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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.

Corrections.(Correction notice)
May 01, 2007

Report muddle.(100 YEARS AGO in Best's Review)
May 01, 2007

Meetings.(Highlights From BestWeek: Briefing)(Calendar)
May 01, 2007

A.M. Best composite index shows virtually no gain in first-quarter 200...
May 01, 2007

A.M. Best's stock indexes.(Highlights From BestWeek: Briefing)(Statist...
May 01, 2007

Guy Carpenter & Co.(appointment of Laurent Dignat)(Brief article)
May 01, 2007

Marsh Inc.(appointment of Mike Kelly and Ward Ching)(Brief article)
May 01, 2007

Sun Life Financial Inc.(appointment of Richard Mckenney)(Brief article...
May 01, 2007

New York Life Insurance Co.(appointments)(Brief article)
May 01, 2007

WellPoint names Braly as CEO to succeed retiring Glasscock.(appointmen...
May 01, 2007

Assurant Inc.(appointment of John B. Euwema)(Brief article)
May 01, 2007

Ace Canada.(appointments)(Brief article)
May 01, 2007

American International Group Inc.(appointments)(Brief article)
May 01, 2007

Farmers Insurance Group of COS.(Property/Casualty)
May 01, 2007

Ace USA and Ace Overseas General.(appointment of Robert Gaffney)(Brief...
May 01, 2007

XL Capital Ltd.(appointment of Fiona Muldoon)(Brief article)
May 01, 2007

Hartford's stag returns in new campaign.(ADVERTISING)(Hartford Financi...
May 01, 2007

Symetra teams up with ESPN.(BRANDING)
May 01, 2007

Happy thoughts.(BRANDING)(Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co)(Brie...
May 01, 2007

New coverage for food processing.(Property/Casualty)(Brief article)
May 01, 2007

Travelers offers wedding cover.(Property/Casualty)(Travelers Insurance...
May 01, 2007

Guardian insures oral cancer screen.(Employee Benefits)(Guardian Life ...
May 01, 2007

Sun Life pioneers income benefit.(Life)(Sun Life Financial introduces ...
May 01, 2007

Life insurance growth rates by product.(SNAPSHOT)(Statistical table)
May 01, 2007

Best's rating changes.(Ratings)
May 01, 2007

Markel Insurance Co. is acquiring the social services program business...
May 01, 2007

Specialist property catastrophe reinsurer PXRE Group LTD. agreed to me...
May 01, 2007

Aon Corp, Tops Marsh in brokerage revenues.(Companies)(Interview)
May 01, 2007

Quote/unquote.(Comment)
May 01, 2007

The art of the up sell: new products drive variable annuity replacemen...
May 01, 2007

Cigna HealthCare.(Tech Bytes)(www.mycigna.com)(Brief article)
May 01, 2007

By the numbers.(Highlights From BestWeek: Briefing)(Report United Stat...
May 01, 2007

Programs leading to a college degree with an insurance-related major.(...
May 01, 2007

Privileges and cooperation: insurers may be asked to set aside attorne...
May 01, 2007

Clearing up long-term care.(Comment)(Brief article)
May 01, 2007

N.J. bid-rigging ruling doesn't end litigation.(Highlights From BestWe...
May 01, 2007

Long-term-care claims denials, rate hikes probed.(Highlights From Best...
May 01, 2007

London begins tallying the risks for 2012 Olympics.(Highlights From Be...
May 01, 2007

Lloyd's Levene warns of rising cat risks.(Highlights From BestWeek: Br...
May 01, 2007

Making the scene.(PRODUCT PLACEMENT)(Brief article)
May 01, 2007

ETFs options in accounts.(SPOTLIGHT)(Exchange-traded funds)(Brief arti...
May 01, 2007

Around the world: North America lags behind other regions when it come...
May 01, 2007

Greenberg says over-regulation is 'ruining' industry.(Highlights From ...
May 01, 2007

Credit insurer warns of U.S., Baltic negatives.(Highlights From BestWe...
May 01, 2007

The fire door: life insurance agents can save financial lives and prot...
May 01, 2007

It's about time.(Editorial)
May 01, 2007

Renewed response: recent mega-disasters have prompted insurers to look...
May 01, 2007

New capital flow slows: the softening property catastrophe market is l...
May 01, 2007

Life insurance in retirement: when a spouse dies, the household's Soci...
May 01, 2007

Designations, designators and degrees: insurance professionals and asp...
May 01, 2007

Deep impact: new Florida homeowners insurance laws are influencing the...
May 01, 2007

Expanding loss control: additional services for homeowners can help bo...
May 01, 2007

Size matters: the extensive equipment being installed in new luxury ho...
May 01, 2007

Trained supervisors can reduce workers' comp claims.(Property/Casualty...
May 01, 2007

Senate Judiciary Chairman wants strict data-security measures.(Technol...
May 01, 2007

Commerce Banc Insurance Services.(adds new service to its website in p...
May 01, 2007

KeepYouSafe.com.(Tech Bytes)(Online Safe Deposit Box service launched)...
May 01, 2007

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners.(Spanish language ...
May 01, 2007

Get with the program: how to build a relationship with a carrier and s...
May 01, 2007

Price check: more tools are needed to make consumer-driven health care...
May 01, 2007

Farmers Group Inc.(acquires Bristol West Holdings Inc. )(Brief article...
May 01, 2007

Castlepoint Holdings Ltd.(money raised from initial public offerings)(...
May 01, 2007

Lloyd's.(Lloyd's Reinsurance Company China Ltd. get license from Chine...
May 01, 2007

Ready ... Action! Before the film rolls, insurers scrutinize actors th...
May 01, 2007

Exchange place: two global technology initiatives are bringing togethe...
May 01, 2007

On the road again: as transportation technology advances, auto insurer...
May 01, 2007

From postcards, to podcasts: independent agencies are using new media ...
May 01, 2007

Tackling 'rogue' designations: is the proliferation of financial servi...
May 01, 2007

3 reasons to replace legacy systems: legacy replacement is achievable ...
May 01, 2007

Through the looking glass: creating a diverse work force can lead to e...
May 01, 2007