Publications in Insurance

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Publication	Audience	Format	Latest Issue	Articles
Agent's Sales Journal	Trade	Magazine/Journal	Nov 23, 2011 Changing the game--literally: journalist turned advisor Stephen Mallery trades hats, but loves new job. Listening to your customers: using the adage that 80 percent of your business comes from 20 percent of your customers, isn't it time to re-evaluate... Sleuthing for prospects: 52 clues for success in the new year. "Everyone is doing it": some basic social media lessons will keep you from being left behind. Mobile technology for the life insurance producer: is it a fad or the future? carrier-produced apps are becoming the industry standard. Building a constant connection: how to remain in touch, even when on the road or away from the phone. Optimizing for success: a variety of vendors have created applications and aids to specifically address the agent's world. Here's an overview of some... Techno agents: a new generation of agents is emerging as mobile technology, apps and electronic time-savers improve. Q I need to know what to do to be found out there on the Web. Keep smiling: a better dental plan for a tough economy: preventative care has a huge impact on future health costs. Boosting sales with more comprehensive DI policies: 3 key features that cater to your customers' evolving needs. Bringing cold cases back to life: a forensic audit of those "Murphy's Law" clients might yield new business. Long term care options: then and now: more immediate benefits help increase value to customers. Seniors, technology and you: making the connection.	574
American Agent & Broker	Trade	Magazine/Journal	May 1, 2012 Who do you look to as a mentor in this industry? D&O and EPL Insurance. Disparate impact rule: federal regulator targets risk-based insurance pricing. Success in Silicon: efficiency, risk management services and client referrals drive Stratton Agency. Clear compensation: a lesson in transparency from NY's disclosure of broker compensation rule. From acorns to Zucchini: the federal crop insurance program began nearly 75 years ago. now a public/private partnership, agents write more than 1... What's next for MLR? The medical loss ratio question is far from settled, as scotus weighs the healthcare law's constitutionality, and congress... Seven core questions. Avoid the internet plague: most businesses that store customer data have an exposure to privacy liability. Cyber and privacy liability are now a... Field of opportunities: a simple formula can put you on track to meet your sales goals. The why of business: concentric circles of "what, how, why" yield memorable client experiences. Cultivate insurance gardens: managers must plant and prune to successfully grow. Take it easy: master the minutiae, but don't overlook the obvious. Trust but verify: agents shouldn't represent foreign insurers that can't pay claims. Survey: small business owners wearing too many hats. Survey: customer service representatives still value underwriters. Idaho passes electronic insurance verification law for traffic violators. Tenants sue for deposit back on haunted house. Survey: employees remove confidential information, but think it's wrong. Maryland bans employers from asking for Facebook passwords. more	854
Benefits Selling	Trade	Magazine/Journal	Feb 1, 2011 What I've learned. Renaissance plan: how self-funding and stop-loss works in a post-PPACA world. LTCI source list. Long-term promises for LTCI: deciding where to live in your golden years could provide you a 24-karat paradise or a fool's gold pariah. Health care... Are you a digital pack rat? The case for high-limit disability bridge the gap: why top-level professionals need DI designed to offer comprehensive protection. What's next for wellness: the epic debate on health care raised plenty of controversy and confusion--but one thing people on either side of the aisle... Finding a way through, not out. Repeal or rhetoric? Americans remain consistently split on health reform--and fickle on the specifics. Why recent polls may (or may not) indicate... Gearing up for BS Expo '11. New year, new challenges: 5 resolution that will guide the benefits landscape in 2011: people have been making resolutions at the start of each year... Any color--as long as it's black. What matters in sales: most of us have begrudgingly figured out that it's useless to worry about whether the economy is getting better or worse. Such... Employer-based health coverage is quickly eroding. Feds take closer look at rate hikes. Employers consider dropping benefits. FSA changes go into effect. Top 5 health industry issues in 2011. Retirement brings in the talent. Singles lack life/disability. more	342
Best's Review	Trade	Magazine/Journal	May 1, 2012 Behind the desk: a memento from Franklin D. Roosevelt's insurance career will be showcased to help his legacy live on. ANV buys Flagstone's Lloyd's Operation. Starr Indemnity opens Tokyo office. Swiss re: Thai floods a record-breaker. Ex-Chartis workers start settlement firm. Rating actions. As risk management evolves, focus must be results-oriented: useful outputs should be the ultimate goal. P&I clubs face resistance on rate increases: P&I underwriting results face continuing pressure. Best's impairment rate and rating transition study--1977 to 2011: eight companies were added to the impairment list in 2011. European life markets adjust strategies to sovereign credit, interest rate risks: insurers face economic, regulatory challenges. Cyber liability the sequel: one year later, what's changed?. Big data: insurers must master huge