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January 1, 2005
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Cover Story
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Running Man
By Steve Yahn
New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer spent much of 2004 running against the insurance and benefits industry. Now he's gunning for governor. Supporters hail him as a populist lawyer, willing to uphold the interests of the middle class, particularly in matters of antitrust. Detractors call him a cold, arrogant litigator. Just what makes Spitzer sprint so hard?
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Regulators in a Spat
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Features
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Playing for Keeps
By Patricia Vowinkel
Big-name brokers have publicly eschewed contingent commissions, but that's not going to stop them from looking for other sources of revenue such as services that buyers once received for free.
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Outlook 2005: Look Out!
By Steve Yahn
May Mother Nature spin her wheels in neutral this year, and stay out of the business of inflicting catastrophic damage on the property/casualty industry. Regulators and the risk management industry have enough on their plate already, as they must contend with one another.
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Small Brokers Scared of Getting Whacked
By Steve Yahn
Mom-and-pop shops fear large carriers will use the Spitzer investigation to scrimp on commissions and raise service charges.
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Sidestepping a Quagmire
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A 'Marshall Plan' for Employers
By Diane L. Huber and Mindy Owen
Marshaling resources to bridge the needs of individual patients and that of a group of employees encourages companies to focus on the consumption of health care instead of the production of benefits.
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Reflections on a Seminal Week
By Susan Gurevitz
More than 180 exhibitors and 1,200 attendees show up at the 13th Annual National Workers' Comp and Disability Conference in November. Top subjects of discussion include the changes in California's workers' compensation laws, return-to-work strategies and techniques on disability management.
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Kendall Jackson's Toast to Safety
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Getting Their Feet Webbed
By Tom Starner
For the past 18 months, Lexington has been automating policy administration in the underwriting process, and as many as nine products are distributed over the Web. The most complex transactions, however, are still paper-based.
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Shutting off a Paper Spigot
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Columns
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Departments
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Special Reports
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Excess/Surplus
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How will the rates fare in 2005 in the excess/surplus market, with or without the cataclysmic storms of 2004? What says the famed leader of one of the top E&S carriers out there?
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More Special Reports
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Industry Risk Report
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Stadiums and Arenas
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Because stadiums and arenas are often managed by companies not publicly held, there is very little risk management information available. However, Risk and Insurance dug up what it could to deliver this insight into the industry.
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More Industry Risk Reports
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