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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.

Finding the cure: although insurers don't typically target new prospec...
October 01, 2003

Empowering the victims: insurers are dealing with a daily deluge of sp...
October 01, 2003

Not your father's insurance.(Editor's Prologue)
October 01, 2003

Searching for a balance.(Comment)
October 01, 2003

Line drive.(Comment)
October 01, 2003

In the spotlight *.(Comment)(Brief Article)
October 01, 2003

Correction.
October 01, 2003

From decision to paperless in less than 90 days, with 40% improvement.
October 01, 2003

Chubb Corp.(People in Insurance)(Brief Article)
October 01, 2003

Arch Insurance Group.(People in Insurance)(Brief Article)
October 01, 2003

European executives urge reinsurers to take control of their business....
October 01, 2003

In Europe, liability coverage is insurers' biggest challenge.(Briefing...
October 01, 2003

New York Life Insurance Co.(People in Insurance)(Brief Article)
October 01, 2003

Zurich North America.(People in Insurance)(Brief Article)
October 01, 2003

Allstate Financial.(People in Insurance)(Brief Article)
October 01, 2003

Drivers in mirror may think they are safer than they are ...(By the Nu...
October 01, 2003

Meetings.(Brief Article)
October 01, 2003

Health premiums take big jump for employers.(Briefing)(Brief Article)
October 01, 2003

Alliance cuts staff; NAII merger still on.(Briefing)(Brief Article)
October 01, 2003

Insurers file $454 billion suit against al Qaeda, others.(Briefing)(Br...
October 01, 2003

Underwriting and litigation top list of worries for insurance industry...
October 01, 2003

Insurer gets license under D.C.'s new plan.(Briefing)(Brief Article)
October 01, 2003

Auto rates up 54% since 2000 says survey.(Briefing)
October 01, 2003

Insurers will likely feel effects of rising Alzheimer's cases.(Briefin...
October 01, 2003

Terror risk shifts to private sector.(Briefing)(Brief Article)
October 01, 2003

Best's rating changes.(Ratings)
October 01, 2003

Gearing up: insurers are using driver safety programs, sharply focused...
October 01, 2003

Taking cover: like most investors, insurers had a tough time during th...
October 01, 2003

Becoming a contender: new leadership, tighter focus, financial restruc...
October 01, 2003

Uncovering value: by using embedded value reporting, insurers can get ...
October 01, 2003

Room for recovery: by understanding how vehicle characteristics impact...
October 01, 2003

Putting up a good front: insurers, captives and buyers must fulfill sp...
October 01, 2003

Watch your step: with careful risk management, insurers can succeed in...
October 01, 2003

Finding favor: the industry is weathering reactions to this hard marke...
October 01, 2003

Allstate hikes advertising spending, signs on as college football spon...
October 01, 2003

Retooling the auditing process: an audit that is properly executed wil...
October 01, 2003

U.S. investment agency to offer terrorism insurance.(Loss/Risk Managem...
October 01, 2003

Health-care organizations look to RRG to lower costs.(Loss/Risk Manage...
October 01, 2003

IRC survey: homeowners support building codes' additional costs.(Loss/...
October 01, 2003

The co-sourcing solution: the changing environment makes it a top prio...
October 01, 2003

Planning ahead: while controversy and uncertainty about the estate tax...
October 01, 2003

Safe keeping: advance planning can protect the cash surrender values o...
October 01, 2003

Lifetime Income product offers unusual features.(New Products and Serv...
October 01, 2003

Prudential liberalizes underwriting guidelines.(New Products and Servi...
October 01, 2003

Phoenix offers ordinary investors hedge-fund exposure.(New Products an...
October 01, 2003

Spiking nursing home costs may hurt LTC insurance sales.(Marketplace)
October 01, 2003

Variable annuity sales rise sharply.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
October 01, 2003

Remember the customer? Customers no longer want to wait to make a purc...
October 01, 2003

Missing the forest for the trees: Sarbanes-Oxley focuses on the histor...
October 01, 2003

Protecting the protectors: a new federal law is designed to encourage ...
October 01, 2003

Strategic marketing technology: information technology is being used t...
October 01, 2003

DWL.(Web News You Can Use)(DWL Insurance announces plans to offer cust...
October 01, 2003

DxCG Inc.(Web News You Can Use)(launches predictive modeling tools on ...
October 01, 2003

edocs Inc.(Web News You Can Use)(technology deployed by Blue Cross and...
October 01, 2003

Manulife USA.(Web News You Can Use)(new calculator tool available on w...
October 01, 2003

Survey: most Americans don't use web to research, buy life insurance.(...
October 01, 2003

New risk exposure standards win approval by members of ACORD.(Technolo...
October 01, 2003

Axa Financial makes offer of $1.5 billion for MONY Group.(Companies)(B...
October 01, 2003

Cigna settles class-action suit with physicians for $400M +.(Companies...
October 01, 2003

AIG to pay $10 million civil fine due to SEC fraud investigation.(Insu...
October 01, 2003

Dentists, Aetna settle lawsuit.(American Dental Association )(Brief Ar...
October 01, 2003

Aegon restructures U.K. life units.(Brief Article)
October 01, 2003