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

• Industry groups back Oxley idea.(Positive Feedback)(Michael Oxley plan to reform insurance regulation )
  by Brostoff, Steven
• New computers: where to buy them.(Agency technology: on the cutting edge)
  by Trembly, Ara C.
• Risk manager salaries rise despite tough economy: jobs still hard to come by, especially for those who lack advanced skill set.(Risk Management Compensation)(statistical data included)(Cover Story)
  by Friedman, Sam
• Is terrorism coverage adequate?(Brief Article)
• Readers like new NU!(A View From The Press Box)(Editorial)
  by Friedman, Sam
• Specialty insurers positioned to outperform again in '04?(Analyst's Perspective)
  by Keefe, John
• SANs help manage huge data flows.(Data storage: insurers)(storage area networks)
  by Staff, Brian
• When popcorn is toxic.(Emerging Issues)(Brief Article)
• Environmental insurance: crucial coverage in a volatile climate: what brokers need to know to protect their clients and themselves from E&O claims.(Environmental: broker opportunities)
  by Gilbertson, Peter A.
• Risk managers clam up when media call: legal hurdles on interviews one of many new challenges buyers say they face.(Risk Management Trends)(Cover Story)
  by Friedman, Sam
• Not all captive states alike for RRGs.(Corporate Insurance Buyers Report)
  by Cutts, Karen
• Asbestos reform fails to move past key Hurdle.(This Just In)(Brief Article)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• It was the right thing then. It's the right thing now.
• Judge rejects Silverstein plea to return.(WTC Trial Update)(Judge Michael Mukasey won't let Larry Silverstein back into the courtroom )
  by Ha, Michael
• What to look for in an ISP.(Agent Q & A)(Interview)
• What are you worth?(A View From The Press Box)(risk manager's job)(Editorial)
  by Friedman, Sam
• RIMS presidency will be demanding, candidates warned.(Hail To The Chief)(Brief Article)
  by McDonald, Caroline
• 9/11 spotlights business interruption threat: what is the art and science of establishing the accurate limit of coverage?(RM Tools & Techniques)
  by Reitz, Diana
• SOX for insurers: protecting the public or adding costs?(Financial Regulation)(Cover Story)
• $3.5 billion World Trade Center question rests in jury's hands.(Deliberations Begin)
  by Ha, Michael
• Problem-solving through specialization.(Profile: Palmer & Cay)
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• Lloyd's profits soar 152 percent in 2003: combined ratio falls to 90.7, beating industry benchmarks.(Rebound Continues)
  by Ha, Michael
• Presidential election could hike environmental liabilities.(Regime Change)
  by Ha, Michael
• Male risk managers predominate at big companies.(Battle Of The Sexes)(Cover Story)
  by Friedman, Sam
• Pension bill saves day, employer groups say: law also revises small property-casualty insurance company tax threshold.(Employee Benefits)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• Aon: property premiums down.(RIMS Conference)(Brief Article)
  by McDonald, Caroline
• NAIC revises market conduct model law.(Regulation)(National Association of Insurance Commissioners)(Brief Article)
  by Connolly, Jim
• E & S/speciality lines: environment and pollution.(Excess, Surplus and specialty lines)(Directory)
• Leveling the (brown) field for middle market companies.(Environmental: working with wholesale brokers)
  by Butler, John
• New RIMS president: a change of pace: Chambers brings different perspective as Canadian, public risk manager.(Corporate Insurance Buyers Report)(Nancy L. Chambers)
  by McDonald, Caroline
• Risk management saves taxpayers money: litigation, property losses, workers' comp claims all benefit from exposure control.(Corporate Insurance Buyers Report)
  by Palermo, Joe
• Calif. W.C. reforms signed into law: insurers hopeful but cautious; labor group wants more controls on rates.(The News)
  by Ruquet, Mark E.
• Infamous Texas mold claim lawsuit settled.(Litigation Update)(Ballard vs. Farmers Insurance Group)
  by Ha, Michael
• New breed of broker emerging: Palmer & Cay keeps close to clients; targets people in acquisitions to fuel growth.(Agent/Broker Profile)(Palmer & Cay Inc.)
  by Sclafane, Susanne
• Agents want open-minded underwriters on their risks.(A Question Of Ethics)
  by Kensicki, Peter R.
