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Articles in Sept 15, 2003 issue of Risk & Insurance

• D.C. Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation
• SWISSLife will cut 300 more jobs at its Liverpool base over the next two years
• Business continuity plan
• Model of health: an increasing number of employers are turning to predictive modeling to get a better picture of their overall health costs
  by Tom Starner
• Risk management software
• The case for insuring with a large carrier; access to capital, expertise and peace of mind bolster the case for using a brand name player
  by Thomas Kaiser
• Standard Insurance Co. and Crawford & Co. have agreed to develop a disability management service
• An aversion to dispersion; as the drive toward dispersing workers and physical property wanes, firms favor alternatives like business continuity planning and outsourcing
  by Bill Stoneman
• Pharmacy benefit services
• Product liability—asbestos
• Quantitative program
• The vulnerability of computer networks was tested in mid-August, first by a new "worm" program, then by the record-setting power blackout that hit the Northeast, and has highlighted the need for cyber-insurance, according to industry observers
• Inadequate pricing blamed for workers' compensation's 'poor performance'
  by Nancy Grover
• Health coverage renewal: a checklist
  by Michelle Fallahi
• Risk management software
• George Juzdan has been named senior vice president and general manager, Wausau Insurance has also announced
• Insurance certificates
• Employee benefits vendor Work & Family Benefits Inc., Cedar Knolls, N.J., has been selected by University Behavioral Health Care to provide the work/life component for its Employee Assistance Program to promote employee wellness, balance and productiv
• Calendar of upcoming events
• Claims administration
• PMA management
• Open source platform
• Medical cost tidal wave threatens RMs
  by Jack Roberts
• Minutiae Matters
  by Peter Rousmaniere
• Premium hikes ignite fury among Canadian execs; risks managers resort to self-insurance or simply go without coverage in their battle against skyrocketing rate increases
  by David Kasub
• National bill review software
• William J. Kelly has joined the Insurance Risk Management Solutions practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers, the accounting and consulting firm has announced
• Go your own way and self—insure; it's cheaper and more effective to insure on your own at a time when companies face insolvency
  by Robert Faulhaber
• American International Group Inc. has agreed to acquire the GE Edison Life Insurance Co. in Japan and GE's U.S.-based auto and home insurance business, AIG has announced
• Corrosion confusion cleared up
  by Joseph F. Mangan
• Closing a sale at the worksite; benefits brokers are best advised to act like chameleons
  by Darin O'Shea
• Workers' comp prescriptions
• Financial Portal
• Willis Group Holdings Ltd. Has acquired three San Diego-area insurance operations, which the New York-based broker plans to combine with Willi's existing San Diego office, the company said
• Bracing for EMPAQ; business group launches benchmarking-standards initiative designed to improve absence and disability management programs
  by Marybeth Stevens
• Introducing Care[sup.MC]
• Wausau Insurance
• Risk modeling
• Castlewood Risk Management Ltd. And Avondale Holdings Ltd. Have agreed to the sale of their captive insurance management operations and alternative risk reinsurance facilities to the current management, the firms have announced
• EAPs: cost or benefit? Employers tread the fine line between cost and productivity for their employee assistance programs
  by Mindy W. Toran
• Aetna
• GE's Employers Reinsurance Corp
• Reporting solution
• Worth Repeating …
• A go-slow approach to Sarbanes-Oxley; a "culture of conservatism" surrounds technology spending on the new law. companies prefer to hire consultants or retool existing technology rather than sink millions into new systems
  by Mark Bruno
• The elusive urge to merge; a riskier world could undermine any revival of merger and acquisition activity after a three-year lull, either way, risk managers are participating in merger discussions earlier
  by Graham Buck
• Powering claims management
• Robert H. Bosshardt has been promoted to the position of senior vice president, property/casualty services vendor provider McNeary Inc. has announced
• LTC once again on lawmakers' agenda
  by Bruce Shutan
• Caveat emptor: "claims-made" coverage
  by Charles H. Cox
• Off with your head: how risk managers, faced with premium increases, secure their broker relationship in tough times
  by Paula L. Green
• Pharmacy benefit services
• McNeary Inc