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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.

Now you see them. (Editor's Prologue).(Editorial)
April 01, 2003

Comment.(Letter to the Editor)
April 01, 2003

OHIO Insurance Co. (People in Insurance).(company personnel changes )(...
April 01, 2003

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. (People in Insurance).(Brief Arti...
April 01, 2003

Westfield Group. (People in Insurance).(Brief Article)
April 01, 2003

New SEC rules will challenge insurers in 2003 financial filings. (Brie...
April 01, 2003

Sarbanes-Oxley adds uncertainty to European view of U.S. markets. (Bri...
April 01, 2003

Ohio Mutual Insurance Group. (People in Insurance).(Brief Article)
April 01, 2003

Health Net Inc. (People in Insurance).(company personnel changes )(Bri...
April 01, 2003

Torchmark Corp. (People in Insurance).(company personnel changes )(Bri...
April 01, 2003

By the numbers. (Briefing).(Insurance industry insolvency rate statist...
April 01, 2003

Snowstorm woes might have been eased by legislation. (Briefing: NCOIL ...
April 01, 2003

NCCI: rising medical expenses add to workers' comp premiums. (Briefing...
April 01, 2003

Association health plans need state regulation, legislators warn. (Bri...
April 01, 2003

Best's Rating Changes. (Ratings).
April 01, 2003

Microscope or binoculars: traditional risk managers are being divided ...
April 01, 2003

Hard times: the economy is not the only worry for risk managers, who p...
April 01, 2003

Breaking barriers: risk managers and information technology managers n...
April 01, 2003

For your eyes only: this month insurers face the first of three federa...
April 01, 2003

Surviving the storm: by spending 5% to 10% more upfront to fortify the...
April 01, 2003

Producing a winner: hard markets mean hard times for product developme...
April 01, 2003

Growing pains: the number of large agencies is increasing, making chan...
April 01, 2003

Looking for the next great idea in business takes skill. (Property/Cas...
April 01, 2003

Progressive offers segway coverage. (Property/Casualty: Marketplace).(...
April 01, 2003

St. Paul eyes small-business market. (Property/Casualty: Marketplace).
April 01, 2003

DOT survey shows increase in use of car seats for tots. (Property/Casu...
April 01, 2003

One-fourth of U.S. adults say inflating insurance claims is OK. (Prope...
April 01, 2003

Insurers being taken to the cleaners; alliance hopes to save claims do...
April 01, 2003

A changing role: chief financial officers must do more with less as th...
April 01, 2003

Knowing the competition: in the highly competitive insurance industry,...
April 01, 2003

Discovery channel: health insurers must decide whether to cover the st...
April 01, 2003

The right sale: insurers address suitability concerns as sales of long...
April 01, 2003

Spreading the word: agents who share information about long-term-care ...
April 01, 2003

The latest model: life insurers can now reap the benefits of catastrop...
April 01, 2003

The sunny side of life: anemic interest rates and an uncertain stock m...
April 01, 2003

10 ways to get into the game: individual disability-income products co...
April 01, 2003

Doing right on governance: the core of corporate governance is the dev...
April 01, 2003

New products emphasize protection over growth. (Life/Health: Marketpla...
April 01, 2003

Manufacturers life insurance company (U.S.A.). (Life/Health: Marketpla...
April 01, 2003

The UnumProvident Corp. (Life/Health: Marketplace).(introduces long-te...
April 01, 2003

Zurich life insurance company. (Life/Health: Marketplace).(launches fi...
April 01, 2003

Proposed Savings Accounts may threaten college plans. (Life/Health: Ma...
April 01, 2003

Principal offers 'transition' to immediate annuity. (Life/Health: Mark...
April 01, 2003

Blinded by the might: companies shouldn't get caught up in the bells a...
April 01, 2003

Sky alert: wireless devices offer new conveniences for the insurance b...
April 01, 2003

The electric cure: technology helped move WellChoice from the brink of...
April 01, 2003

Time to get real: insurers must harness the Internet to grow business ...
April 01, 2003

Report says XML to improve distribution channel service. (Technology: ...
April 01, 2003

Survey looks at claims challenges. (Technology: Technology Notes).(Bri...
April 01, 2003

The Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. (Web News You Can Use).(introduces i...
April 01, 2003

ConfirmNet Corp. (Web News You Can Use).(to offer online tool for inde...
April 01, 2003

PhotoSafe Inc. (Web News You Can Use).(introduces online automobile in...
April 01, 2003

Property & Casualty Management Services Inc. (Web News You Can Use).(i...
April 01, 2003

IT in a cost-driven era: insurers are using portfolio management tools...
April 01, 2003

Baltimore auto insurer drawn to New Jersey urban dwellers. (Companies)...
April 01, 2003

Aon Corp. joint venture gets brokerage license in India. (Companies).(...
April 01, 2003

Inreon exchange expands reinsurance platform to Japan. (Companies).(Br...
April 01, 2003

Citizens Inc. to acquire Mid-American's Life Insurers. (Companies).(Br...
April 01, 2003