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.

American International Group's Global Investment Group.(Property/Casua...
October 01, 2005

Selective Insurance Group Inc.(John Marchioni and Kathy Muedder appoin...
October 01, 2005

Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. has named Sean Downes chief operatin...
October 01, 2005

Willis Group Holdings.(Ronald L. Alexander and Sean Cogan appointed)(B...
October 01, 2005

The Reinsurance Association of America.(Tracey Laws appointed )(Brief ...
October 01, 2005

The big number.(Brief Article)
October 01, 2005

The picture of health.(advertising campaign )(Brief Article)
October 01, 2005

Allstate Insurance Co.(marketing deal)(Brief Article)
October 01, 2005

New look for LTC products.(Long Term Care )(Brief Article)
October 01, 2005

New coverage for serious collectors.(Brief Article)
October 01, 2005

Income guaranty with an upside.(Brief Article)
October 01, 2005

Pacific Life adds equity indexed UL.(universal life insurance )(Brief ...
October 01, 2005

New Phoenix VA: suites of riders.(Brief Article)
October 01, 2005

The leading causes of long-term care *.(Illustration)
October 01, 2005

Learn more.(New Products)
October 01, 2005

Best's rating changes.
October 01, 2005

Guide to best's financial strength ratings.
October 01, 2005

Technology resources: the role of technology in business keeps growing...
October 01, 2005

Fixed-income holdings lead P/C assets' rise.(property/casualty )
October 01, 2005

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska.(Brief Article)
October 01, 2005

InsWeb.(Brief Article)
October 01, 2005

Kemper Auto and Home.(Brief Article)
October 01, 2005

St. Paul Travelers.(Brief Article)
October 01, 2005

Old Mutual launches bid for Skandia Group.(Brief Article)
October 01, 2005

Goldman Sachs buyer of Allmerica's run-off life.(Brief Article)
October 01, 2005

USI Holdings buys broker, sets its next acquisition.(Winthrop Insuranc...
October 01, 2005

Clarification.(Correction Notice)
October 01, 2005

Miss. sues for insurers to cover flood damage.(Brief Article)
October 01, 2005

Health concerns follow hurricane Katrina's fury.(Brief Article)
October 01, 2005

A.M. best comments on hurricane Katrina's impact.(A.M. Best Co.)(Brief...
October 01, 2005

Catastrophes in perspective.(Brief Article)
October 01, 2005

Meetings.(Calendar)
October 01, 2005

WellPoint Inc.(Marjorie Dorr, Mark Boxer and Dijuana Lewis appointed)(...
October 01, 2005

ACE USA.(Carl L. Bach appointed)(Brief Article)
October 01, 2005

Guy Carpenter & Co.(David Spiller appointed)(Brief Article)
October 01, 2005

New RJF president's plans include development of talented leaders.(Peo...
October 01, 2005

Christine Mead, Safeco's chief financial officer and president of serv...
October 01, 2005

Autoone Insurance.(appointment of Paul Difrancesco)(Brief Article)
October 01, 2005

A convergence of innovation: converged networks are providing insurers...
October 01, 2005

Growth of NAIC databases may worsen data flow, some fear.(Technology)(...
October 01, 2005

Election expectations: New Jersey and Virginia are in the gubernatoria...
October 01, 2005

A litigious state of mind: wasting away again in Insuranceville: corpo...
October 01, 2005

Sweat the small stuff: advertising compliance shouldn't be ignored--it...
October 01, 2005

Industry study: crash risk while using cell phone is four times higher...
October 01, 2005

Aggressive accounting techniques more likely to lead to lawsuits.(Prop...
October 01, 2005

Risk managers want to use enterprise risk management.(Property/Casualt...
October 01, 2005

Sobering survey: the Insurance Information Institute's annual public a...
October 01, 2005

XL America to buy Argonaut's risk management renewals.(Companies)(Brie...
October 01, 2005

Keeping the faith.(Editor's Prologue)(Hurricane Katrina, 2005 and insu...
October 01, 2005

New blood needed in insurance industry.(Comment)(Letter to the Editor)
October 01, 2005

Coverage disputes inevitable after Katrina.
October 01, 2005

La. Commissioner 'sickened' by Katrina's path of destruction.(Briefing...
October 01, 2005

Miss. regulator faces Katrina's aftermath.(Briefing)(Mississippi Insur...
October 01, 2005

AVIVA PLC.(Life)(appointment of Lord Colin Sharman)(Brief Article)
October 01, 2005

Fighting on new fronts: Pharmaceutical fraud leads a host of new ways ...
October 01, 2005

Predictive modeling: property/casualty writers can learn to offset ris...
October 01, 2005

Protecting the pledge: the quest for cohesive U.S. insurance regulatio...
October 01, 2005

ERM: an indispensable tool: enterprise risk management is essential fo...
October 01, 2005

A century of independent service: Van Gilder Insurance Corp. marks a m...
October 01, 2005

Hedge fund heyday: explosive growth in the number of hedge funds, coup...
October 01, 2005

Family planning: family-owned businesses hold a gold mine of opportuni...
October 01, 2005

Playing it smart: as small, fuel-efficient Smart Cars enter the U.S. m...
October 01, 2005

Security gap: as employers reduce and eliminate retiree health benefit...
October 01, 2005

Life Insurers' assets continue growing.(markets)
October 01, 2005

Sunrise or sunset: agents and brokers fear an end to TRIA could signal...
October 01, 2005

Progressive spots have sports twist.(Progressive Direct)(Brief Article...
October 01, 2005

BI policies play big role in Miss. casino recovery.(BancorpSouth Insur...
October 01, 2005

Gulf states' high-risk pools may need to assess insurers.(property and...
October 01, 2005

Claims adjusters struggle to work amid Gulf storm's devastation.(Insur...
October 01, 2005

Price wars: as State Farm drives into tiered pricing, private-passenge...
October 01, 2005

The human touch: insurers and agents must judge which customers would ...
October 01, 2005

Securitization's big bang: leaders of North American life insurers say...
October 01, 2005

How to build a recovery: one company's successful financial turnaround...
October 01, 2005

Artificial evolution: the fourth generation of artificially intelligen...
October 01, 2005

The power of point of view: truly innovative ideas consist of thinking...
October 01, 2005