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Articles in December, 2004 issue of Business Insurance

• Intuit focuses on consumer choices; Enrollment/re-enrollment - Award of Excellence.(Spotlight: Benefits Communication & EBC Awards)
  by FLETCHER, MEG
• TRIA gets welcome push.(Opinions: Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002)(Brief Article)
• UnumProvident's problems not solved with settlement.(News)
• 5. Cash balance pensions.(Spotlight: Year in Review - Employee Benefits)(International Business Machines Corp.)
• Texas employers seek comp reforms.(News)
  by CENICEROS, ROBERTO
• 1. Consumer-driven plans; Consumer-driven plans led benefit trends in 2004.(Spotlight: Year in Review - Employee Benefits)
  by Wojcik, Joanne
• High costs threaten retiree health cover.(News)
  by Geisel, Jerry
• FAA to increase HAZMAT scrutiny; But agency balks at DOT calls for covert airline tests.(News)
  by Bradford, Michael
• World Updates; New JLT unit to place U.S. wholesale business.(International)(Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group P.L.C.)
• Performance pay coming to smaller communities; Health care experiment.(News)
  by WOJCIK, JOANNE
• A seasonal song for Spitzermas.(Commentary)
  by Winston, Paul
• S&P predicts stable outlook for 2005 reinsurance market.(News)(U.S. Reinsurance Year-End 2004 Outlook: Ratings Stability in 2005, An Atoll in Stormy Seas)(Standard & Poor's Corp)
• Insurers not bending on U.S. knee implant settlements.(International)
• Sears stresses control of benefit costs; Print - Best of Show.(Spotlight: Benefits Communication & EBC Awards)
  by Gonzalez, Gloria
• Consumer-driven plan model enters fast lane; UnitedHealth's purchase of Definity gives approach momentum.(News)
  by WOJCIK, JOANNE
• Guidelines welcomed on reservists' benefits; Regulations expected to help as troops return.(News)
  by GREENWALD, JUDY
• Beneficial side effects overlooked Dental, vision plans aid in spotting illness.(News)
  by WOJCIK, JOANNE
• Timeline of notable developments in employee benefits during 2004.(Spotlight: Year in Review - Employee Benefits)(Calendar)
• Industry problems warrant aggressive response; Ask a risk manager.(Perspectives)
  by Mandel, Christopher E.
• Late News; Drug reimportation often unsafe: Task force.(Securities and Exchange Commission's investigations against Marsh and McLennan Companies Inc.)(RLI Transportation introduces insurance for automobiles)
• Disclosure rules get needed urgency.(Opinions)(Brief Article)
• Late News; Lloyd's capacity falls for 2005.
• Few pluses realized in developing homegrown RMIS setups.(Spotlight: New Technology & Online Solutions)(risk management information system)
  by Bradford, Michael
• As workers' benefit needs evolve, so do methods of communication; Many employers opting for multimedia approach.(Spotlight: Benefits Communication & EBC Awards)
  by WOJCIK, JOANNE
• Comings & Goings - Industry.(News: ACE Ltd.)
• IntelSat Ltd. self-insured satellite loss.(International)(Brief Article)
  by Miller, Peta
• Medco accused of paying kickbacks to managed care firm.(News)
  by Wojcik, Joanne
• Santa agrees industry needs transparency; Taking Stock.(News)(Column)
  by Picoult, Myron M.
• PNC to settle class action investor suit for $30 million.(News)(Brief Article)
  by PAREKH, RUPAL
• Products & Services; St. Paul Travelers launches imported products lines.(News)(Connecticut)(EQECAT Inc. and Risk Sciences Group Inc. )
• 2005 Market SourceBooks will be delivered soon.(News)(Brief Article)
• California laws raise bar for data security.(Spotlight: New Technology & Online Solutions)(Brief Article)
  by Lenckus, Dave
• Sanders cash balance provision stripped from spending bill.(News)
  by Geisel, Jerry
• Appeals court says asbestos settlement plan unfair; ABB Ltd. may have to revise bankruptcy plan for Combustion Engineering.(News)(Combustion Engineering Inc)
  by Mcleod, Douglas
• Ban on facial jewelry not a civil rights violation; Court says faith-based piercings not protected.(News)
  by Lenckus, Dave
• Illinois county once again leads list of 'hellholes'.(News)(American Tort Reform Association)
  by Hoffman, Mark A.
• Service should be competitive factor.(Commentary)(Editorial)
  by Winston, Paul
• PBGC's finances need attention now.(Opinions: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.)
• Late News; Aon sells stake in Endurance.
