Published: June 2010

The Katrina Effect

The Katrina Effect Sidebar: Claims Redux By Rick Cornejo. Cover Feature. Page 24.

The Katrina Effect Sidebar: The Tide Turned By Rick Cornejo. Cover Feature. Page 30.

The Katrina Effect Sidebar: Open for Business By Chad Hemenway. Cover Feature. Page 32.

The Katrina Effect Sidebar: A New Look By Rick Cornejo. Cover Feature. Page 27.

The Katrina Effect Sidebar: Setting an Example By Chad Hemenway. Cover Feature. Page 34.

The Katrina Effect The hurricane's long tail is still shaping claims and underwriting. By Staff. Cover Feature. Page 23.

Field of Dreams Sidebar: Footing the Bill By Lori Chordas. Technology. Page 53.

The Katrina Effect Sidebar: An Alternate Route By Meg Green. Cover Feature. Page 38.

The Katrina Effect Sidebar: The Class of 2005 Grows Up By Staff. Cover Feature. Page 40.

Practicing What They Preach Sidebar: Another Health Insurance Strategy By Al Slavin. Captives. Page 44.

Shopping the International Market Sidebar: A Small World By Lori Chordas. Health/Employee Benefits. Page 51.

The Katrina Effect Sidebar: Five Years, Zero Progress By Jesse A. Hamilton. Cover Feature. Page 36.

A Careful Approach Sidebar: Insurers Find a New Investment By Meg Green. Reinsurance/Capital Markets. Page 64.

Shopping the International Market Sidebar: China: Market Overview By Lori Chordas. Health/Employee Benefits. Page 49.

Shopping the International Market Sidebar: India: Market Overview By Lori Chordas. Health/Employee Benefits. Page 50.

Plugging Away Brit Insurance promotes its brand by sponsoring an annual exhibition and contest run by the London-based Design Museum. By Ron Panko. The Last Word. Page 96.

Opportunity Knocks Given what many customers face, there may be no better time for planning. By Kay I. Dempsey. Life. Page 65.

A Careful Approach Caution prevails as insurers rethink investment strategies. By Meg Green. Reinsurance/Capital Markets. Page 63.

Practicing What They Preach Lyons Cos. takes a group captive approach for its own health benefits plan. By Al Slavin. Captives. Page 42.

Avoiding Catastrophe Aggregation of exposure can be a hindrance for agencies and brokers By Steven R. Pozzi. Property/Casualty. Page 75.

Finding the Right Fit Competition has narrowed the differences among states wanting onshore captive domiciles. By Al Slavin. Captives. Page 58.

Field of Dreams Operational efficiency and cost containment top insurance CIOs' post-recession wish lists. By Lori Chordas. Technology. Page 52.

Make No Mistake Most tax entanglements arise from basic errors. Here's how to avoid common problems. By Paul Dougherty. Regulatory/Law. Page 85.

Returning Sanity To Large Life Plans Prudent pricing and underwriting have been disappearing from group life sales. By Eric Swanson. Life. Page 70.

Building Blocks Business architecture helps carriers close the "integration gap" between IT and the business. By Gates Ouimette. Technology. Page 56.

Underwriting Processes and Disciplines For Stronger Profitability Experts report on the latest challenges and trends in underwriting Technology. Page 88.

Shopping the International Market U.S.-based health plans are scanning overseas horizons for new growth. By Lori Chordas. Health/Employee Benefits. Page 48.

Strings Attached Insurance liquidators can use 'preference statutes' to recall already settled claims. By James Potts & Lynn Hogben. Regulatory/Law. Page 84.

Small-Business Risk May Be an Inside Job When times get tough, workers seem more prone to filing discrimination claims. By Jeffrey O'Shaughnessy. Agent/Broker. Page 47.

Real Sleep-at-Night Insurance Assurance Educating clients about their policies avoids unpleasant surprises when they files claims. By Lance Ewing. Property/Casualty. Page 61.

Segmenting Singles With singles now at 43% of the adult population, life insurers and distributors must find ways to match products with individual needs. By Ron Panko. Life. Page 67.

Best's Review's Annual Corporate Changes 2009 All companies listed are U.S. life/health or property/casualty insurers. Changes occurred in 2009, unless otherwise indicated. By Staff. Regulatory/Law. Page 76.

The Changing Risk Environment for Financial Institutions Experts discuss the state of the financial insitituion insurance market and what brokers, bankers and others need to know. By Staff. Property/Casualty. Page 71.

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