	Words
5 ways to grow: life insurers are facing difficult times and need innovative solutions.	Presutti, Daniele; DeMaster, Brian		1433
A new focus: many insurers are changing their company names to reflect their core business purpose.	Chordas, Lori		1690
Aetna eyes retail sales with Costco.	Lysiak, Fran Matso		158
Allied World Re sees: Miami key to expansion.	Smith, Kate	Brief article	244
Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd.			220
American safety acquires surety unit.	Green, Meg		125
Bank errors: the FDIC is suing failed banks for alleged D&O--related liabilities.	Savino, Angelo G.		579
Best's review's annual corporate changes 2011.			4287
Brokering to excess: some brokers offer excess flood insurance for clients that need more than just standard federal or commercial policies.	Panko, Ron		1263
Captive market: as commissions get smaller, an overlooked product might assume a larger role.	Batistoni, Dianne		517
Designations for insurance and financial professionals: Best Review's annual listing of certification programs from recognized organizations.	Gorski, Dennis		4588
Financial resilience: an excerpt of the 2012 best's special report: Global Reinsurance--Financial Review.		Excerpt	877
Good medicine.	Chordas, Lori		224
Got big data? Net big dollars! Managing huge repositories of data may come at a cost but offers carriers a tremendous payback.	Saporito, Pat		518
Held captive: captive insurers played no part in causing the financial meltdown; nonetheless they now must contend with 'reform' measures.	Boughner, Les		1329
Insurance jobs.			307
Managing expectations: two designations from AAMGA University provide competitive skills to individuals and agencies.	Gorski, Dennis		1000
Never can say goodbye: employers face unexpected challenges when workers can no longer afford to retire.	Pozzi, Steven		554
Open wide: mandated dental coverage for children may help to expand sales.	Chordas, Lori		1779
Opportunities ahead: Bermuda sees promise in the takaful market.	O'Connor, Robert		492
Passing it on: Aon scores a goal with a global branding and employee program tied to a soccer franchise sponsorship.	Chordas, Lori		602
Precautionary measures: growing use of personal mobile devices to access corporate data has insurers on high alert to secure personally identifiable information.	Chordas, Lori		1805
Proper tool use: various jurisdictions have restricted the circumstances in which a hammer clause can be invoked in professional liability policies.	Weiner, Andrew; Rajbanshi, Scarlett		1453
Prudential Financial's US annuities president to lead group insurance.	Lysiak, Fran Matso		142
Rating actions.			3157
Recession's Oases: even in these tough economic times, writers of employee benefits can find opportunities where industries and regions thrive.	Zepeda, Curt		545
Safe harbor.	Goch, Lynna		314
The long-time head of the Michigan-based Hastings Mutual Insurance Co. is retiring after spending 37 years in the insurance industry.			142
The nature of Bermuda: reinsurers are tapping into hedge fund skills.	Green, Meg		1883
Tips on niche marketing.	Al-Amin, Erron		150
Top 10 insurance advertisers of 2011.	Chordas, Lori		119
Untying the knot: a small but growing number of financial advisers are finding a niche in collaborative divorce.	Panko, Ron		1953
VALIC's smartphone application for plan participants.	Panko, Ron		616
Work stoppage: workers' compensation has become expensive, confusing, slow to perform and more subject to litigation.	Ewing, Lance		553
Workforce M.D.--how the physician-employment movement is affecting medical liability coverage.			680