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Articles in Sept 15, 2004 issue of Risk & Insurance
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- Study: 'corporate cholesterol' costs millions
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Save those policies!
by Ronald Gift Mullins -
Reality shows push the limits: which is easierperforming a stunt on a reality TV show or insuring the show? Which would you rather doeat maggots to win $100,000 or insure a reality TV show?
by Susan Gurevitz -
Scoring is unfair, unjust and undermines public policy: credit scoring is arbitrary, discriminatory and violates actuarial standards for risk classification
by Birny Birnbaum - Employers will come under pressure over the next several years to keep their existing workforce. Here's why
- The Hartford recognized by standards groups
- Vermont kills PBM disclosure proposal
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Australian claims drop in wake of legal reforms: injury claims plummet from more than 20,000 to 8,000 and some lawyers have trouble finding work
by John McDonald -
Megawatt analyst's Southern glow
by Paula L. Green - Agencies a catalyst for better mgmt. practices
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Vermont captive conference confronts the limits of growth: new education initiative also announced along with special insurance designation for captive profession
by Jack Roberts -
Enter this market at your own risk: for a long-term care insurance policy form, whose lifetime averages three to five years, the startup sales strategy should target a minimum of $5 million of annual new sales premium, says one long-term care industry exp
by Dan Cathcart - Calif. court rejects "hybrid" theory
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Insuring the services of a thoroughbred: should smarty Jones fail to produce an heir, insuring him may be more expensive than his owners planned
by John McDonald -
Naked exposure: a new play has the medical community abuzz about what it means to face a world without medical malpractice coverage. Nationwide, very few doctors practice without it. But you can bet that "going naked" has crossed the minds of ju
by Russ Allen -
Editor's page
by Cyril Tuohy -
A 'Tsunami' heaves toward U.S. shores: Using sand-bags to defend corporations against a tidal wave of rising benefits expenses is unlikely to do much good. More drastic measures are necessary, experts say, and employees look as if they most likely will ha
by Len Strazewski -
Aversion to risk breeds linguistic absurdity
by Roger Crombie -
Hanging up on D&O and E&O
by Gregory DL Morris - PacifiCare in deal with Harvard Pilgrim
- Fire grants totalling $55,000 awarded
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For once, a happy ending
by Peter Rousmaniere - Industry risk report: telecommunications
- Insurers to spend $618 million on security
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Worker loses arms, goes "bionic": advances in prosthetics make life easier for double-amputee
by Barbara Morris -
Why exchanges crashed: exchanges were tried in every industry and the big players like Ariba and Freemarkets are today trading at a fraction of their value five years ago, But these firms were successful mostly in the trading of commodities and raw materi
by Howard Green - Hurricane model certified once again
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Health savings accounts' buzz
by Len Strazewski -
Scoring benefits consumers, regulators and taxpayers: credit scores allow underwriters to accurately assess risks, allowing them to charge a fair premium
by Kevin T. Sullivan
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