Best's Review - Número 8 101 2000

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Números: Número 8 101 2000

Tipo: Normal

Direitos: InC

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Automation advantage
Building a better warehouse
Capitalizing on change
Choosing partners : some insurers are using strategic alliances as a quick and profitable alternative to mergers and acquisitions
Code of Ethics : more insurers are hiring ethics officers to set and implement corporate mores
Courting captives : several states are setting up captive insurance domiciles to lure new and old business away from longtime leaders, like Vermont and Hawaii
Focus on the future : Lincoln National is fortifying its niche by building up its arsenal of wealth-accumulation and asset-management products and services
Getting a grasp on e-commerce risks : limited claims history makes it difficult to underwrite new e-commerce risks and to anticipate the claims they will produce
Hostage situation : kidnappings for ransom are on the rise, and insurers are selling more policies to protect executives who travel to high-risk countries
Keeping faith : over-aggressive defense of first-party claims and bad-faith lawsuits can backfire on insurers, leading to verdicts in favor of the plaintiffs
Long-term scare : the vast majority of long-term-care policyholders have never filed a claim. Insurers are hoping they'll be ready when the claims start pouring in
Pickup trucks and captives : a captive insurance company can be used in different ways to transfer risk
Putting it all together
Ready and able
Rethinking the rules : this year, Congress will consider several pieces of legislation that would change how the insurance industry does business
The Art of Medical Underwriting
The big get bigger : Lloyd's gears up for a hard market
Unicove, falling stock may have sealed reliance fate
Unlocking the senior market : understanding the financial, health, emotional and lifestyle concerns of older Americans is key to long-term-care sales