Published: March 2010

The Big Question

The Big Question How will the EU's Solvency II regulations play out for capitves? By Ron Panko. Reinsurance/Capital Markets. Page 20.

The Big Question Sidebar: A.M. Best: Solvency II and Captives By Ron Panko. Reinsurance/Capital Markets. Page 21.

The Big Question Sidebar: Will Solvency II Send Captives Packing? By Ron Panko. Reinsurance/Capital Markets. Page 22.

Growing Up Dubai's government-conceived financial hub is still in its 'infant' stage of development. By Iris Lai. Reinsurance/Capital Markets. Page 28.

A Rebirth Vanuatu is reviving its captive business by improving its regulations. By Iris Lai. Reinsurance/Capital Markets. Page 30.

The Comeback Singapore's captive maqrket is poised to revive following the global financial crisis. By Rebecca Ng. Reinsurance/Capital Markets. Page 32.

Getting Together Insurers are offering integrated benefits to lessen administrative complexity and to lower costs for employers. By Lori Chordas. Health/Employee Benefits. Page 34.

Getting Together Sidebar: Data Intensive By Lori Chordas. Health/Employee Benefits. Page 35.

Unsettled Weather The NAIC's first climate survey aims for a high response rate despite resistance from some quarters. By Al Slavin. Regulatory/Law. Page 38.

Unsettled Weather Sidebar: Willis Research Network Helps Fill Climate Gap By Al Slavin. Regulatory/Law. Page 39.

Redesigning Retirement Variable annuity writers are moving in new directions with their lifetime income products. By Ron Panko. Life. Page 42.

Redesigning Retirement Sidebar: Insurers Transform Other Annuities, Too By Ron Panko. Life. Page 44.

A Soft Landing A quiet hurricane season keeps renewal rates down. By Meg Green. Reinsurance/Capital Markets. Page 46.

A Soft Landing Sidebar:UK, Europe See Flat Rates By Meg Green, David Pilla. Reinsurance/Capital Markets. Page 48.

Issues and Answers Agent/Broker Careers 2010 By Staff. Agent Issues. Page 49.

All Systems Go Amid a massive overhaul of the US medical coding system, health plans strive to meet the 2013 compliance deadline. By Lori Chordas. Technology. Page 59.

All Systems Go Sidebar: Are Vendors Ready? By Lori Chordas. Technology. Page 59.

Self-Service at the Click of a Button Technical tools will help general greater customer loyalty, retention and additional business. By Robert Lewis. Technology. Page 62.

World's Largest Insurers Span the Globe Top players include five companies based in the United States and Canada By Staff. Companies. Page 64.

Yes, Even Agency Employees Steal More workers may something to hide in hard economic times. By Sharon Cunningham. Agent/Broker. Page 69.

Many Happy Returns Advanced direct-marketing tools can boost sales and bottom-line results. By Matt Graham. Agent/Broker. Page 70.

Many Happy Returns Sidebar: Portals to Profits By Matt Graham. Agent/Broker. Page 71.

The Mute Minority Some underwriters and medical directors stick to EKGs and treadmill tests despite the emergency of a superior blood test. By Hank George. Life. Page 72.

Lessons Learned Will Lead to Bright Future For the insurance industry, regaining a pre-eminent role in financial services may require a look back. By Robert W. MacDonald. Life. Page 73.

Proving Ground The coming carbon-capture market underscores the challenges for insurers that cover untried technology. By Al Slavin. Regulatory/Law. Page 74.

Proving Ground Sidebar: Torus: Drilling Down for Market Share By Al Slavin. Regulatory/Law. Page 75.

Proving Ground Sidebar: GCube: Tilting Toward the Wind By Al Slavin. Regulatory/Law. Page 76.

Proving Ground Sidebar: Iridium: Closing the 'Information Transfer Gap' By Al Slavin. Regulatory/Law. Page 77.

A Matter of Fact A federal appeals court finds signs of bias after an insurer stopped paying a total-disability claim. By Frank N. Darras. Regulatory/Law. Page 79.

PIPE Lines Insurers are providing alternative sources of funds in a capital-starved economy. By Paul L. Lee, Gregory V. Gooding, Alexander R. Cochran and Jeremy Rossman. Reinsurance/Capital Markets. Page 80.

PIPE Lines Sidebar: Shareholder Approval By Paul L. Lee, Gregory V. Gooding, Alexander R. Cochran and Jeremy Rossman. Reinsurance/Capital Markets. Page 82.

PIPE Lines Sidebar: Governance Rules By Paul L. Lee, Gregory V. Gooding, Alexander R. Cochran and Jeremy Rossman. Reinsurance/Capital Markets. Page 82.

Growth Proposition Federal spending on health care information technology is not without risk management issues. By Steven R. Pozzi. Property/Casualty. Page 84.

Evasive Maneuvers How to fight back against misrepresented auto insurance applications and claims. By Jeff Reynolds. Property/Casualty. Page 85.

Evasive Maneuvers Sidebar: Building and Using a Rate Evasion Detection Tool By Jeff Reynolds. Property/Casualty. Page 86.

To Keep Clients, Hit the Highway Commercial customers want face-to-face relationships with their insurers. By Lance Ewing. Property/Casualty. Page 88.

The Future of Risk Management A look at three possible scenarios. By Henry Essert. Regulatory/Law. Page 91.

Sky High Great American Insurance will soon become a big part of a new Cincinnati landmark. By Lori Chordas. The Last Word. Page 96.

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