volumes of internal and external data to improve processes and enhance customer service. Why collaboration is the new normal: when advisers and other professionals work together on cases, they can help clients and build their own... The new legacy: life insurance producers and generational dynamics. Claim tossed under the bus: there's a difference between an insured loss and an incurred debt. Ready for takeoff: as the Federal Insurance Office ramps up, companies may face a multitude of requests. Train gain: producer education evolves with flexible, cost-effective training options to help agents hit the ground running. Off limits: trade-secret status is the best way to keep a book of business safe from competitors. Back on the job: return-to-work programs reduce the cost and stress of employee disability. Going mobile: wireless tech tools can free agents to work away from the office. The trick is equipping them with the right stuff. more	8637
Florida Underwriter	Trade	Magazine/Journal	Dec 1, 2011 The 2012 session: deja vu all over again. A revamped citizens and cat fund in 2012? Preview of property insurance issues for the January legislative session. Taming Florida's Hurricane Catastrophe Fund: calls to shrink the state-run entity are growing. A look back at 2011. Signing off. Florida E&S lines.	428
Insurance community	General		Nov 29, 2011 Beat North Carolina Long Term Care Costs Figuring Long Term Care Costs in Alabama Planning for Long Term Care in New York Long Term Care in Montana Positive Change in Texas Long Term Care Nebraska's Long Term Care Offerings 3 in 4 Need More Options for LTC Planning Is Your Benefit Period Suitable for Your Needs? Equity Release Loans Provides Constant Source of Income Equity Release Loans Provides Constant Source of Income Know the Basic Advantages of the Remortgage Equity Release Modified Equity Release Schemes UK Helping Several Sorting the Types of Equity Mortgage Release Solutions Available Release Equity in Home A Good Way to Maintain Standard of Living To Decide on Proper House Equity Release Scheme, Be Practical Retirement Equity Release- Helps to Maintain Standard of Living	564
Journal of Risk and Insurance	Trade	Magazine/Journal	Mar 1, 2012 At War With the Weather: Managing Large-Scale Risks in a New Era of Catastrophes. Index insurance, probabilistic climate forecasts, and production. A spatial econometric analysis of loss experience in the U.S. crop insurance program. Do small-group health insurance regulations influence small business size? Performance and risks of open-end life settlement funds. The value of contingent commissions in the property-casualty insurance industry: evidence from stock market returns. The effect of regulation on insurance pricing: the case of Germany. The cost of duplicative regulation: evidence from risk retention groups. Risk aversion and the value of risk to life. Self-insurance and self-protection as public goods. Enterprise risk management through strategic allocation of capital. Optimal capital allocation principles.	1172
Liability & Insurance Week	Professional	Newsletter	Feb 23, 2004 WYOMING BILL WOULD FORCE REPORTING WHEN POLICIES LAPSE. VIRGINIA COMPROMISE WOULD HELP COMMUNITY HOSPITALS. TENNESSEE REGULATOR FILES RICO SUIT OVER INSURERS' FAILURES. SOUTH CAROLINA BILL WOULD TAP SECOND INJURY FUND. PENNSYLVANIA BILL WOULD HELP GUARANTY ASSOCIATIONS. OKLAHOMA COMMISSIONER CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT. NEW YORK'S TOP COURT LIMITS SUBROGATION RECOVERY. NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS BAR ON SUITS BY UNINSURED. AAA FINDS CAR CRASHES MORE LIKELY TO KILL ELDERLY DRIVERS. PFIZER STOPS SELLING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO CANADIAN DRUGSTORES. TENTH CIRCUIT UPHOLDS FCC-FTC "DO NOT CALL" LIST. DOJ WHISTLEBLOWER SUES DOJ, ASHCROFT FOR "GROSS MISMANAGEMENT". MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT LIMITS JOINDER IN PROPULSID CASE. FRIST NOT EXPECTED TO GET 60 VOTES ON MEDMAL CLOTURE VOTE. BUSH MAKES 2nd RECESS APPOINTMENT, NAMES PRYOR TO 11th CIRCUIT.	419
Life Insurance Selling	Trade	Magazine/Journal	May 1, 2012 Risk for reward. AIG, disability insurance. MetLife, Whole Life. Good news and bad news. First trust's advisor-friendly website. Inspired philanthropy: five things you can do today to Lead your clients' philanthropy by example. Educate clients about the health and finance connection: most people don't think a serious illness will happen to them, but statistics tell a... LTCI's bright side: stop using jargon and gloom-and-doom statistics to sell long-term care insurance. You'll get farther by focusing on the positive... Riding to the rescue: a wide variety of new and popular riders add new life to universal coverage. The return of cash value: a tipping point for the life industry: permanent, cash value Life insurance is reemerging as an attractive, well-balanced... Enhancing your business by adding DI: three top DI producers discuss the opportunities and challenges in the market today and why you should be... 5 Biggest DI mistakes--and how to avoid them: agents and their clients frequently make these mistakes when searching for disability coverage, but... Bridging the DI gap with employees: you can help employees understand the advantages of disability insurance by making it emotional and backing up... Business owners need our help: busy business owners need producer assistance to get their priorities in order--including the critical need to protect... The emotivator: Joe Jordan wants life insurance agents to put emotion back into their selling--and develop a little pride in their business while... Events that will grow your business. How I sold $1,000,000 in a town of 5,000 people. 1 in 5 buying life insurance at work. Shout it from the rooftops.	751
