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.

Business not as usual.(Editor's Prologue)
April 01, 2005

Allstate Insurance Co.(Edward Biemer appointed)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

Converium Holding Ltd.(Terry G. Clarke appointed)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

St. Paul Travelers Cos.(Doreen Spadorcia, Thomas Kunkel appointed)(Bri...
April 01, 2005

Who's new: among state insurance regulators.(Highlights From BestWeek)...
April 01, 2005

UnumProvident Corp.(Joseph M. Zubretsky appointed)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

Blue Cross Blue Shield.(Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri and Wiscons...
April 01, 2005

Windstorms drove record losses in 2004.(By The Numbers)
April 01, 2005

Meetings.(Calendar)
April 01, 2005

Forecast: U.S. D&O market should see steady capacity.(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

SEC grants A.M. Best NRSRO status.(Securities and Exchange Commission)
April 01, 2005

Health insurers seek to curb costly use of diagnostic imaging.
April 01, 2005

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

Rewriting the rules: insurers and brokers are forced to adopt new poli...
April 01, 2005

Selling in the new environment: a Best's Review survey shows that insu...
April 01, 2005

Comfort zone: risk managers seek TRIA renewal and disclosure of broker...
April 01, 2005

Ace USA introduces hurricane product.(Loss/Risk Management Notes)(Brie...
April 01, 2005

Scarborough rolls out directors & officers coverage.(Loss/Risk Managem...
April 01, 2005

ISO issues crime policy program for banks.(Loss/Risk Management Notes)...
April 01, 2005

Defining the roles of agents and brokers.(Loss/Risk Management Notes)
April 01, 2005

Planning on uncertainty: planning processes could be improved by relyi...
April 01, 2005

Good night, finite? While regulators step up their scrutiny of past fi...
April 01, 2005

Policy for sale: the growth of life settlement sales is beginning to i...
April 01, 2005

Instant information: health plans are encouraged by the slow, but stea...
April 01, 2005

Vital signs: Karen Ignagni of America's Health Insurance Plans looks a...
April 01, 2005

A whole new world: consumer-driven health plans and health savings acc...
April 01, 2005

The next step: U.K. insurance regulators are adding modeling requireme...
April 01, 2005

Bad behavior: personality tests can help underwriters identify high-ri...
April 01, 2005

New U.K. products.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

21st Century's commercials feature classic movie clips.(Marketplace)(B...
April 01, 2005

Reaching out: effective communication was among the factors that helpe...
April 01, 2005

2004: a grim year for LTC insurance: after a horrendous 2004, writers ...
April 01, 2005

Horace Mann Educators Corp.(Frank D'Ambra III appointed)(Brief Article...
April 01, 2005

No-lapse policies pose risk: indiscriminate sales of no-lapse policies...
April 01, 2005

Hand in hand: by helping independent agencies to grow, insurers may at...
April 01, 2005

Rewarding Performance.(Business Development)
April 01, 2005

Dealing with certainty: technology is clarifying the reinsurance proce...
April 01, 2005

A breakthrough year: industry sales shot up an estimated 66% in 2004, ...
April 01, 2005

The one true cost: estimating the true cost of providing insurance is ...
April 01, 2005

Right place, right time: group health insurers are proving to be stron...
April 01, 2005

Assurant Employee Benefits.(New Products and Services)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.(retirement plan enhanced)(...
April 01, 2005

Kanawha Insurance Co.(SecureFuture policy launched)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

Life applications decline 2.3%.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

Underappreciated actuaries launch image campaign.(Marketplace)(Brief A...
April 01, 2005

Hartford Life enters United Kingdom.(Marketplace)(Hartford Financial S...
April 01, 2005

Dividing it up: insurers can benefit from legislation amending the pra...
April 01, 2005

A troubling trend: in some jurisdictions, commercial general liability...
April 01, 2005

Overcoming information overload: in the cyber soup of today's electron...
April 01, 2005

Purchasing power: the majority of insurers who sell online are not mee...
April 01, 2005

Bankers Life and Casualty Co.(online portal launched)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

FileNet Corp.(FileNet Email Manager launched)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

Guidewire Software Inc.(Guidewire ClaimCenter 3 launched)(Brief Articl...
April 01, 2005

The National Arbitration Forum.(Web News You Can Use)(National Arbitra...
April 01, 2005

Online benefits expected to become predominant.(Technology Notes)
April 01, 2005

AIG's Greenberg steps aside; Sullivan named as successor.(American Int...
April 01, 2005

Supreme Court: dismissal of lawsuit against American Skandia stands.(C...
April 01, 2005

Progressive enters S.C. commercial auto market.(Companies)(Progressive...
April 01, 2005

Imagine completes acquisition of Danish Re.(Companies)(Imagine Insuran...
April 01, 2005

Farmers lowers auto insurance rates in Colorado.(Companies)(Farmers Gr...
April 01, 2005

Aetna launches two plans in N.J., expands Md. network.(Companies)
April 01, 2005

And the Oscar goes to ... without insurance protection, many silver sc...
April 01, 2005

Connecting with the customer.(Overview)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

Keeping the promise.(insurance industry stocks)(Illustration)
April 01, 2005

Asset distribution.(Property and casualty insurance industry overview)
April 01, 2005

It's personal, but it's business, too.(Property and casualty insurance...
April 01, 2005

Assets.(U.S. Property/Casualty)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

Policyholder surplus.(U.S. Property/Casualty)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

Industry premiums.(U.S. Property/Casualty)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

Insurers by domicile.(U.S. Property/Casualty)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

Catastrophes.(U.S. Property/Casualty)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

Asbestos & environmental.(U.S. Property/Casualty)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

Masterson indexes.(U.S. Property/Casualty)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

Excess & surplus.(U.S. Property/Casualty)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

Lines of business.(U.S. Property/Casualty)(Illustration)
April 01, 2005

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