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Articles in March, 2004 issue of National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management

• New York City settling claims via the web: when offers from both sides overlap within a set range, a deal is struck.(Tech trends: claims)
  by Hays, Daniel
• Can RRGs, captives save nursing homes?(Corporate Insurance Buyers Report)(nursing homes liability insurance through risk retention groups and captives)
  by Kramer, Christopher L.
• Oxley plan draws industry support.(The News)(Michael Oxley)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• Doesn't a homeowners policy cover household items when they are being moved?(Coverage Q&A)(Brief Article)
• Regulators hesitate on med mal proposal: consumer groups slam report urging non-economic damage award restrictions.(NAIC Report)
  by Ha, Michael
• Equitas settles Travelers claims for $245 million: over half of payments related to asbestos bodily injury losses, put in trust.(The News)(Equitas Holdings Ltd.)(Travelers Property Casualty Corp.)
  by Hays, Daniel
• Agents locked in game of survivor: hard market or soft, entrepreneurial agencies can excel.(Agent/Broker, insurance)
  by Curry, Edward
• New sales strategies raise E&O risk.(Agent/Broker E&O)(agents going the extra mile for their customers risk errors and omissions claims)
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• Med mal reform bill derailed.(Top Stories Of The Week)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• Regulatory reform realities.(Capitol Insights)(insurance regulatory reform analysis)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• 'Barroom talk' testimony out of synch.(WTC Trial Update)
  by Ha, Michael
• Consumer groups clash with NAIC president.(Regulation)(Ernst Csiszar, National Association of Insurance Commissioners)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• Agent accidentally sparks anthrax scare.(Marketing Mishap)(insurance agent sends out Tylenol tablets to solve "insurance headaches" by mail)(Brief Article)
  by Ha, Michael
• IIABA sets D.C. speakers.(Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America scheduled George Allen and Barney Frank as speakers at the National Legislative Conference )(Brief Article)
• Csiszar rebukes critics.(NAIC Report)(Ernst Csiszar, National Association of Insurance Commissioners )
  by Ha, Michael
• A little more PR couldn't hurt.(The Agent Beat)(better public relations needed for the insurance industry)
  by Ruquet, Mark E.
• Carriers put the squeeze on agents.(Another Perspective)
  by Curry, Edward D.
• Has Sarbanes-Oxley 'gone too far'?(Top Stories Of The Week)
  by Ruquet, Mark E.
• Confusion reigns at WTC trial.(A View From The Press Box)
  by Friedman, Sam
• Safeco sells life insurance, broker units for $1.4 b.(Lets Make A Deal)(Safeco Corp. sells Safeco Life & Investments Co. and Talbot Financial Corp.)
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• New platforms promise savings: Xerox says products on the platforms will 'transform' workflows.(Agency technology: on the cutting edge)(Xerox DocuTech 100 and 120 Copier/Printers)
  by Trembly, Ara C.
• Insurers lag on enterprise RM: study finds lack of clarity over what concept means to different companies.(Corporate Insurance Buyers Report)(enterprise risk management )
  by McDonald, Caroline
• 'Bad boys' in cyberspace.(The Tech Guru)(employees as cyber-criminals)
  by Trembly, Ara C.
• NAIC lets industry settle collateral dispute.(Alien Reinsurance)(National Association of Insurance Commissioners)
  by Ha, Michael
• Making sure that merchants' diamonds are not only forever, but secure; jewelers block demonstrates industry's specialty skills.(Inland Marine)
  by Price, David J.
• Money isn't everything for young agents.(Young Agent Compensation)
  by Ruquet, Mark E.
• Howdy, partner!(A View From The Press Box)(comment on Michael Oxley's federal-state partnership plan regulating insurance)(Editorial)
  by Friedman, Sam
• St. Paul-travelers marriage gains Connecticut's Blessings.(Merger Clears Hurdle)(related article: What's to come)
  by Ha, Michael
• 80/20: the golden rule for sales reps.(Agency Best Practices)
  by Doran, Tom
• What brokers are saying.(at the 2004 PLUS Directorrs and Officers Conference)(Brief Article)
• New plumbing for an old system.(Agency technology: on the cutting edge)(Metaserver Inc. introduced iConnect, agency interface solution )
  by Ruquet, Mark E.
• Claims software directory.(Directory)
• RRGs: the 'last best hope' for state regs?(Buyers Report)(risk retention groups)
  by Myers, Robert H., Jr.
• Limited med mal bill proposed.(medical malpractice reform )(Brief Article)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• Are you NU's next 'Agency Of The Year?'.
• Combating the contractors equipment theft epidemic.(Inland marine: equipment theft)
  by Stoik, L. Pat
• WTC broker grilled over coverage: questions raised on interaction with underwriters, risk manager.(Trial Update)(Timothy Crowley's testimony)
  by Ha, Michael
• HUD regs threaten nursing home captives.(Medical Malpractice)(Department of Housing and Urban Development)
  by McDonald, Caroline
• Set it and forget it?(Agency technology: on the cutting edge)(insurance)
  by Durland, Stuart S.