• And the winner is ...(A View From The Press Box)(The Addis Group, National Underwriter Commercial Insurance Agency of the Year)(Editorial)
  by Friedman, Sam
• Risk managers earn by what they learn.(Back To School)(Cover Story)
  by Friedman, Sam
• Spate of new workplace laws adopted: fourteen state legislatures take action placing new obligations on employers.(EPLI Update)
  by Maatman, Gerald L., Jr.
• Commercial market easing in first quarter.(The News)
  by Ruquet, Mark E.
• Agents moving data storage into cyberspace.(data storage)(Cover Story)
  by Trembly, Ara C.
• Time to go, AIA president says.(End Of An ERA)(Brief Article)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• IBM suits spotlight workplace toxin exposure.(Environmental liability: chemical poisoning)(Cover Story)
• Many risk managers wear multiple hats.(Jack-Of-All-Trades)(Cover Story)
  by Friedman, Sam
• 'Incredible Hulk' settles mold claim.(Litigation Update)(Lou Ferrigno)(Brief Article)
  by Ha, Michael
• Consumer federation: let TRIA program die.(The News)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• The mailman cometh ...(A View From The Press Box)(comments on public responses to AIG Chairman Maurice Greenberg referring to plaintiff attorneys as terrorists)(Editorial)
  by Friedman, Sam
• Brokers back TRIA extension.(WTC Trial Update)(Brief Article)
  by Ruquet, Mark
• What's the next question of ethics?(Coming July 10)(Brief Article)
  by Kensicki, Peter R.
• WTC jury must answer $3.5 billion question.(What's The Verdict?)
  by Ha, Michael
• Ewing leaves RIMS post 'batting .800': outgoing president cites enhanced Web site, membership expansion.(Corporate Insurance Buyers Report)(Lance Ewing)
  by McDonald, Caroline
• What does 'that particular part' mean? vague CGL exclusion wording leaves buyers guessing about extent of coverage.(FC&S On Lines)
  by Thamann, David D.
• Amid slowing revenue growth, more M&A moves expected by brokers.(Agent
  by Busell, Jason
• Travelers contradicts WTC broker testimony.(Trial Nearly Over)(Travelers Property Casualty Corp.)
  by Ha, Michael
• Who will be 'the hammer'?(Final Say)(how will states comply with new insurance regulatory reform standards)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• P-C industry sees profits skyrocket in 2003: however, concerns raised about rate hike moderation, Wall Street uncertainty.(Combined Ratio At 100.1)
  by Hays, Daniel
• Public backs many tort reforms.(Survey Says)
  by Ha, Michael
• Is the hard market over once & for all?(NU survey results: May 24)(Brief Article)
  by Friedman, Sam
• Insurance industry must stick together or hang separately on Capitol Hill: new IIABA lobbyist sees coalition-building as critical to advance legislative agenda.(Agent / Broker)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• Hybrid securities remain popular financing tool.(Raising capital: emerging strategies)
  by Rouck, Mark
• St. Paul merges with Travelers.(Done Deal)(Brief Article)
  by Ha, Michael
• Reform 'insurmountable' without feds: Rep. Oxley says Uncle Sam must intervene to assure uniform regulation.(Who Makes The Rules?)(Michael Oxley)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• AIG looks to establish beachhead in Iraq.(Top Stories Of The Week)(American International Group Inc.)
  by Hays, Daniel
• Captives hopeful HUD will alter nursing home rule.(Lobbying Works)(Brief Article)
  by McDonald, Caroline
• What keeps risk managers up at night? Tort woes, terrorism, workers' comp crisis, insurer finances all causes for insomnia.(Sleep Insurance)
  by Hartwig, Robert P.
• Perception gap creates animosity among consumers.(Failure To Communicate)
  by Sands, Chad M.
• International standards offer benefits.(Accounting standards: consultant's perspective)(International Financial Reporting Standards)
  by Milholland, Jim