The new face of risk.
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, forced the insurance industry to acknowledge a new dimension of extreme risk. In numerous cases, the possibility of more attacks has caused insurers to decline risks they gladly would have accepted before. Our cover story, "On Alert" on page 28, examines how the industry has changed in the past five years as a result of terrorism and what's needed to handle this risk going forward. As one respondent to our reader survey on terrorism risk (page 35) said, "We are all in this together."Honors for Best's Review
The American Society of Business Publication Editors has recognized Best's Review with a National Gold Award in the Technical Article category for "Hook, Line & Sinker" by Lori Chordas in the June 2005 issue; a National Silver Award in the News Section category for the Briefing section in the October 2005 issue, and a Regional Bronze Award for "Disaster on the Wing" by David Pilla in the November 2005 issue.ASBPE is the professional association for full-time and freelance editors and writers employed in the business, trade and specialty press.
Trade, Association and Business Publications International presented a Tabbies Silver Award for Product Section to Best's Review for the October and June 2005 New Products pages, edited by Ron Panko. TABPI is a worldwide organization that encourages editorial ethics and excellence. The Tabbies awards program is open to English language B2B publications in 40 countries.
Publications Management Magnum Opus Awards honored Best's Review with a Silver Award in the Best News Story (editorial) category for "Disaster on the Wing" by David Pilla, an Honorable Mention in the Information Graphics category for "Back to Basics" by Lori Chordas in the July issue, and a Gold Award in the Best Supplement (design) category for The Guide to Understanding the Insurance Industry, which was sent to all Best's Review subscribers with the April 2005 issue. The awards are presented in conjunction with the Missouri School of Journalism.
Sally Whitney is editor. You may reach her at (908) 439-2200, Ext. 5340, by writing to A.M. Best Co., Ambest Road, Oldwick, NJ 08858, or by e-mail at sally.whitney@ambest.com.The e-mail address for Best's Review is bestreview@ambest.com.
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Title Annotation: | Editor's Prologue |
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Author: | Whitney, Sally |
Publication: | Best's Review |
Date: | Sep 1, 2006 |
Words: | 371 |
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