Best's Review - Número 9 104 2004

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Números: Número 9 104 2004

Tipo: Normal

Direitos: InC

Título	Autor	Páginas
A credible approach : insight : credit-based insurance scoring is an accurate tool that can expand business and keep it strong
Accentuating the possible : insurers look to 2004 with hopes for a more stable property/Casualty market, expectations for newly merged competitors in the life market and a multimarket awareness of the need to control healthcare costs
All-in-One technology
Asbestos Bill still alive
Blues' conversion not so easy anumore
California comp market flirts with chaos
Call to action : mergers, catastrophes, new laws and a Supreme Court ruling in 2003 shape the insurance landscape for 2004
Credit scoring laws gain ground
E-volutionizing health insurance : technology is driving Humana's success as a health-plan leader and serving as a backbone in its approach to consumer-centric health care
Economy spurs insurers to merge, acquire
Fulfilling : special needs : insurers are playing a critical role in helping families with children with special needs meet the emotional and financially challenging task of planning for the future
High Court Rules on punitive damages
How high-risk pools work
Life/Health marketplace
Loss/Risk management notes
Making more of the middle : insight : insurers must apply a hybrid approach to succeed in a relatively untapped layer of the commercial market
Making the foreign familiar : insight : insurers can reap great benefits by successfully cross-selling life products through property/Casualty agents and advisers
Medical-liability reform stalls
Medicare overhaul bill passes
Mergers realign industry lineup
Moving : toward alignment : insight : a combination of strategy, process, organization and technology is key to unlocking the power of a company's information
Out on a limb : market conditions are making it more difficult for agents to obtain E&O coverage
Property/Casualty marketplace
Providing the personal touch
Pulling it together : high-risk pools can manage HIPAA compliance costs by taking a step-by-step approach
Put your money where your growth is : strategic spending on IT in 2004 is necessary to prepare insurers for the next growth cycle. The question is : which strategy?
Small cats total big losses in 2003
Software vendors drawn to reinsurance
Something to smile about
Standing the test of time : fifteen property/casualty insurers have managed a remarkable feat - maintaining a Best's Rating of A+ or higher for the past 50 years
The birth of a legendary building
The IAS learning curve : insight : the imminent arrival of international accounting standards has profound business implications for insurers
The individualized approach
The right equipment : out of necessity, pragmatism or opportunity, reinsurers are developing primary business with ready-made software
Transcending market cycles : insight : new technologies can help carriers with the underwriting process, thus freeing underwriters to pursue profitable growth and control risk exposure
Virus tops list of dangers : insurance technologists surveyed name the events most likely to stall operations
What is a special-needs trust?