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Articles in December, 1996 issue of Business Insurance

• Client requests spur vendors to develop, improve offerings. (risk management information system providers)
  by Bradford, Michael
• New interest in captives foreseen in Latin America.
  by Ceniceros, Roberto
• T&N aiming to cap asbestos liabilities. (T&N PLC)
  by Unsworth, Edwin
• Consultants generating broad array of managed care data.(Spotlight Report: Employee Benefit Marketplace)
  by Kazel, Robert
• German market ultra soft: GDV. (German Insurance Association)
  by Kirk, Don Lewis
• Employee benefit expectations.(Year in Review 1996)
  by Ceniceros, Robert
• For risk managers, the year 2000 is now. (date change problem in computers)
  by Pegalis, Andrew M.
• U.K. employers liability costs to rise.
  by Goddard, Sarah
• Fluoride suits show U.K. faces bite of more litigation.
  by Goddard, Sarah
• Contingency planning key for business interruption.
  by Tilley, Kate
• U.S. cost of risk falls to 3-year low: study. (risk insurance expenditures)
  by Lenckus, Dave
• Negotiation key to reaching best fee. (insurance)
  by Roberts, Sally
• Dow Corning links offer to causation trial.
  by Wojcik, Joanne
• Temp agencies offering full-time benefits. (temporary employment agencies)(Spotlight Report: Employee Benefit Marketplace)
  by Greenwald, Judy
• Alternatives can be profitable. (alternative risk transfer)
  by Bradford, Michael
• Dow Corning warns creditors. (Dow Corning Corp.)
  by Wojcik, Joanne
• Lloyd's rebounds with R&R plan. (Lloyd's of London's reconstruction and renewal program)(Year in Review 1996)
  by Goddard, Sarah
• Pension simplification took time, brought cheer.(Year in Review 1996)
  by Geisel, Jerry
• A&A deal pushes Aon over the top. (Alexander & Alexander Services Inc.; Aon Group Inc.)
  by Roberts, Sally
• 'I'm going to Disneyland.' (Spencer Educational Foundation Inc.)
  by Bradford, Michael
• Comp system not without flaws. (workers compensation system in Illinois)
  by Fletcher, Meg
• RMIS center let users try it before they buy it. (risk management information system)
  by Souter, Gavin
• Paris rail bombing unlikely to raise rates. (commercial property insurance rates)
  by Goddard, Sarah
• Need for reform of OSHA persists. (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
• Picking the best insurer partner.
  by Bradford, Michael
• NAIC panel mulls deregulation. (National Association of Insurance Commissioners)
  by Fletcher, Meg
• Product liability reform falters again.(Year in Review 1996)
  by Hofmann, Mark A.
• Era of big employee benefits initiatives continues.(Year in Review 1996)
  by Geisel, Jerry
• Digital verdict is lone loss for keyboard makers facing repetitive motion suits. (Digital Equipment Corp.)
  by Wojcik, Joanne
• Ergonomic lesson not learned. (federal ergonomic standards mandates)(Editorial)
• Opposition mounts to state fronting bill. (North Carolina)
  by Hofmann, Mark A.
• Reconsider fronting bill fallout.
• River Thames placed into runoff. (River Thames Insurance Co. Ltd.)
  by Goddard, Sarah
• Consultants branching out: revenue growth leads firms to broaden services, operations.(Spotlight Report: Employee Benefit Marketplace)
  by Kazel, Robert
• World of alternative options: global markets flexible on risk financing, brokers say.
  by Zolkos, Rodd
• Riverwalk businesses sue tanker's owner. (New Orleans, LA)
  by Bradford, Michael
• 10 who made headlines in 1996. (business and political personalities)(Year in Review 1996)
• Two years makes difference for health care portability.(Year in Review 1996)
  by Geisel, Jerry
• U.K. tough on post-trauma stress awards.
