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Articles in May, 1993 issue of National Underwriter Life & Health-Financial Services Edition

• State regulation faces 'sea of change.' (Life Insurers Conference Convention Report)
  by Piontek, Stephen
• CIGNA hospital bills in N.Y. at issue.
  by Schwartz, Matthew
• Multi-state agent licensing initiative.
  by Brostoff, Steven
• UL uses 'progressive' underwriting. (Manhattan National Life's universal life insurance underwriting)
  by Koco, Linda
• Switch to managed care by N.J. Blues axes 29 hospitals. (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey)
  by Intinolda, Brendan
• Insurers reluctant to sell group LTC. (long-term care insurance)
  by Schwartz, Matthew P.
• Co. sells WL as gifting alternative. (whole life, USG Annuity and Life)
  by Koco, Linda
• What New York could learn from California. (proposed election system for Superintendent of Insurance)
  by Piontek, Stephen
• Ky. Central ordered to stop writing new business. (Kentucky Central Life Insurance Co.)
  by Crosson, Cynthia
• Rise in corporate medical plan costs slows a bit.
  by Schwartz, Matthew P.
• 'Protectionist' reinsurance proposals causing concern.
  by Brostoff, Steven
• U.K. banks moving on insurers' turf in big way.
  by Howard, Lisa S.
• Recession is keeping foreign insurers at home. (International Life & Health Insurance Report)
  by Connolly, Jim
• More clues to ins. role under reform. (health insurance, health care reform)
  by Fisher, Mary Jane
• Doctors' market requires care and feeding, literally.
  by King, Carole
• The NAIC versus The State of New York. (National Association of Insurance Commissioners)(As I See It) (Column)
  by Barnes, Don
• Will reform temper cost shifting? (health care reform)
  by Schwartz, Matthew P.
• Not a pretty picture. (Northwestern National Life report on child health) (Editorial)
• Health price controls produce higher costs: study.
  by Brostoff, Steven
• Time to save business is before it surrenders.
  by Cox, Brian
• IRS: no 3-year-rule problem in insured as owner. (insurance policy tax rule)
  by Gallagher, Hill
• Problems abound in defining a financial planner.
  by Connolly, Jim
• Ohio Nat'l grows agency field force.
  by King, Carole
• Where have all the recruits gone? (Don Barnes: As I See It) (Column)
  by Barnes, Don
• EC changes look simple - on paper. (European Community's Third Life Directive)(life insurance industry regulation)
  by Howard, Lisa S.
• Under new regs, Canadian life cos. can demutualize. (International Life & Health Insurance Report)
  by Cox, Brian
• Managed care companies welcome N.J. Blues entry. (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey)
  by Intinolda, Brendan
• CIGNA 'connects' with benefits clients via PC. (personal computer) (Automation Update)
  by Jones, David C.
• NU poll finds 2nd-to-die is 'hot' product.
  by King, Carole
• No stampede by insurers to imaging technology.
  by Jones, David C.
• NAIC blasts Dingell bill as a 'confusing jumble.' (National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Representative John Dingell)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• Stop stalling and act: use the 80/20/100/51 rule. (Q & A)
  by Friedman, Sidney
• Despite banks, U.K. independent agents survive.
  by Howard, Lisa S.
• The $4 million debate stimulator. (health care reform) (Editorial)
• Industry has objections to Pa. health ins. reform plan. (Pennsylvania)
  by Schwartz, Matthew P.
• Today's developers are 'What-if'ing the future. (Inside Products) (Column)
  by Koco, Linda
• Shift to saving is unnerving Baby Boomers: study.
  by Schwartz, Matthew P.
• Plan lets Canadians go to U.S. for health care.
  by Koco, Linda
• Cos.' returns cut by lower interest rates. (life insurance companies' investment income)
  by Connolly, Jim
• AT&T sues Empire Blues for alleged overbilling. (Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield)
  by Schwartz, Matthew P.
