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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.

Florida reforms may cause market storm.(Briefing)
March 01, 2007

Judge knocks down punitives tab in state farm Katrina case.(Briefing)
March 01, 2007

Bankers life wins important court cases.(100 YEARS AGO in Best's Revie...
March 01, 2007

MetLife adds ID theft service.(Property/Casualty)
March 01, 2007

Captive Island. Puerto Rico's long-time plan to become a haven for cap...
March 01, 2007

Combo deal: hybrid long-term-care/annuity products are life insurers' ...
March 01, 2007

Swett & Crawford, the largest U.S.-based wholesale insurance broker, h...
March 01, 2007

Best's rating changes.(Ratings)(Table)(Company rankings)
March 01, 2007

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies.(Tech Bytes)(in...
March 01, 2007

John Hancock Annuities.(Tech Bytes)(introduction of new web site)(Brie...
March 01, 2007

WellPoint Inc.(Tech Bytes)(launch of online health assessment in spani...
March 01, 2007

Data security bill loosens notification requirements.(Technology Notes...
March 01, 2007

Study: securities fraud class-action filings dropped in '06.(Property/...
March 01, 2007

Marsh & McLennan Cos. has agreed to sell Putnam Investments to Great-W...
March 01, 2007

USI Holdings Corp.(Agent/Broker)(mergers and acquisitions)(Brief artic...
March 01, 2007

Watkins Insurance Group has acquired Texas-based insurance agency AIC-...
March 01, 2007

Dutch insurer Aegon N.V. will team up with Sony Life Insurance Co. Ltd...
March 01, 2007

Specialty Underwriters' Alliance Inc., the parent company of SUA Insur...
March 01, 2007

Northwestern mutual reaches $1 trillion of individual life insurance.(...
March 01, 2007

Correction.(Comment)(Correction notice)
March 01, 2007

Meetings.(Briefing)(Calendar)
March 01, 2007

Satellite insurers facing $256 million loss.(Briefing)(Brief article)
March 01, 2007

Willis Group Holdings Ltd.(Agent/Broker)(Richard Bucknall to retire an...
March 01, 2007

Joe Plumeri, the chairman and chief executive officer of Willis Group ...
March 01, 2007

Priscilla Brown named to newly created position at Lincoln Financial.(...
March 01, 2007

Benfield.(Reinsurance/Capital Markets)(Jeremy Goodman appointed)(Brief...
March 01, 2007

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America.(Life)(Gary C. Bhojwan...
March 01, 2007

Metlife Inc.(Life)(William J. Mullaney appointed at Metropolitan Life ...
March 01, 2007

White Mountains Insurance Group.(Property/Casualty)(Ray Barrette appoi...
March 01, 2007

XL Capital Ltd.(Property/Casualty)(Frederick R. Loeloff appointed)(Bri...
March 01, 2007

Harleysville Insurance.(Property/Casualty)(Ronald Gorman and Shelly Di...
March 01, 2007

Argonaut Group Inc.(Property/Casualty)(Gregory Vezzosi appointed)(Brie...
March 01, 2007

MetLife.(BRANDING)(contract)(Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.)(Brief ar...
March 01, 2007

Living benefits drive sales.(SPOTLIGHT)(Brief article)
March 01, 2007

Liability coverage for providers.(Property/Casualty)(Darwin Profession...
March 01, 2007

Longevity benefit built into VA.(Life)(New York Life Insurance and Ann...
March 01, 2007

Prudential starts ROP life policy.(Life)(Prudential Financial Inc.)(re...
March 01, 2007

Lifetime income on annuities.(Life)(Lincoln Benefit Life Co.)(Brief ar...
March 01, 2007

A.M. best's stock indexes.(Briefing)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
March 01, 2007

Brown & Brown Inc.(Agent/Broker)(Kenneth D. Kirk and Kenneth Masters a...
March 01, 2007

Axa Equitable Life Insurance Co. and its parent company have launched ...
March 01, 2007

London-based Atrium Underwriting is getting involved in the space insu...
March 01, 2007

Farmers insurance chief auto actuary dies in car accident.(Briefing)(d...
March 01, 2007

By the numbers.(Briefings)(Different Paths: Individual Life and Annuit...
March 01, 2007

NAIC 2006 models could spark debate in legislatures.(Briefing)
March 01, 2007

Even more predictable: ongoing underwriting innovations are improving ...
March 01, 2007

Selling without pressure: insurance brokers have attracted an underser...
March 01, 2007

Southern hospitality: Brazil cracks open its reinsurance market.(Reins...
March 01, 2007

For the long haul: understanding the regulations surrounding long-term...
March 01, 2007

The lost promise of long-term care: insurers can repackage the benefit...
March 01, 2007

Managing the millennials: high performance and high maintenance, gener...
March 01, 2007

9 ways to share knowledge for gain: actuaries, underwriters, claims ad...
March 01, 2007

Fear and loathing: understanding the insurance policy shouldn't be a c...
March 01, 2007

Have it both ways: commercial lines insurers must offer agents the cho...
March 01, 2007

Expanding the family: birth of a Lloyd's syndicate is labor intensive....
March 01, 2007

Extending the reach: social networking could be a tool for insurers to...
March 01, 2007

Rates under pressure: January renewals hint at a mild downturn for rei...
March 01, 2007

World-class contender: Lockton Companies' acquisition of the internati...
March 01, 2007

Bald is beautiful: insurance leaders are raising money to fight childh...
March 01, 2007

Tornadoes hit Central Florida.(Briefing)(Brief article)
March 01, 2007

Hip hop message.(Nationwide financial inc. signs contract with Kevin f...
March 01, 2007

How sales can soar.(Bill Girone of Securian Financial Network opines o...
March 01, 2007

By the numbers: Americans and retirement.(Brief article)(Statistical d...
March 01, 2007

House calls: health insurers are responding to the demand for online m...
March 01, 2007

Captive domiciles.(Directory)
March 01, 2007

Ace: political risk reaches beyond headline violence.(Julian Edwards o...
March 01, 2007

Keeping your options open: directors and officers insurance can play a...
March 01, 2007

Unleashing the power: a streamlined approach to data warehousing enabl...
March 01, 2007

Making the leap: for these life producers, getting to the top required...
March 01, 2007

Agree, yet disagree.(a critical evaluation of Bruce Ferguson's assessm...
March 01, 2007

Colleges score with State Farm.(MARKETING)(Brief article)
March 01, 2007

A recipe for success: it's time to choose known alternatives to costly...
March 01, 2007