Medicaid Support for Family Planning in the Managed Care Era	Professional	Pamphlet	Jan 1, 2001 Medicaid support for family planning in the managed care era. (The Alan Guttmacher Institute).	1
Risk & Insurance	Trade	Magazine/Journal	Apr 1, 2012 Vermont captive insurance companies license summary. Number & type of captives by gross premium written: based on 12/31/10 gross premium written. New captives in 2011. Seeking shelter: in Vermont risk retention groups insure all forms of risk, from risks facing colleges and universities, to risks facing primary care... RRG's still RSVP for their spot in Vermont: risk retention groups have always found a special place in the Vermont domicile, and continue to do so... A picture of captive health: two new Vermont captive owners talk about their journeys from concept to formation, revealing the foundations behind the... Zurich HelpPoint Perspective. Enterprise risk management: a luxury we cannot afford: the risk management function can be transferred to capable service providers in lean times. Enterprise risk management is necessary, vital: corporations benefit from enterprise risk management, even if the exact return isn't all that clear. Solvency II where are you? Food recall worries: new regulation could force a spike in product recall coverage premiums. Facing the human risk factor: corporate leaders at the nation's largest companies are taking steps to manage what has been identified as one of the... Pressure mounts on prices: a more aggressive Labor Department creates implications for employment practices liability coverage. The need for speed: revolutionizing excess and surplus lines through automation would boost transaction volume and open the business to a larger... Going big with the data: companies need master data management strategies in this new era of massive data, where actuaries want to be able to query... Insuring a post-NFL career: the hits are softer in the agency business, and career longevity carries agency owners deep into the retirement end zone. A multipronged talent shines: IMA Financial Group Inc.'s Rob Cohen has leadership skills and has the growth numbers to prove it. The great risk manager shuffle: as the economy improves, we can only expect the risk manager merry-go-round to heat up as they jump at more... Overcoming the Mundane: companies eliminate manual tasks using risk management information systems, and instead present critical data to the C-suite... Ernst & Young claims spotlight. more	5767
Risk Management	Trade	Magazine/Journal	May 1, 2012 Keeping Big Brother at bay. Boards asleep at the wheel. Cargo theft trends. Cost containment top concern. Rebounders: How Winners Pivot From Setback to Success. Leading at the Edge. Request for problems: how not to submit an RFP bid. Emergency provisions for all: ensuring that disabled, injured and pregnant employees remain safe in any situation. Insurance does good: philanthropy, volunteer work and social outreach in the industry. Dealing with the new world of data: numbers can only advance risk management if you use them correctly. Grading state insurance commissions. An anonymous threat. Experts forecast mild hurricane season for 2012. Rising seas, rising threat. Four IT security trends to master. Digital book wars. Down the rabbit hole.	4743
Senior Market Advisor	Trade	Magazine/Journal	May 22, 2012 Make every minute count. Who can solve the boomer retirement crisis? The insurance industry. Reputation death, Part 7: kings and queens of pain don't reign. On being unconventional: weird marketing that works. The atypical annuity purchaser. Hiring for excellence and growth. The benefits of a multi-tasker: your clients can obtain more value and avoid annual premium increases with asset-based LTCI. The 'health' of a boomer's retirement plan. The Critical Path method. 100 Best sales & marketing ideas 2012: what's working from working advisors. Tell a personal story, part 2. You & CPAs: perfect together. Is negativity at the root of your sales slump? Red flag reminder: the low down on investment advisor state registration. 5 steps to guide boomers to retirement. Social Security: may run dry by 2033. 4 ways to work twitter. Where's your retirement plan? Advisors are great at doling out advice to their clients. But have they mapped out their own futures? What if Aviva USA were sold? Talk of a possible sale of Aviva USA gives advisors an opportunity to review retirement plans with the clients. How do you ensure your retirement accounts are diversified? more	959
Tech Decisions	Trade	Magazine/Journal	Dec 1, 2011 Keeping up with the Joneses: how does your rate of IT spending stack up? The price is write: pricing for vendor software and services is an important and complicated business. CRM. 2011 IT Town Hall: positive energy for the future: insurance IT leaders reflect on the changes of the past year and look forward to what lies ahead... Squeeze play: with the economy impacting the operating budgets of agencies and carriers alike, CSRs are being asked to do more and do it faster--a... Scaling new heights: the challenge of being a CIO in 2012 is to avoid the hype of new technology while achieving breakthroughs with older technology... Cool tech gifts: a thinking man's guide to the holiday gift season. People over process: Accenture believes tech spending centers on customers not products. NetVU CEO leaves as association reorganizes. A change is gonna come.	266

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