Articles from Risk & Insurance (May 1, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A question of execution: the success of consumer-directed health plans depends on how they are implemented and how their benefits are communicated to employees.	Toran, Mindy W.		1481
AG walks away from AIG.	Rousmaniere, Peter		607
Beecher launches new solution.			85
Bottom of the cycle: are smaller carriers bait or repellent to reinsurers in a tougher market?	Brodsky, Matthew		513
Broker market share up.			80
Brokering catastrophe: CAT models once were black-box technology reserved for reinsurers, insurers and the biggest brokers. Now more brokers of all sizes use them to help current clients, and attract new ones.	Brodsky, Matthew		2236
Business exclusions defined: recent liability case is a win for energy companies--perhaps all policyholders.	Brodsky, Matthew		541
By the numbers: medicine, mayhem & money.	Tuohy, Cyril		178
Cat study released.			119
Choosing the right track: Diane Fandrich never envisioned herself working for an insurance company when she graduated from college. But 20 years later, that's exactly where she ended up.	Toran, Mindy W.		1200
Digging into the work fatality puzzle; it's not so easy to figure out what the most dangerous jobs are, despite what those Top 10 lists say. The key is piecing together the fatality puzzle at your particular work sites, for your particular workers.	Rousmaniere, Peter	Cover story	2026
ERM suite talk: a fictional (or should we say frictional) account of what takes place in the C-suite when deciding on what ERM software package to buy.	Busman, Evan R.		1315
Flu prep lacking.			104
Handling twin takes of ERM: many corporations look to focus on compliance and corporate governance needs today, yet maintain the opportunity to grow the current ERM approach into a more valued, strategic initiative.	Busman, Evan R.		1569
Headed for a clash: insurance accounting managers face a bewildering contradiction: protect the privacy of data with tighter rules, even as wireless networks liberate the transmission of information.	Starner, Tom		1185
Industry Risk Report: Air Transport.	Brodsky, Matthew		1388
Integro.			346
It's just health insurance ...	Strazewski, Len		564
Law & order: Montpelier.	Crombie, Roger		601
New pension plan for Marsh Ltd.			143
Outspoken advocate.	Roberts, Jack		327
Sky's the liability limit: using personal aircraft for business purposes saves time but exposes an employer to soaring liability and higher insurance costs, many risk managers say.	Mullins, Ronald Gift		1883
States of change: workers' compensation claims frequency has been coming down steadily, but medical costs are still on the rise, all but obliterating the possibility of getting ahead. Some states are using aggressive strategies to rein in costs.	Clifton, Joshua		1217
Surety market success: the surety market looks to have had a banner year.	Brodsky, Matthew		490
The silence is deafening.	Slattery , Thomas J.		584
Upcoming events.		Calendar	389
Versed in an unseemly spectacle.	Tuohy, Cyril		241
Where internal audit falls short.	Vance, Beaumont		597
Willis expands jewelry practice.			89
Workers' comp gains hold steady: S&P: strong results for 2005-2006 could be "as good as it gets.".	Hardan, Patrick		589
Worth repeating.			197
Zurich settlement.			97