• 2. Group health costs cool.(Spotlight: Year in Review - Employee Benefits)
  by Geisel, Jerry
• Wary PBGC finds fault with United Airlines' pension plan changes.(News: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.)(Brief Article)
  by GEISEL, JERRY
• Damage caps will help solve med mal crisis.(Perspectives)(Physician Insurers Association of America reports on medical liability insurance premiums)
  by Smarr, Lawrence E.
• U.K. to keep voluntary pensions system; But compulsory contributions loom if employers fail to encourage saving.(International)
• Spitzer hints at deal with Aon; No charges filed yet, state attorney general says.(News: Attorney General Eliot Spitzer )
  by McLEOD, DOUGLAS
• U.K. approves pension promotions.(International)
  by VEYSEY, SARAH
• Judge overturns minor Segal counts.(News: Near North National Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
  by Fletcher, Meg
• W.Va. court overturns monitoring decision.(News)(West Virginia's Supreme Court)(Brief Article)
• Toshiba employee handbook goes online; Electronic communication - Best of Show.(Spotlight: Benefits Communication & EBC Awards)(Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc.)
  by WOJCIK, JOANNE
• European buyers seek broker pay rules.(International)
  by VEYSEY, SARAH
• World Updates; Startup Glacier Re gets A- rating.(International)
• Invite clients to the table.(Opinions)(Aon Corp.)
• Between the Lines; A star is hatched.(News)
  by Wojcik, Joanne
• Derivative suit could increase D&O rates.(News)(directors and officers, shareholders cases against Walt Disney Co.)
  by Cenicros, Robert
• Late News; Frankel sentenced over insurance scam.
• CIGNA to pay back Connecticut for benefits commissions overcharges.(News)(CIGNA Corp)
  by Wojcik, Joanne
• High court lets stand worker's claim in assault by ex-boyfriend; Employer liable for emotional distress in failing to enforce protection order.(News)
  by GREENWALD, JUDY
• Ryan sees 'indications' code wasn't followed; But probe has found no bid rigging or tying, Aon says.(News)(Patrick G. Ryan)
  by Greenwald, Judy
• PSEG desktop tools attract Web site use; Electronic communication - Award of Excellence.(Spotlight: Benefits Communication & EBC Awards)(Public Service Enterprise Group)
  by WOJCIK, JOANNE
• World Updates; FSA fines former insurance executive.(International: Financial Services Authority)(Underwriter Insurance Co. Ltd.)
• Marsh refunding Oregon school districts for overcharges.(News)
  by McLeod, Douglas
• Ongoing cost pressures increase challenge to maintain benefits within budget limits; Coping strategies include cost sharing, consumer-driven plans, patient education, drug imports.(Spotlight: Year in Review - Employee Benefits)
  by PAREKH, RUPAL
• CGL coverage not forfeited in M&A, Ohio court rules.(News)(Commercial General Liability )
• New capacity easing D&O prices, conditions; But survey predicts rate hikes likely for 2006.(News)(directors' and officers' liability insurance)
  by Bradford, Michael
• Comings & Goings.(appointments)
• Whirlpool scraps funding plan for retiree care.(News)
• World Updates; U.K. regulator mandates process improvements.(International)
• Sarbanes-Oxley extension for fraud claims ruled not retroactive.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Lenkus, Dave
• Coke explains total package; Personalized correspondence - Best of Show.(Spotlight: Benefits Communication & EBC Awards)
  by GREENWALD, JUDY
• Examiner's saga a cautionary tale.(Commentary)
  by McLeod, Douglas
• Client steering found at Marsh's U.K. unit; Probe sees pressure but no bid rigging.(News)
  by MILLER, PETA
• Business Insurance's 2005 Market SourceBook arriving soon.(News)
• James Hardie to boost asbestos fund; Plan to meet shortfall would cap payments at 35% of cash flow.(International)
  by FRY, ELIZABETH
• USI cuts staff, operations in cost-reduction move.(News)
  by WOJCIK, JOANNE
• Docs accept $22.3 million in settlement with Aetna.(News, Connecticut)(Aetna Healthcare Inc. and phycians cases)(Brief Article)
  by Bradford, Michael
• Let's shorten 'hellhole' list.(Opinions)(American Tort Reform Association)
• Market probe turns to legal malpractice; Spitzer subpoenas five insurers.(News)(Eliot Spitzer)(Brief Article)
• Pension guide for U.K. employers.(International)(Brief Article)(Column)
  by Veysey, Sarah
• Energy rates to soar as insurers pay out big mudslide losses.(News)
  by MILLER, PETA
• Top Medicare exec reviews employers' drug benefit options.(News)
  by Geisel, Jerry
• Amid uncertainty, Big Blue phases out cash balance plan.(News)(IBM Corp.)
  by GEISEL, JERRY

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