National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management

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Articles in June 1996 issue of National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management

• Databases make fraud fight easier.
  by Esters, Stephanie D.
• Brokerage M&A activity takes many different forms. (merger and acquisition)
  by Cohen, Jay A.
• NAIC codification project needs new approach.(National Association of Insurance Commissioners' attempt to codify insurance industry's statutory accounting principles)(Column)
  by Lawson, Rodger S.
• Putting it together to save millions at Chubb & Son.(1996 IASA Showcase of Technology, Products and Services)
• Valuation software for the insurance industry.(1996 IASA Showcase of Technology, Products and Services)
• Comptroller likely to assert bank anti-tying statute.(Office of the Comptroller of the Currency guidelines governing national bank insurance sales)
  by Friedman, Amy S.
• Mental health parity plan hikes premiums 8.7%.
  by Fisher, Mary Jane
• Employers, insurers resist mental health benefit 'parity.'
  by West, Diane
• Supreme Court rejects tax on premiums to foreign ins.
  by Brostoff, Steven
• Auto agents bash banks-in-insurance.(National Auto Agents Alliance)
  by Pasher, Victoria Sonshine
• Farewell to a very different insurance industry.(Another Perspective)(Column)
  by Beck, Lowell R.
• Privacy group wants FBI off NICB's board.
  by Esters, Stephanie D.
• Auto liability can be tricky for corporate users.(Column)
  by Wolters, Eugene F.
• Year 2000 crisis looms for insurers.
  by Meador, Lawrence C.
• Regional brokerages look to offer global service.
  by Howard, Lisa H.
• Debate flares on for bank-ins. sales in Texas.(interim procedures regarding insurance sales by banks)
  by Friedman, Amy S.
• AMS creates new division to facilitate service. (AMS Services Inc.)(1996 IASA Showcase of Technology, Products and Services)
• Insurers dig out from under with Folio view software.(1996 IASA Showcase of Technology, Products and Services)
  by Niepold, Frank
• Fair, Isaac offers credit risk review.(National Association of Insurance Commissioners enquiry)
  by Otis, L.H.
• Failure of Lloyd's no big deal, Utah report says.
  by Jennings, John
• Risk managers lack goals, British buyer tells his peers. (Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co.'s David Ovenden)
  by Howard, Lisa S.
• S&P rates divided Cigna as Triple-B.(Standard and Poor's Corp.)
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• High court backs insurers in liquidation battle.
  by Brostoff, Steven
• 24-hour cover interest seen at 'all-time high.'(combination of workers' compensation and health insurance coverage)(National Association of Insurance Commissioners Summer 1996 Meeting)
  by Gilbert, Evelyn
• Calif. quake fund tax break sought in Congress.
• Aetna wins two battles on New York capitation.(Aetna Health Plans wins New York state capitation cases)
  by Bell, Allison
• Texas hits proposal on insurer data. (associate insurance commissioner)
  by Otis, L. H.
• Stress on speedy cleanups changing pollution services.(Risk Management Employee Benefits Services Review)
  by Niedzielski, Joe
• Lloyd's Name recounts woes in 'Risky Business.'(Betsy Luessenhop) (Profile)
  by Howard, Lisa S.
• Color printers can help in winning business.(1996 IASA Showcase of Technology, Products and Services)
• Int'l investment--insurer portfolios go global.(1996 IASA Showcase of Technology, Products and Services)
  by Ferrante, Scott
• Insurance cite NAIC threat to surplus.(National Association of Insurance Commissioners' statutory accounting regulation)
  by Otis, L.H.
• Swiss Re America reports improved first-quarter results.(Brief Article)
• IPC makes counter offer to acquire Tempest Re. (IPC Holdings)
  by Jennings, John
• $800M Calif. auto overcharge alleged.
• Model investment law adoption put off until Fall.(National Association of Insurance Commissioners Summer 1996 Meeting)
  by Connolly, Jim
• ADR uses doubles in CGL disputes, survey finds.(alternative dispute resolution, commercial general liability insurance policies)
  by Esters, Stephanie
• Insurers fight Calif. 'good driver' regs.
• Bermuda cat cos. still a good bet for investment.(property-catastrophe insurance companies)
  by Jennings, John
• Internet poses regulatory challenges.
  by Otis, L. H.
• An unholy mix: managed care, managed death. (possible existence of assisted suicide services in managed-care setting)(Risk Management Beat)(Column)
  by Katz, David M.
• Why is it that our very best customers do not like us?(Financial Insights)(Column)
  by Mooney, Sean F.
