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Articles in March, 1997 issue of National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management

• Labor Dept. eyes agent MEWA deals.(multiple employer welfare arrangements)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• Internet ignorance is not bliss.(Editorial)
• Banking regulator named Ins. Superintendent of N.Y. (New York Banking Superintendent Neil D. Levin)
  by Lonkevich, Dan
• CAT Ltd. forms unit to provide finite products.
  by Jennings, John
• New Bermuda exchange to take on catastrophic risk. (insurers create Bermuda Commodity Exchange, new catastrophe index)
  by Otis, L. H.
• Client bonding spurs outside writing. (captive insurance companies writing third-party policies to provide service to clients of parent)(Captive Insurance Review)
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• Bermuda cos. holding own against competitive mkt. (reinsurance companies increase income despite tough market in late 1996, early 1997)
• CFOs turn to RMs on catastrophes. (Goldman Sachs and Co. survey finds chief financial officers rely on risk managers)
  by Katz, David M.
• Property-casualty mkt. softest ever, IMMS finds.(Insurance Marketing and Management Services)
  by Pasher, Victoria Sonshine
• Diversification might help boost ratings for RRGs. (risk retention groups)
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• NAIC model privacy act worries workers' comp. writers. (National Association of Insurance Commissioners, privacy of medical records)
  by Otis, L.H.
• Chafee looks for Superfund deal. (Sen John Chafee's proposed Superfund reform legislation)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• Insurers falling behind in Internet race, study finds.(study commissioned by Booz-Allen and Hamilton management and technology consultants)
  by Pasher, Victoria Sonshine
• California malpractice limit attacked. (new bill would lift cap on medical malpractice noneconomic damages in certain circumstances)
• Health ins. Bill of Rights introduced in Congress. (bill deals with quality of care standards in managed care, health insurance plans)
  by Fisher, Mary Jane
• Catastrophe survival still guesswork, insurers say.(Bermuda catastrophe insurers)
  by Otis, L.H.
• Sedgwick names Kutella president. (Sedgwick Inc., Ronald J. Kutella)
  by Gjertsen, Lee Ann
• Peace set to break out for the NAIC, Vermont and RRGs. (National Association of Insurance Commissioners, risk retention groups)(Captive Insurance Review)
  by Lonkevich, Dan
• Focus on quality, sales, service key to success.
  by Dornan, Tom
• La. adds insurers to suit over tobacco co. liability. (Louisiana)
  by Lonkevich, Dan
• State auditor blasts California dept. (report highlights Insurance Department's financial problems, backlog of consumer complaints)
  by Howard, J.C.
• Competition seen 'squeezing' reinsurance market.
  by Niedzielski, Joe
• Workplace violence emerging as serious workers' comp. issue.
  by Gjertsen, Lee Ann
• Urban agents group starts recruiting members. (insurance industry, Urban Agents Association of America)
  by Hartnett-Barry, Joan
• Full superfund retro liability repeal unlikely, Rep. warns.(Republican Congressman Sherwood Boehlert of the subcommittee on the Superfund)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• Multiline insurers look to spur life sales by agents.
  by Niedzielski, Joe
• W. Va. insurers hit with 'minor' suit. (West Virginia; lawsuit regarding insurance claim settlements with injured minors)
  by Lonkevich, Dan
• Mental health 'bill of rights' issued.
  by Fisher, Mary Jane
• Lloyd's to appeal U.S. court loss. (Lloyd's of London to challenge ruling allowing US investors to sue)
  by Jennings, John
• NCCI postpones conversion decision. (National Council on Compensation Insurance; for-profit status)
  by Lonkevich, Dan
• Finding your niche no easy task, insurers told.(niche marketing)
  by Gjertsen, Lee Ann
• OCC delays R.I. bank ruling; NAIC urges state oversight. (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Rhode Island; National Association of Insurance Commissioners)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• Internet oversight lacking, NAIC survey reveals. (National Association of Insurance Commissioners finds only 14 states track online sales)
  by Otis, L.H.
• Multi-yr., multi-risk capacity rising.
  by Howard, Lisa S.
• Electronic data interchange holds promise for workers' comp.
  by Carmichael, Dan
• Regulators must saddle up to police the wild, wild Web. (insurance regulators)(World Wide Web)(Editorial)
• Cigna plan hits hurdle in Pa. court.(Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court vacates insurance department decision to allow restructuring)
  by Jennings, John
• Fla. hits wide disparity in prop. premium credits. (Florida insurance department to develop uniform standards for property insurance deductibles)
  by Adams, Michael H.
• Consumer credit info matters in underwriting.(Another Perspective)(Column)
  by Boyd, Lamont D.
• Commercial deregulation debated. (commercial insurance)(National Assn. of Professional Surplus Lines Offices Midyear Convention Report)
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• New opportunities open new E&O exposures. (insurance industry errors and omissions)(Column)
  by Jaffe, Alfred I.