• WTC broker testimony may bolster insurers' cause.(Top Stories Of The Week)(Timothy Boyd's testimony)
  by Ha, Michael
• How long will D&O prices defy gravity?(D&O Update)(Directors' and officers' liability insurance)
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• Don't hold your breath on tort reform, RMs told.(In Washington)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• Trial lawyers deplore Greenberg's 'terrorist' label.(The news: top stories of the week)(Maurice Greenberg)
  by Ha, Michael
• Insurer financial strength worries risk managers.(Corporate Insurance Buyers Report)
  by Hays, Daniel
• Insurers challenge credibility of WTC's risk manager.(Trial Update)(Robert Strachan)
  by Ha, Michael
• London rides hard market wave.(Report from London)(Industry Overview)
  by Sanders, John
• Hub makes its biggest acquisition: spends $90 million for Safeco's Talbot brokerage unit.(Agent/Broker)(Hub International buys Talbot Financial)
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• Bad comp structure can sink agency: paying the same commission rate for new and renewal business stymies growth.(Producer Compensation)
  by Ruquet, Mark E.
• Age before beauty, top court rules.(Top Stories Of The Week)(US Supreme Court decision in General Dynamics Land Systems v. Cline regarding interpretation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• Producers must be 'picture perfect' to convince clients to switch agencies.(The Wedge)(commercial agents' marketing practices)
  by Schwantz, Randy
• Choosing an ISP.(Agent Q & A)(Internet service provider)
• Today's software is built for change.(Tech trends: software)
  by Seybold, John
• Tougher RRG Regs could hurt insurance buyers.(Corporate Insurance Buyers Report)(risk retention groups)
  by Mead, Michael R.
• Changes in the wind for inland marine.(Inland marine: challenges)(Industry Overview)
  by Thompson, Kevin B.
• Captives cite re as biggest woe.(CICA Report)(reinsurance top concern for captives)(Brief Article)
  by McDonald, Caroline
• Moving is stressful, but not that stressful: putting an urban legend to rest.(Did You Know?)(Brief Article)
• IASA unveils meeting agenda.(Insurance Accounting and Systems Association)(Brief Article)
• Asbestos bill deadline set.(The News)(Brief Article)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• Small business now big business for insurers.(Small Commercial Lines)(Cover Story)
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• When is a 'customer' not a 'client'?(Agent/Broker E&O)(insurance brokers should sell requested products to customers, not advise them as clients)
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• WTC photos revisited.(A View From The Press Box)
  by Freidman, Sam
• Deutsche Bank, insurers settle dispute over fate of building.(Sept. 11 Damage Settlement)(Brief Article)
  by Ha, Michael
• Agents urged to push for 'Real Time': doing transactions 'promptly' online cuts costs, boosts efficiency, helps clients.(Agent/Broker)(Agents Council for Technology report)
  by Ruquet, Mark E.
• NAIC enhances outreach to feds.(Regulation)(National Association of Insurance Commissioners)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• Insurers 'loud and clear' on TRIA.(NAIC Report)(Terrorism Risk Insurance Act)
  by Ha, Michael
• Silverstein on hot seat at WTC trial.(Gag Order Violated)(Larry Silverstein)
  by Ha, Michael
• Bigger isn't always better with compensation: higher commission rates isn't the only carrot agents can dangle to boost sales.(Producer Compensation)(Cover Story)
  by Stipe, Kevin
• E-mail: let's get naked!(The Tech Guru)(when sending email, ask yourself if that information could potentially harm anyone)
  by Trembly, Ara C.
• Agency market share shifts to regional insurers: consolidation among national carriers prompts agents to seek alternative writers.(Agent/Broker)(statistical data included)
  by Ruquet, Mark E.
• Can tech turn Main St. into Easy St.? While agents enjoy ease of doing business online, some fear that techurdles will it make it harder for them to place certain risks.(Small Commercial Lines)(Cover Story)
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• Reform bill on fast track?(Top Stories Of The Week)(insurance regulatory reform)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• Brokers face challenges in D&O market.(D&O Update)
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• Eight rules for growth in any market.(Sales Tips)
  by Curry, Edward
• ERM success checklist.(No One Size Fits All)(Enterprise-wide Risk Management)(Brief Article)
  by McDonald, Caroline
• Is there a purple cow in your agency's future?(Agency Best Practices)
  by Reagan, Bobby
• WTC fine art losses undervalued.(Inland marine: art losses)
  by McDonald, Caroline
• Peer pressure fuels agency performance: APPEX association establishes 250 benchmarks in a quarterly report.(Profile)(Agency Peak Performance Exchange, an agency association )
  by Ruquet, Mark E.
• WTC judge banishes Silverstein from court.(Beats Contempt Charge)( Judge Michael Mukasey )
  by Ha, Michael
• St. Paul emphasizes global reach.(St. Paul Companies Inc. launched a national campaign showing they can handle international exposures)
  by Ruquet, Mark E.
• Home-businesses go bare.(Personal Lines)(majority of home-based businesses do not have insurance )
  by Ruquet, Mark E.

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