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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.

Covering the bases: universal life policies with guaranteed death bene...
February 01, 2005

Funding the inevitable: the California Earthquake Authority appears re...
February 01, 2005

The quantitative imperative: new analytical techniques require new tal...
February 01, 2005

A clearer understanding: the underserved market for breakdown coverage...
February 01, 2005

Taking leave: California's new paid family medical leave act could be ...
February 01, 2005

A silver lining: Sarbanes-Oxley compliance may reveal hidden dividends...
February 01, 2005

A profound change: the SMART bill's most far-reaching change may be pr...
February 01, 2005

Identity crisis: independent agents must make their brands known to gr...
February 01, 2005

Finding the good life: life reinsurers enjoy the prospect of fresh bus...
February 01, 2005

Retooling auto: the science of automobile insurance ratemaking is bene...
February 01, 2005

Pay the piper: as the Superfund Trust fund runs out of money, will the...
February 01, 2005

Expert: 4 principles at heart of effective advertising.(Marketplace)
February 01, 2005

Nationwide, Volkswagen team up for program.(Marketplace)(Nationwide Mu...
February 01, 2005

Resolving insolvencies: reinsurers are thrust into a difficult positio...
February 01, 2005

The place to be: insurers are beginning to participate in the merging ...
February 01, 2005

Life insurance in 2005: Sternberg criticizes no-lapse pricing and asse...
February 01, 2005

Annuity payout tax relief has limited backing in Congress.(Marketplace...
February 01, 2005

The five P's of underwriting: those who would underwrite life applican...
February 01, 2005

The need to know: insurance companies face a challenge to meet the dem...
February 01, 2005

Prognostication elevated: models based on numerical weather prediction...
February 01, 2005

Directors & officers premiums fall in first slide since '99, study sho...
February 01, 2005

A higher policy: a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling protects i...
February 01, 2005

Opening the door to a lawsuit: employment practices risks also apply t...
February 01, 2005

Kentucky's AIK Comp stopped writing policies as of Jan. 1.(Companies)
February 01, 2005

Ending the global disconnect: over-the-phone interpreters help insurer...
February 01, 2005

Watch out for ringers.(Editor's Prologue)
February 01, 2005

Selling insurance to soldiers.(Comment)(Letter to the Editor)
February 01, 2005

Quote/unquote *.(Comment)
February 01, 2005

Correction.(Comment)(Correction Notice)
February 01, 2005

Regions Financial Corp.(People in Insurance)(appointment of David L. B...
February 01, 2005

Citizens and Hanover Insurance Cos.(People in Insurance)(appointment o...
February 01, 2005

Axa Distributors LLC.(People in Insurance)(appointment of Christine Lo...
February 01, 2005

Marsh & McLennan Cos.(People in Insurance)(appointment of E. Scott Gil...
February 01, 2005

Tsunami devastation slows claims-adjusting process.(Highlights From Be...
February 01, 2005

MetLife Inc.(People in Insurance)(appointment of Steven L. Sheinheit a...
February 01, 2005

Willis Group Holdings Ltd.(People in Insurance)(Appointment of William...
February 01, 2005

Harleysville Group Inc.(People in Insurance)(appointment of Akhil Trip...
February 01, 2005

A.M. Best study: life/health impairments relatively rare from 1976 to ...
February 01, 2005

Meetings.(Insurance industry)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
February 01, 2005

Vermont licensed 43 captives in 2004.(licensing of captive insurance c...
February 01, 2005

State Farm settles O.T. suit; more adjuster cases in line?(overtime)(L...
February 01, 2005

Ace to boost reserves, sell A&E runoff.(ACE Ltd.)
February 01, 2005

Best's rating changes.(Ratings)
February 01, 2005