• Captives seen blooming in smaller cos. (small companies adding captive insurance companies)(Captive Insurance Review)
  by Gjertsen, Lee Ann
• Combine business, tech goals, insurers warned. (panel discussion at Intech Expo '97 examines insurance industry use of technology)
  by Pasher, Victoria Sonshine
• NAAA puts up fight to serve on N.J. task force. (National Auto Agents Alliance wants representation on New Jersey advisory council)
  by Pasher, Victoria Sonshine
• CEO focus curbs losses, RM says. (Weyerhaeuser Co. risk manager Gary Baxter highlights chief executive officer's role)
  by Katz, David M.
• Aging baby boomers impact workers' comp. costs.(Financial Insights)(Column)
  by Mooney, Sean F.
• Tobacco cos. offer olive branch to insurers in coverage war. (insurance coverage related to tobacco litigation)
  by Lonkevich, Dan
• The fall and rise of customer service. (insurance industry)
  by Steinberg, Robert M.
• EQE resolves flap with Calif. Earthquake Authority.(EQE International Inc.)
  by Howard, J.C.
• State briefs: California.(tobacco industry and product liability laws; actions of California Insurance Commissioner Charles Quackenbush)
• Liberty signs Golden Eagle re deal. (Liberty Mutual Group becomes reinsurer for Golden Eagle Insurance Co.)
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• Calif. dept. clarifies EQE stance.(earthquake insurance from non-resident surplus lines brokers)
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• NAMIC capital facility issues first surplus note. (National Assn of Mutual Insurance Companies)
  by Lonkevich, Dan
• Money managers see rise in aggressive captive investing.(Captive Insurance Review)
  by Niedzielski, Joe
• Health care linkups spurring new captive uses. (healthcare mergers and integrations; captive insurers)
  by Katz, David M.
• Fast track seen for fin. services bill. (liberalized financial services modernization bill would affect insurance regulation)
  by Connolly, Jim
• Nationwide dons several cat covers. (insurer guards against catastrophes by issuing notes, forming credit facility)
  by Niedzielski, Joe
• More U.K. risk managers report to boards, CFO.(chief financial officer)
  by Howard, Lisa S.
• New fraud schemes develop to challenge workers' comp. writers.
  by Jay, Dennis
• Mining risk facility is launched. (Mining Insurance Ltd. will insure mining firms)
  by Howard, Lisa S.
• Calif. auto rules off to rocky start.(new laws force motorists to get insurance)
• Separating Internet rhetoric from reality.(Technology Today)(Column)
  by Maciag, Gregory A.
• NAPSLO looks to keep up with changes in industry.(National Assn. of Professional Surplus Lines Offices Midyear Convention Report)
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• Guess who wasn't invited to Congress? (House Banking Committee Financial Institutions Subcommittee fails to invite insurance regulators to hearing on financial services reform)
• Insured storm damages hit $265M across seven states.
  by Jennings, John
• Third-party business: the tax angle.(Captive Insurance Review)
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• For Ireland's IFSC: the road is still rising to meet it. (International Financial Services Centre's tax rate, European access attract insurers to Dublin)(International Scene)(Column)
  by Jennings, John
• CICA sees exec. director as 'marketer.' (Captive Insurance Companies Association names Gregory L. Edford as executive director)
  by Katz, David M.
• Pension simplification: round two.(proposals presented by the Association of Private Pension and Welfare Plans)(Editorial)
• Insurers face big liabilities as tobacco battle heats up.
  by Gjertsen, Lee Ann
• Fla. debates plans to close down state's WC second injury fund. (workers' compensation)
  by Adams, Michael H.
• Allstate sees claims as crucial to profits. (insurance claims)
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• Actuaries battle over Golden Eagle. (Golden Eagle Insurance Co.)
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• Fla. looks to take over WC insurer. (PCA Property and Casualty Insurance Co., workers' compensation carrier)
  by Adams, Michael H.
• Re broker E.W. Blanch expands its global reach. (reinsurer acquires majority interest in Swire Fraser Holdings Ltd. from Swire Pacific Ltd.)
  by Jennings, John
• Insurer edge seen in securitization.(securitization of risk)
  by Otis, L.H.
• Agencies expand through distribution network. (Satellite Insurance Agency Alliance)
  by Pasher, Victoria Sonshine
• Bermuda preparing for Clinton plan. (Clinton Administration taxation of captive insurance companies in 1997 proposed budget)(Captive Insurance Review)
  by Otis, L.H.
• Smaller, special targeting bolsters mid-sized brokers. (property/casualty insurance brokers)
  by Gjertsen, Lee Ann
• Insurance stocks continue to beat out DJIA, S&P 500. (Dow Jones Industrial Average, Standard and Poor's 500)(Column)
  by Meakin, Thomas K.

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