Best's Review - Número 1 103 2002

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Issues: Número 1 103 2002

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A weighty issue : health insurers are helping policyholders lose weight to help trim claims costs
Alliances help american life harvest sales
Being clear up front : insight : there are more areas of potential reinsurance coverage disputes than you may think
Bound by red tape : insight : politics and regulatory procedure hinder industry attempts to set fair rates, make insurance prices affordable and handle claims more efficiently
Brokers and banks create culture clash
Brokers continue to eye consolidation
Building on solid ground : recentt mergers and acquisitions have consolidated much of the surety market among several multiline companies. And despite recent losses, surety remains a profitable and consistent business
Choice is key to quotesmith's selling strategy
Consumer-friendly approach
Cover charge : premiums for professional liability insurance for public companies are likely to skyrocket following years of escalating claims and recent high-profile cases
Giving credit its due : insurers, agents, legislators, regulators and consumers battle to define the role of insurance scoring
Hard market hits fairways : after nearly a decade of competing intensely for new policies, insurers of golf courses are raising rates and turning down some business
IdentityWeb : linking agents and customers
Inreon : setting the stage for reinsurance deals
Insurance scores predict potential for loss
Insurers address flurry of insurance-scoring legislative initiatives
Laws and profts : insight : there are reasons to believe that the industry will quickly return to declining rates and low profits
Life/Health marketplace
Loss/Risk management notes
Near-death experience : opinion : permanent repeal of the estate tax is highly unlikely
No sale : despite Gramm-Leach-Bliley, there are still obstacles holding back bank and insurance company mergers
Preserving the family fortune : with the phaseout of the estate tax far from certain, life insurers stress the need for the wealthy to protect their assets
Progressive's goal : make online buying easy
Shadows of success : despite their low profile, good actuaries make important contributions to the overall success of insurance organizations
The new producers : insurers have a great opportunity to tap into banks' laege customer bases, but they have to be willing to think like banks
The next hurdle : brokers say July 1 reinsurance renewals will be the true test for industry
What works online : some insurers have found the key to unlocking online sales
What's in a brand? : insight : the importance of national and local brands in individual sales depends on the experience and expertise of the producer