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Articles in January, 2009 issue of Business Insurance

• On the Web.(Briefs)
• Sabbatical programs aid work/life balance; Time-off benefits seen as retention tool by some employers.(Benefits Management)
  by Roberts, Sally
• Big brokers target smaller accounts; Marsh, Aon, Willis revamp strategies to expand business.(News)(Company overview)
  by Roberts, Sally
• High court to hear case on promotion test bias; Firefighters allege reverse discrimination after results discarded.(News)
  by Greenwald, Judy
• Sabbaticals seen as alternative to staff layoffs.(Benefits Management)
  by Roberts, Sally
• Market braces for hit from Madoff scandal; D&O/E&O insurers expected to see claims from variety of firms.(News)
  by Mccarthy, Colleen
• Insured catastrophe losses hit $45 billion in '09: Report; Busy hurricane season, U.S. tornadoes help drive up losses, Munich Re says.(News)
  by Casale, Jeff
• Snowman heats up holiday season.(End Page)(Brief article)
• AIG sells HSB to Munich Re for $742 million; Sale of first major insurance asset shows difficulties AIG sell-off plan faces: Analysts.(News)
  by Hofmann, Mark A.
• Students finding market for skills in risk, insurance.(News)
  by Casale, Jeff
• History repeats itself.(Commentary)(Viewpoint essay)
  by Wojcik, Joanne
• Coverage protects small hotels, motels.(Market Moves)
• Maurice R. Greenberg.(C.V. Starr & Co. Inc)
  by McLeod, Douglas
• U.S. regulators seek to increase visibility; New reinsurance regulations adopted.(National Association of Insurance Commissioners)
  by Fletcher, Meg
• Doctor cuts fat from gas costs.(End Page)(Brief article)
• Timothy F. Geithner.(Spotlight Report)(Brief article)
  by Hofmann, Mark A.
• On the Web.(Briefs)(Podcast)
• Market may turn in late 2009: Study; If economic conditions persist, next hard market may last awhile.(News)
  by Roberts, Sally
• Michael S. McGavick.(Spotlight Report)
  by McCarthy, Colleen
• Barack Obama; President-elect of the United States.(Spotlight Report)(Brief article)
  by Geisel, Jerry
• Rep. Pete Stark.(Spotlight Report)(Brief article)
  by Geisel, Jerry
• Tom Daschle.(Spotlight Report)(Brief article)
• Paula Rosput Reynolds.(Spotlight Report)(American International Group Inc.)(Brief article)
  by Greenwald, Judy
• Tough times a chance to step up to the plate.(Viewpoint essay)(Brief article)
• Errors & Omissions.(Correction notice)
• Health care reformers should look to Mass.(Viewpoint essay)(Brief article)
• U.S. authorizes ship war risk cover; Department of Transportation program offers coverage for Black Sea risks.(News)
  by Phillips, zack
• Ramani Ayer.(Spotlight Report)(Brief article)
  by Greenwald, Judy
• Appeals court rules against Unum Group; LTD provider faulted for coverage denial.(News)(First UNUM Life Insurance Co.)
  by Ceniceros, Roberto
• More employers embrace captive benefits funding; Government OKs record number of proposals.(News)(Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center)
  by Geisel, Jerry
• Eric Dinallo.(Spotlight Report)(New York State Insurance Department)(Brief article)
  by McCarthy, Colleen
• Cost-cutting in benefits; Uncertainties shadow health care, retirement plans.(News)
  by Hunt, Kristin Gunderson
• Burress has wild ride in 2008.(End Page)(Plaxico Burress)(Brief article)
• Brian Duperreault.(Spotlight Report)(Brief article)
  by Roberts, Sally
• College grads enter real world with caution; Job opportunities in insurance industry scarce, competitive.(News)
  by Casale, Jeff
• ERNIE CSISZAR.(Comings & Goings)(Bridge Strategy Group L.L.C.)
• MARKET MOVES: Swett unit switches to Darwin from Lexington.(Briefs)(Managed Care Services appointing Darwin Professional Underwriters Inc)(Edgewood Partners Insurance Center acquiring Complete Insurance Inc.)(BB&T Insurance Services Inc acquiring J. R
• Gallagher settles suit against Edgewood; Dozens of employees left Gallagher for California startup.(News)(Arthur J. Gallagher and Co.)(Brief article)
  by Roberts, Sally
• Sears suspends match for 401(k) contributions; Makes third change to retirement program.(News)(Sears Holdings Corp.)(Brief article)
  by Geisel, Jerry
• Property coverage rates reach the basement.(Spotlight Report: Property/Casualty Market Report)
  by Hofmann, Mark A.