  by Aldred, Carolyn
• Give workers the belt for their safety: study. (back belts)
  by Fletcher, Meg
• Gas company sued for San Juan blast. (negligence lawsuit against Enron Corp.)
  by Ceniceros, Roberto
• RMIS vendors upgrading software for ease of use. (risk management information system)
  by Cowans, Deborah Shalowitz
• CIGNA defenses questioned; policyholder attorney claims insurer contradicting its position in courts.
  by Lenckus, Dave
• CEA gets a boost from familiar faces. (California Earthquake Authority)
• Don't bet the farm when investing.
  by Bradford, Michael
• Rising discrimination exposure demands risk manager attention. (employee discrimination and harassment cases)
  by Roberts, Sally
• CIGNA reorganization plan unleashes criticism. (CIGNA Corp.)(Year in Review 1996)
  by Lenckus, Dave
• Survival of the biggest drives managed care deals.(Year in Review 1996)
  by Greenwald, Judy
• Court hears challenge to CIGNA reorganization. (Cigna Corp.)
  by Lenckus, Dave
• Owens Corning to open new child-care facility.
  by Cowans, Deborah Shalowitz
• Integrated view of risk often starts with others. (risk management)
  by Zolkos, Rodd
• Kidnapping risk prevalent in Latin America.
  by Ceniceros, Roberto
• Safety law used to regulate guns. (Massachusetts)
  by McLeod, Douglas
• Dental benefits give employers reason to smile.
  by Zimmerman, Carl
• U.K. pollution coverage still available.
  by Aldred, Carolyn
• Risk management reckoning.(Year in Review 1996)
  by Prince, Michael
• Book offers solid advice on premises security issues.
  by Quinley, Kevin M.
• GAN's privatization plans overshadowed by recent events. (Groupe des Assurances Nationales)
  by Kielmas, Maria
• Liabilities rise for underfunded plans.
  by Geisel, Jerry
• Exports create unique exposures. (overseas insurance protection)
  by Greenwald, Judy
• BI directory of Risk Management Information System vendors. (Business Insurance periodical)
• Alternative risk financing grows.
  by Zolkos, Rodd
• Ruling on temps likely to have permanent effect. (temporary agencies)
  by Greenwald, Judy
• Company offers security for Russian cargo. (WFE Ltd.'s 'Safe Havens')
  by Unsworth, Edwin
• CEA success may create beneficial aftershocks in commercial lines. (California Earthquake Authority)
  by Ceniceros, Robert
• Flurry of M&A activity consolidates reinsurers. (mergers and acquisitions)(Year in Review 1996)
  by Souter, Gavin
• A look at the year in risk management news. (1996)(Year in Review 1996)
• Benefit costs continue slide. (employers' benefit expenses)
  by Geisel, Jerry
• Group health insurers under pressure.
  by Greenwald, Judy
• Hijacking unlikely to hit rates. (hull war risk insurance rates)
  by Shapiro, Stacy
• Fee-for-service arrangements take hold slowly. (insurance commissions)
  by Roberts, Sally
• 'Boring' companies to come out ahead. (publicly-traded insurance firms)
  by Picoult, Myron M.
• News on rates good - and bad; HMO rates will rise but not as much as for other plans.(Spotlight Report: Employee Benefit Marketplace)
  by Geisel, Jerry
• Strategic look at risk may reveal new solutions. (risk financing)
  by Zolkos, Rodd
• Miami work comp vices. (workers' compensation claims in Miami, FL)
  by Zolkos, Rodd
• Lloyd's, CIGNA continue to garner attention. (Lloyd's of London; CIGNA Corp.)(Year in Review 1996)
  by Hofmann, Mark A.
• Congress labors over, delivers maternity benefits mandate.(Year in Review 1996)
  by Geisel, Jerry
• Diversifying may dilute competitiveness: exec.
  by Souter, Gavin
• Reinsurers profit from low losses.
  by Greenwald, Judy
• Computer exposures can byte the unaware. (computer-related risks in business)
  by Prince, Michael

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