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.

Weighing the uncertainty: with the number of bariatric surgeries risin...
September 01, 2005

The outside and inside view: Terry Walker, Hartford Life's new CIO, se...
September 01, 2005

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska.(selected HealthTrio connect to pro...
September 01, 2005

Prudential Retirement.(Prudential Retirement Services.)(Brief Article)
September 01, 2005

St. Paul Travelers.(St. Paul Travelers Cos.)(online course provided by...
September 01, 2005

Unum Provident.(UnumProvident Corp. developing web based platform call...
September 01, 2005

InsuranceNoodle celebrates five-year anniversary.(InsuranceNoodle Inc....
September 01, 2005

Right service, right time: data warehousing breakthrough 'supersizes' ...
September 01, 2005

Secret agents in administration: if program administrators are involve...
September 01, 2005

Before the fact: a ruling says carriers cannot "read back" a...
September 01, 2005

Under cover: the 2012 Olympic Games offer large demand for terrorism i...
September 01, 2005

Australia's AMP sells stake in India joint venture.(AMP Ltd)(Brief Art...
September 01, 2005

Australia's QBE to buy U.S. rural insurer.(QBE Insurance Group Ltd)(Br...
September 01, 2005

Manulife's China joint venture launches group business.(group insuranc...
September 01, 2005

James River Group Inc. trading on Nasdaq after IPO.(Intial Public Offe...
September 01, 2005

AutoOne expanding assigned risk business to new markets.(Companies)(Br...
September 01, 2005

Winners never cheat ... or do they? LifeUSA founder Bob MacDonald sets...
September 01, 2005

Finding a cure.(medical liability insurance)(physicians are organizing...
September 01, 2005

Meetings.(insurance industry)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
September 01, 2005

Insurers pressured by rule, market changes.(life insurance market shar...
September 01, 2005

European insurers seeing advantages to reinsurance.(World Risk Congres...
September 01, 2005

Expert sees Social Security, pension reform as unavoidable.(World Risk...
September 01, 2005

Demand for terror coverage continues to fall in Germany.(Extremus. ter...
September 01, 2005

Insurance regulators struggle with change all over the world.(World Ri...
September 01, 2005

Ace Temptest Reinsurance Ltd.(Guy Swayne as chief underwriting officer...
September 01, 2005

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(Donald Watson appointment)(Brief Article)
September 01, 2005

Drivers team with AccuQuote.(Insurance Marketing)(AccuQuote.com)(Jason...
September 01, 2005

And the winners are....(Insurance Marketing Communications Association...
September 01, 2005

The American Council of Life Insurers.(ad campaign featuring Frank Kea...
September 01, 2005

IVAs outpaced by rider.(income variable annuities)(Lincoln Financial G...
September 01, 2005

Travel insurance sales top $1 billion.(property/casualty)(Brief Articl...
September 01, 2005

New D&O product for independents.(Property/Casualty)(Brief Article)
September 01, 2005

Lincoln Benefit Life offers 8% GMWB.(guaranteed withdrawal benefit)(Li...
September 01, 2005

Product's goal: protect HSA cash.(health savings account)(Colonial Lif...
September 01, 2005

Regions with highest nursing home costs.(SNAPSHOT)(Brief Article)(Illu...
September 01, 2005

Best's rating changes.(insurance industry)(Illustration)
September 01, 2005

Doctors' orders: physicians have wielded their clout to bring about me...
September 01, 2005

Ordinary life issued, top life writers, United States--2004.(insurance...
September 01, 2005

Total life in force, top life writers, United States--2004.(insurance ...
September 01, 2005

Total life issued, top life writers, United States--2004.(Leading Writ...
September 01, 2005

Emerging opportunities: since the fall of communism and rise of the Wo...
September 01, 2005

Hub to acquire Chubb's personal lines brokerage.(Hub International)(Ch...
September 01, 2005

Harleysville to restructure field offices, cut work force.(Harleysvill...
September 01, 2005

Safeco withdrawing from Florida homeowners market.(Companies)(Brief Ar...
September 01, 2005

Basic disagreement.(Comment)(Letter to the Editor)
September 01, 2005

Quote/unquote *.(Comment)(quotation from insurance industry)(Brief Art...
September 01, 2005

Bombings in London underline insurer transit system liability.(Highlig...
September 01, 2005

No questions asked.(Comment)(Letter to the Editor)
September 01, 2005

London market committee sees threat of terror from piracy in key shipp...
September 01, 2005

A.M. Best Special Report: U.S.-domiciled captives reach level of stabi...
September 01, 2005

Chinese insurers hurt by growth, absence of better solvency standards....
September 01, 2005

Citing disclosure concerns, NASD issues guidance on equity-indexed ann...
September 01, 2005

Toronto crash may cost insurers $200 million.(La Reunion Aerienne.)(To...
September 01, 2005

Court decision on scoring may spur insurers to reconsider.(Court of Ap...
September 01, 2005

American International Group Inc.(Gordon Knight president of the sales...
September 01, 2005

Genworth Financial Inc.(William C. Goings as president)(Robert Brannoc...
September 01, 2005

Axa Financial Inc.(Jamie Shepherdson appointment)(Brief Article)
September 01, 2005

Colorado's Pinnacol taps head of N.Y. workers' comp fund as CEO.(Pinna...
September 01, 2005

AXA Distributors.(James Bowman as senior vice president)(Brief Article...
September 01, 2005

OneBeacon Insurance.(Mike Miller replaces John Cavoores)(Brief Article...
September 01, 2005

Ohio Casualty Insurance Co.(Ralph S. Michael III as president and chie...
September 01, 2005

Hiscox PLC.(establishing new insurance industry in united states)(Brie...
September 01, 2005

Ace European Group.(Micael Furgueson appointment)(Carl Bach resignatio...
September 01, 2005

Ace Ina.(Bruce L. Kessler as executive vice president and chief underw...
September 01, 2005

Top of their game: CIOs who make it to top management must create stra...
September 01, 2005

E-Distributing: WellPoint uses technology to enhance the online experi...
September 01, 2005

Targeted transformation: Piyush Singh led a makeover of RLI Corp.'s IT...
September 01, 2005

E-Fusion highlights 2005.(E-Fusion 2005)(technology application of ins...
September 01, 2005

Coming soon: return-of-premium term life: new rating classes and level...
September 01, 2005

Term life in force, top life writers, United States--2004.(leading Wri...
September 01, 2005

Ordinary life average policy size and lapse ratio, top life writers, U...
September 01, 2005

Term life issued, top life writers, United States--2004.(leading Write...
September 01, 2005

Top life writers.(insurance industry)(Illustration)
September 01, 2005

Group life in force, top life writers, United States--2004.(Leading Wr...
September 01, 2005

Group life issued, top life writers, United States--2004.(Leading Writ...
September 01, 2005

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