Articles from Risk & Insurance (August 1, 2005)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
'Coingate' rattles Ohio comp bureau; the story surrounding the missing millions is filled with enough intrigue, politics and white-collar crime to make for a sizzling suspense novel.	Kerr, Michelle		512
A call for reason this season.	Mackowsky, Richard		542
AIRMIC 2005: offstage rumblings change the agenda; this year's conference of U.K. risk managers showed insurance buyers want brokers to come clean on remuneration.	Buck, Graham		1395
Apologist or hyperbolist?	Holtorff, Kim	Letter to the Editor	327
Back to the future of technology trends: the insurance industry is on a quest for the "Holy Grail" of technology--that will, basically, bring it up to date with the 21st century.	Brodsky, Matthew		396
Banks gamble with opposite aproaches to the market; either way, they appear to have made a difference.	Tuohy, Cyril		520
Billing.			117
Brewing season for 'cane alchemists: this year's hurricane season may churn out even more storms than last year's historic season, according to forecasts. But predictions will mean squat to insurers if all these storms stay out to sea.	Brodsky, Matthew		1635
Brokering on integrity: Integro, an ambitious new commercial brokerage headed by three former top Marsh executives, seeks to create a new kind of broker that will target the largest companies and the most complex risks. Integro's aim isn't to be the biggest, just the best.	Roberts, Jack	Cover Story	3274
Comp funds for jockeys.	Hendrickson, Terry	Letter to the Editor	164
Did Spitzer miss High Noon? Eliminating contingent commissions is a more complex directive than it seems on the surface. Many brokers and carriers are turning a deaf ear to the call for change, especially in the employee benefits arena.	Mead, Peter		1982
Document imaging.			61
Fighting over 'Canseco dollars'.	Crombie, Roger		580
Gallagher settles.			81
Honoring a former leader's worthy legacy: Risk & Insurance[R] renames a popular award program in honor of a former president who, nearly 100 years ago, urged Congress to pass the Federal Employers' Liability Act. In doing so, Theodore Roosevelt did his part to protect the interests of millions of working Americans and their families.	Tuohy, Cyril		1399
House standoff.			79
Hurricane risk.			68
Liability.			103
Meet a man of rigor who can deliver; Michael Turcotte is not only director of risk management for one of Canada's largest media companies, he's also credited with being the brains behind RIMS Canada's Web strategy.	Kosub, David		1603
Navigating the Rocks of Dim.	Rousmaniere, Peter		589
Off to a slow start: offering federal exemptions to captives to encourage the administration of ERISA-regulated benefits has met an unexpectedly tepid response. Many companies are still interested in creating captives, especially if they can find simpler approval options.	Mead, Peter		1208
Oh Noe!	Tuohy, Cyril		249
Out from behind the front: in the wake of a severe shortage of fronting insurers for captives a few years ago, more and more companies are trying to reduce their dependence on fronts--either by setting up risk retention groups or by writing business directly.	Vowinkel, Patricia		1235
Property/casualty.			110
Property/casualty.			81
Risk & Insurance[R] rocks the house at ASBPE; takes top design honors.			279
Risk floods the pipeline; America needs more natural gas. Other countries want to sell it to us. It's getting it here and into the pipelines that presents the risk, some of it physical but much of it political.	Fitzpatrick, Michael		2952
RRGs on the rise.			87
Safeguards lacking.			71
Spitzer a savior?			73
State forms.			96
Taking their slice out of the IT pie.			152
The fast track to better health: while disease management programs focus on the 20 percent of the workforce that drives 80 percent of health-care costs, population health management programs focus on the remaining 80 percent of employees who are currently healthy. The initiatives provide education and other programs to help healthy employees stay that way.	Williams, John		1988
Tort questions.			68
TPA buyers' guide.		Directory	12350
Untangling Web services: Web services for the insurance industry are maturing, and companies are taking a closer look at their applications for outsourcing certain functions. Some kinks in the system remain, in particular compliance. Carriers' best bet is to work with a trusted software vendor.	Griffin, Rodney		1207
Upcoming events.		Calendar	304
Webinars.			58
Worth repeating from IASA 2005.			87