Best's Review

Reports on issues and trends of interest to the management personnel of property/casualty insurers and the agents and brokers who market their products. Coverage includes company and industry news, political and regulatory information, new product announcements, profiles of industry newsmakers, and reports of relevant court cases. Trade and business interests.

Aviation loss estimates 'benign' for 2002. (Briefing).(insured losses ...
February 01, 2003

Insurers should watch contract language. (Briefing).(says Charles Cris...
February 01, 2003

Banks increase income from insurance sales. (Briefing).(US)(Brief Arti...
February 01, 2003

Surplus lines premium volume doubles. (Briefing).(insurance industry, ...
February 01, 2003

Vermont nears 600 licensed captives after record year.(70 such insurer...
February 01, 2003

Europe may see 900 million euro insured losses from Windstorm Calvann....
February 01, 2003

Cigna cuts work force, takes $98 million charge. (Briefing).(US)(Brief...
February 01, 2003

French insurers to combine subsidiaries. (Briefing).(to form jointly o...
February 01, 2003

Health-care spending jumps at highest rate in decade.(United States, 2...
February 01, 2003

Texas launches residual market for homeowners insurance.(Brief Article...
February 01, 2003

Best's Rating Changes. (Ratings).(life, health-care and property/casua...
February 01, 2003

Rites of passage: Australia and New Zealand are often viewed as the ga...
February 01, 2003

Going for the gold: China appears poised to lead South and East Asia's...
February 01, 2003

A new way of thinking: online technology is not just for administrativ...
February 01, 2003

Getting it all together: Florida's new chief financial officer looks t...
February 01, 2003

Line drive: advocates of medical-liability reform legislation will tak...
February 01, 2003

Quick cover: segregated-cell captives offer almost instant insurance s...
February 01, 2003

Mixing--and separating--mold and myth: experts say it's hard to find s...
February 01, 2003

Mold delineated: Insurance Services Office has introduced policy langu...
February 01, 2003

Ready or not: although the post-Sept. 11 market appears to give weaker...
February 01, 2003

Tackling terrorism coverage: a government backstop will have limited v...
February 01, 2003

Fireman's Fund portal helps middle-market customers. (Marketplace: Pro...
February 01, 2003

Safeco program scores with agents, community. (Marketplace: Property/C...
February 01, 2003

Study: auto insurance market reaches maturity. (Marketplace: Property/...
February 01, 2003

Chubb offers posh homeowners coverage for domestic help. (Marketplace:...
February 01, 2003

Insurer pairs with car-rental business for new service. (Marketplace: ...
February 01, 2003

Insuring tangible property: as trade secret theft becomes a greater ri...
February 01, 2003

With cargo security risks rising can technology be a solution? (Loss/R...
February 01, 2003

The market for legal malpractice coverage beginning to take off. (Loss...
February 01, 2003

Experts partner to study terrorism risk compensation. (Loss/Risk Manag...
February 01, 2003

Staying up front: the longer the hard market lasts, the harder we must...
February 01, 2003

Vigilance rewarded: with better technology and more attention to suita...
February 01, 2003

Moving target: a more mobile work force and a drop in employer-provide...
February 01, 2003

Worlds of chances and challenges. (Editor's Prologue).(Editorial)
February 01, 2003

Taking a shot at credit scoring. (Comment).(Letter to the Editor)
February 01, 2003

In the spotlight *.(insurance executive quotation, US)(Brief Article)
February 01, 2003

Princeton Insurance Co. (People in Insurance).(appointment, US)(Brief ...
February 01, 2003

Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc. (People in Insurance).(appoi...
February 01, 2003

Conseco bankruptcy may spur regulatory change.(US)
February 01, 2003

New York Life International LLC. (People in Insurance).(appointment, U...
February 01, 2003

Kemper Insurance Cos. (People in Insurance).(appointments, US and Cana...
February 01, 2003

By the numbers.(statistics on insured losses due to world's 10 largest...
February 01, 2003

Meetings.(Calendar)
February 01, 2003

Coalition releases top 13 insurance schemes of 2002.(Coalition Against...
February 01, 2003

Life-altering experience: the new mortality table for life products gi...
February 01, 2003

Allure of voluntary benefits: despite the risks, the insurance industr...
February 01, 2003

CNA insurance companies. (New Products and Services).(Independence LTC...
February 01, 2003

The Principal Financial Group. (New Products and Services).(Benefit VU...
February 01, 2003

The Phoenix Companies Inc. (New Products and Services).(debuts Phoenix...
February 01, 2003

'Road map' harder to read. (Marketplace: Life/Health).(problems contin...
February 01, 2003

First-hand experience. (Marketplace: Life/Health).(Prudential Financia...
February 01, 2003

Variable Annuity assets fell sharply. (Marketplace: Life/Health).(Brie...
February 01, 2003

Hartford execs tout new markets. (Marketplace: Life/Health).(Brief Art...
February 01, 2003

MetLife teams up with National LTC Network. (Marketplace: Life/Health)...
February 01, 2003

LTC benefits top $1 billion for first time in single year. (Marketplac...
February 01, 2003

California Credit Union signs pact with LTC marketer. (Marketplace: Li...
February 01, 2003

Correction.(Correction Notice)
February 01, 2003

Suit yourself: interest in life insurance is reviving, but insurers ne...
February 01, 2003

Securing the system: in the wake of viruses, hackers and worms, insure...
February 01, 2003

Data blocker: insurers can adopt new technology tools to help them kee...
February 01, 2003

Aflac and Intuit Inc. (Web News You Can Use).(Brief Article)
February 01, 2003

Travelers Property Casualty. (Web News You Can Use).(Brief Article)
February 01, 2003

Industrial Alliance Group. (Web News You Can Use).(Brief Article)
February 01, 2003

Insurers can use technology to stop money laundering. (Technology Note...
February 01, 2003

PATRIOT Act inspires new products. (Technology Notes).(Brief Article)
February 01, 2003

A hunt for treasure? Data mining can give insurers a tool to view thei...
February 01, 2003

Prudential to acquire American Skandia. (Companies).(Brief Article)
February 01, 2003

WellPoint agrees to acquire Calif. Dental-Vision provider. (Companies)...
February 01, 2003

U.K. insurer covers child care for disabled homemakers. (Companies).(B...
February 01, 2003

Allianz to offer D&O coverage for first time in United States. (Compan...
February 01, 2003

Broker InsuranceNoodle buys Conn.-based XL Vianet. (Companies).(Brief ...
February 01, 2003

Amerigroup transfers to NYSE. (Companies).(Brief Article)
February 01, 2003

Bermuda's Axis Speciality forms holding company. (Companies).(Brief Ar...
February 01, 2003

The Sourcebook to public record information. (Books).(Brief Article)
February 01, 2003

Insurance coverage for all... and how insurers can afford to provide i...
February 01, 2003

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