• Communications outsourcing offers competitive advantage.(1996 IASA Showcase of Technology, Products and Services)
  by O'Connor, Brendan K.
• It's ten o'clock: do you know where your rating is?(1996 IASA Showcase of Technology, Products and Services)
  by Cobb, Reilly
• Technology can help integrate disability benefits. (Insurance Accounting and Systems Association convention)
  by West, Diane
• Japanese firm gets permission to trade with Lloyd's directly.(Brief Article)
• NAIC studies bank insurance sales. (National Association of Insurance Commissioners)
  by Friedman, Amy S.
• Risk retention groups win court battle in La.
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• NCCI for-profit discussion draws regulators' attention.(National Council on Compensation Insurance)(National Association of Insurance Commissioners Summer 1996 Meeting)
  by Gilbert, Evelyn
• Nay was a merry month for insurance stockholders.(Column)
  by Meakin, Thomas K.
• New Web sites offer rating tool, instant quotes.(http: tywell.com and http: mi.compareinsurance.com)
  by Pasher, Victoria Sonshine
• Industry comes up short on long-term care.(insurance industry)(Editorial)
• Agent database plan gains support.(National Association of Insurance Commissioners to vote on producer information network)
  by Otis, L.H.
• Labor lashes out at Pa. WC reform legislation. (workers' compensation reform effort in Pennsylvania criticized by unions)
  by Gilbert, Evelyn
• Severance plan design goes in-house.
  by Esters, Stephanie D.
• Bartlett warns: state regulation 'very threatened.' (Maryland Insurance Commissioner Dwight Bartlett)
  by Piontek, Stephen
• Industry trends - past, present and future.(property and casualty insurance)(1996 IASA Showcase of Technology, Products and Services)
  by Katzman, Gerald
• The benefits of integration and outsourcing.(1996 IASA Showcase of Technology, Products and Services)
  by Buckley, Jerry C.
• Take control of outsourcing, risk mgrs. advised. (Public Risk and Insurance Management Association conference; "Survival of the Fittest" seminar)
  by Katz, David M.
• U.K.'s Commercial Union to open rep. office in Shanghai.(Brief Article)
• Commissioners back multi-state tests. (state insurance commissioners)
  by Otis, L.H.
• NAIC relaxes deadlines on accreditation.(National Association of Insurance Commissioners)
  by Otis, L.H.
• Most captives should be shut down, expert says.(risk management consultant Paul Bawcutt)
  by Howard, Lisa S.
• Insurers help to fight church fires.
  by Esters, Stephanie D.
• N.Y. Gov. lets banks have insurance subsidiaries.(New York Governor George Pataki)
  by Friedman, Amy S.
• Technology gap spells doom for smaller agencies.(Agency-Company Organization for Research and Development study of insurance agency automation)(Column)
  by Friedman, Sam
• Internet seen booming as medium for risk data.(evolution of risk management information systems)
  by Katz, David M.
• Mass. approves urban insurance availability law. (Massachusetts)
  by Hartnett-Barry, Joan
• House bill looks to promote small-co. pensions.
  by Brostoff, Steven
• The industry needs your involvement, support.(1996 IASA Showcase of Technology, Products and Services)
  by Barth, Mary Jane
• Relieving the burden of regulatory reporting.(1996 IASA Showcase of Technology, Products and Services)
  by Flannery, James J.
• Some outsourcing solutions for property writers.(1996 IASA Showcase of Technology, Products and Services)
• RM lessons learned from Okla. City blast recovery. (risk managers; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Public Risk and Insurance Management Association conference; "After Oklahoma: Prevention and Recovery" seminar)
  by Katz, David M.
• Deadline extended on Illinois bank-insurance bill.
  by Friedman, Amy S.
• Deregulation pushed for large risks.(National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Summer 1996 Meeting)
  by Otis, L.H.
• Buyer input in restructurings eyed. (National Association of Insurance Commissioners Summer 1996 Meeting)
  by Otis, L.H.
• BMW providing theft cover free through captive vehicle.(BMW South Africa, auto theft insurance)
  by Howard, Lisa S.
• Bank sales slow to grow in P-C insurance market.(property casualty insurance)
  by Gilbert, Evelyn
• Agents' Internet marketing interest exploding.(Foundation for Issues Research and Management finds Internet to be powerful marketing tool for insurance agents)
  by Pasher, Victoria Sonshine
• IIAA, Council eye findings of QIC survey.(Independent Insurance Agents of America, Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers, Quality Insurance Congress)
  by Pasher, Victoria Sonshine