• E&O prices begin to firm during year-end renewals.(Spotlight Report: Property/Casualty Market Report)(errors and omissions liability insurance )
  by Lenckus, Dave
• More risk managers test liability market; Buyers question financial stability of existing insurers.(Spotlight Report: Property/Casualty Market Report)
  by Roberts, Sally
• Insurers vie for big comp accounts despite other pressures.(Spotlight Report: Property/Casualty Market Report)
  by Ceniceros, Roberto
• Rising tide of higher rates seeps through marine sector.(Spotlight Report: Property/Casualty Market Report)
  by Phillips, Zack
• Autistic kids need help in getting care covered.(Commentary)
  by Coccia, Regis
• FAA extends war risk coverage for airlines; Commercial-market alternative authorized through end of August.(News)(Federal Aviation Administration)
  by Phillips, Zack
• New Vermont captives to get tax break.(News)
  by Geisel, Jerry
• Transparency lowers risk for risk advisers.(United Kingdom. Financial Services Authority investigating corrupt business practices)(Viewpoint essay)
• Greenberg wants answers in sale of HSB to Munich Re.(News)(HSB Group Inc. acquired with Munich Reinsurance Co.)(Maurice R. Greenberg )(Brief article)
• RIMS lobbying efforts remain on right course.(Opinion)(Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc.)(Brief article)
• COBRA subsidy proposal has support in Congress.(News)
  by Geisel, Jerry
• FMLA rule tweaks help ease concerns; Questions remain over sporadic leave, medical definitions.(News)(Family and Medical Leave Act )
  by Greenwald, Judy
• FMLA REGULATION UPDATES.(News)(Family and Medical Leave Act)
• In Brief; Marsh taps Eslick to chair agency unit.(Briefs)(Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.)
• Financial crisis pushes some D&O rates sharply higher; But many buyers outside of finance see prices fall further.(Spotlight Report: Property/Casualty Market Report)
  by Lenckus, Dave
• Comings & Goings: BRIAN KUHLMAN.(Up Close)
• New TSA uniforms prompt rash of complaints.(End Page)(Transportation Security Administration )(Brief article)
• Hack attack is such tweet sorrow for Twitter.(End Page)(Brief article)
• Ironshore lures top AIG Environmental execs; AIG's bench still deep, despite string of hires by Bermuda insurer.(News)(American International Group Inc.)
  by Roberts, Sally
• IRONSHORE HISTORY.(News)(Brief article)(Calendar)
• EXECUTIVE SWITCH.(News)(Joseph Boren selected at Ironshore Inc.)(Scott Fitzmaurice selacted at Ironshore Inc.)(Greg Flood selected at Ironshore Inc.)(Brief article)
• Got a lust for life? Buy insurance online.(End Page)(Brief article)
• Reinsurers push hard for increased prices; Some cat insurers see rates hikes as much as 50.(Spotlight Report: Property/Casualty Market Report)
  by Mccarthy, Colleen
• Class action suits surge in wake of credit crisis.(News)
  by Hofmann, Mark A.
• RIMS keeps legislative aims in focus despite power shifts in Washington.(News)(Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc.)
  by Hofmann, Mark A.
• Congress forces AIG to delay deferred compensation.(News)(American International Group Inc.)(Brief article)
  by Hofmann, Mark A.
• Chinese regulatory group frames insurance rating system; CIRC to classify insurers, brokers to increase openness.(News)(Chinese Insurance Regulatory Commission )
  by Fletcher, Meg
• U.K. regulator fines Aon for lax bribery controls; Record penalty follows warning to brokers to guard against graft.(News)(Financial Services Authority)
  by Veysey, Sarah
• Large losses jump-start hardening in energy market; Gulf of Mexico risks likely to be hit with highest rate increases.(Spotlight Report: Property/Casualty Market Report)(Financial report)
  by Phillips, Zack
• Errors & Omissions.(Corrections)(Correction notice)
• Focused design weds planning and insurance.(Opinion)(Brief article)
• Economic crisis increases collateral concerns.(Spotlight Report: Property/Casualty Market Report)
  by Roberts, Sally
• On the Web.(News)
• RIMS leader optimistic about future.(News)(Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc.)
  by Mccarthy, Colleen
• Errors & Omissions.(Corrections)(Correction notice)
• Excess of innards spurs suit against poultry packer.(End Page)(cases of Perdue Farms Inc.)(Brief article)
• Likely to see federal insurance regulation.(Commentary)(Viewpoint essay)
  by Zolkos, Rodd
• People Watch.(Spotlight Report)(Business Insurance )(Brief article)
• In Brief: Mass. ups penalties for lack of health cover.(Briefs)