• Gen. American Life Re unit raises $150 million in IPO. (initial public offering of stock by General American Life Insurance Co.'s Reinsurance Group of America subsidiary)
  by Connolly, Jim
• Admitted ins. swindler tells of bribes, schemes.
  by Brostoff, Steven
• IBCFP road show features new code of ethics. (International Board of Standards and Practices for Certified Financial Planners)
  by Connolly, Jim
• VA vendors targeting wrong market. (variable annuities)
  by King, Carole
• Financial seminars really aren't for educating.
  by Karasik, Paul
• Workers' comp. managed care proposed for N.Y. (workers' compensation)
  by Dauer, Christopher
• Metzenbaum savages insurers, agents. (Senator Howard Metzenbaum, D-Ohio)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• ING restructuring U.S. Life/Health subsidiaries. (Internationale Nederlanden Group)
  by Knowles, Robert G.
• Americans favor managed comp.: poll. (managed compensation)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• HIAA says poll shows 86% support 'choice ' plan. (Health Insurance Association of America)(health care reform plan that allows physician choice)
  by Fisher, Mary Jane
• Fight even harder for NAFTA. (North American Free Trade Agreement) (Editorial)
• Agent education is overpowering training: Dalzell. (Life Insurers Conference President Bruce Dalzell) (Life Insurers Conference Convention Report)
  by Piontek, Stephen
• Even in single EC market, local entree is needed. (European Community insurance market)
  by Howard, Lisa S.
• SPDA lets buyers pick charge options. (Transamerica Life and Annuity's new single-premium deferred annuity)
  by Koco, Linda
• GAO hits guaranty funds gaps. (General Accounting Office report on state insurance guaranty associations)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• Cos. discover sm. pension plan market. (insurance companies)
  by Connolly, Jim
• 'Double whammy' on April 15 has lessons for all. (annuities)
  by Shapiro, David; Streiff, Thomas F.
• Garamendi challenges NAIC meeting site choices. (California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi, National Association of Insurance Commissioners)
  by Haggerty, Alfred G.
• Surplus up 4% for 128 cos. in first qtr. (companies)
  by Townsend, Frederick S.
• EC insurers researching risk-based capital concept. (European countries)
  by Howard, Lisa S.
• Former La. commissioner pleads guilty. (Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Sherman Bernard)
• Children's health varies widely by region: study.
  by Mulcahy, Colleen
• Insurers aiming toward global mkt. harmonization. (International Life & Health Insurance Report)
  by Connolly, Jim
• VA, VL sales propelled by savings boom: Lipper. (variable annuities, variable life insurance)
  by Connolly, Jim
• Third-party marketers finding small is beautiful. (Banks and Insurance Monitor)
  by Intinolda, Brendan
• Push in Calif. for GIC status bill. (California, guaranteed investment contracts)
  by Crosson, Cynthia; Haggerty, Alfred G.
• CEOs: indiv. annuities will see strongest growth.
  by Brostoff, Steven
• Insurer B-Ds differ over merits of wrap accounts. (broker-dealers)
  by Connolly, Jim
• Agents win major victory on intangible assets. (US Supreme Court restrictions on the Internal Revenue Service)
  by Brostoff, Steven
• New UL has some unusual features. (universal life, Continental Western Life Insurance Co.)
  by Koco, Linda
• Clinton plan will be 'extremely light' on detail. (President's Task Force on Health Care Reform)
  by Calise, Angela K.
• Low-end market is banks' insurance niche: consultant.
  by Intindola, Brendan
• Anchor National VA offers three commission options. (variable annuities)
  by Koco, Linda
• New 'interval' funds hoping to fill niche. (mutual fund hybrids)
  by Connolly, Jim
• Co. wants to encourage premium payments on UL. (Bankers Life and Casualty of New York's universal life insurance products)
  by Koco, Linda
• Texas Ins. Commissioner Flint resigns. (Georgia Flint)
  by Tuma, Laura
• Newest ELIC rehab plan still has big holes. (Executive Life Insurance Co.)
  by Crosson, Cynthia
• Seminar selling has its place and its dangers for industry.
  by King, Carole
• After seven fat months, April was lean. (Month in Insurance Stocks) (Column)
  by Meakin, Thomas K.
• Tenn. Gov. sings bill with new approach to uninsured. (Tennessee Governor Ned R. McWherter signs health care reform bill)
  by Knowles, Robert G.

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