Best's Review-Número 12 100 2000

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Publicación: Best's Review

Número: Número 12 100 2000

Tipo: Normal

Derechos: InC

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The web they weave: insurers have been slower than book sellers and stock brokerages to embrace the Internet for business transactions
David.com vs. Goliath: as e-commerce grows, smaller, online insurers will be better prepared to compete against larger companies
On closer examination: not all customers -or distribors- are created equal. Profitability analysis can help insurers measure their worth
Keeping the peace: insurers trying to develop new outlets for their products have been met with organizational turf wars and agent revolts
Catering to the other customer: retaining tne loyalty of independent agents requires more than upgrading technological systems
Employee benefits held captive: more companies are expected to move their workersn compensation and disability programs into a captive if the U.S. Department of Labor approves the concept
Political barriers: U.S. economic sanctions pose hidden risks to insurers, who face penalties if they do business with corporations and individuals in targeted countries
Take it to court: allstate is turning up the heat on low-damage auto claims, a trend that may be catching on - to the chagrin of trial lawyers
Timing the pitch: the ideal time to market homeowners insurance and mortgage life and disability coverage to homebuyers is before they close the deal
Occupational hazards?: carbonless copy paper, photocopiers and computers expose users to respiratory ailments and headache pain, according to a recent study
Renaissance regulators: a small group of insurance regulators are shaking things up in their home states and leading a regulatory revolution at the national level
Jumping back into the pool: as workersn comp prices rise and the industry shakes out from Unicover, self-insured pools again look refreshing to businesses
Corporate power tool: asset-liability management can help executives make better decisions about what products to bring to market, how to cover their risks and what markets to enter
Altered risks: the international controversy over genetivally modified foods could lead to claims for U.S. insurers
Lessons from Unicover: the collapse of a controversial system for reinsuring workersn compensation risks spotlights the need to rethink the role of reinsurance brokers and to assess the risk that reinsurers wonnt honor their contracts
Safety nets for the future: adverse-development policies help smooth mergers and acquisitions by protecting the buyer from the risks of the sellerns past
Islands in the sun: a disparate caribbean insurance industry seeks common ground in an effort to improve its appetite for risk and to address catastrophe exposures
Indirect selling: Erie Insurance Groupns CEO talks about the companyns plan to maintain strong relationships with its independent agents
RIMS 2000: year of the internet: insurers say theynre putting technology talk into action
Corporate changes: the property-casualty industry saw a wave of mergers, acquisition and movement
Averting disaster: companies should develop early-warning systems to avoid man-made disasters like the Chernobyl nuclear accident and the Exxon-Valdez oil spill
Bracing for a new wave of retirees: countries throughout the world are struggling with a changing retirement landscape: Hong Kong, India and Japan
Modeling older life risks: life insurers writing multimillion-dolar policies for wealthy elderly people are learning that sometimes you have to turn underwriting rules on their head
For the long term: life insurers struggle to offer level-premium term life products that comply with the new Triple X regulation and that meet the needs of their customers
The great privacy debate: insurers, regulators and consumers are struggling to find the perfect balance between protecting privacy and reaping the benefits of sharing personal information
Risky business in cyberspace: in the growing world of e-commerce, insurance companies and brokers face the challenge of identifying internet risks, creating products to transfer them and underwriting the products successfully
Hatching e-commerce ventures: as traditional insurers try to transform themselves into e-businesses, some are spawning separate e-commerce ventures