Best's Review-Número 10 106 2006

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Publicación: Best's Review

Número: Número 10 106 2006

Tipo: Normal

Derechos: InC

Título	Autor	Páginas
Searching for a cause. Adjusters struggle to find out whether wind or flood produced Katrina¿s devastation
A new vision. As agents and carriers recognize the underserved insurance needs of African-American and urban markets, competition for these groups is heating up
Follow the leader. As Wal-Mart and other mega-employers offer health savings accounts, some industry experts believe it¿s only a matter of time until more companies jump on the HSA bandwagon
Retirement coaches. As Americans fret abouttheir post-career lives, insurers see big opportunities to help
Regulator Yearbook. The 2006 Insurance Commissioners
Investment assessment. A look back at how property/casualty insurers¿ investment strategies have fared since 1999
Super regulator at work. United Kingdom¿s Financial Services Authority adjusts to its broadening role
Environmental claims. Excess-umbrella carriers may have to clean up after government-mandated orders
Digital rescue. How three insurers used technology to solve underwriting problems, including speed, pricing and accumulation of risk
At your service. Service-oriented architecture is a tool for the adaptive enterprise
Insuring the intangible : electronic intellectual-property exposures are growing rapidly for companies and businesses, while new technologies and practices also may put individuals at risk
Covering the unthinkable : in today¿s world, no insurance package is really complete without terrorism insurance
Holistic risk management : agents and brokers offer services to help consumers deal with a changing world
Weathering change : insurers must realize that the 2005 mega-storms were not an anomaly, but a harbinger of things to come
A big step up. If the life settlement industry can make its business easier to understand, years of impressive growth could follow
Nothing to lose but chains : rather than allow ourselves to stagnate at a time of great opportunity, we underwriters must become more involved
Medical breakthrough : Dr. David Brailer is moving the goal of electronic health records for most Americans, along with a national health information technology infrastructure, closer to reality
Status Quo vs. Change. Unraveling the knots in the current health-care system will require strategies bigger than any single enterprise
Diagnosis: expect growth spurt. Poland leads health insurance modernization among the former Soviet satellite states
Preparing for the worst : a two-pronged disaster management plan requires preparation and practice in responding to natural and man-made perils
Producing results : producer lifecycle management can improve recruiting, contracting and appointing agents