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March 1, 2005
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Cover Story
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Walking the Plank
By Roger Crombie
Bermuda leaders, looking to put their stamp on a unified nation, push for independence. Critics claim the governing Progressive Labour Party is committing political suicide. Neither voters nor big business support independence. One CEO says his firm is ready to move to Ireland should unfavorable political winds buffet his corporation.
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Queen's Representative Welcomes 'Open Debate' on Independence
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Features
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Diving Into a Crushing Occupational Divide
By Peter Rousmaniere
Fishermen along the Miskito coast of Nicaragua and Honduras catch about half their lobster harvest from diving, and descend to depths of 100 feet or more. Thousands of miles away, Maine fishermen say their greatest occupational risk is wear and tear on the body from wrestling traps from the sea floor. The textile industry took the heat for Third World sweatshops. Should restaurants and food store chains be next?
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Waging the Legal Compensation Battles
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The High Price of Misconduct
By Gregory A. Markel and Scott Meyer
Financial services firms are settling record fines with regulators and this is helping to make directors and officers liability insurance very hard to find at a reasonable price. Buyers will eventually be stuck with higher rates and more restrictions.
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Peace Dividends: Big Firms Settle With Financial Regulators
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Be Careful What You Wish for
By Tom Starner
Consumer-driven health plans may slow the rate of health care inflation, according to proponents. But the technological billing challenges associated with these plans are so complex that they threaten to erase any pricing gains.
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Lowering Pharmacy Costs Using Technology
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Doctors on Retainer Catch on
By Russ Allen
A new model driven by doctors dissatisfied with traditional managed care catches on with the few who can afford it. Not surprisingly, the model has begun to attract closer regulatory scrutiny.
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Delivering Services Fair and Squared
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Slicing Through the Silos
By Gregory DL Morris
About 18 months ago SBC Communications hired Paul Stephens to unite the risk management functions around the far-flung corporation, and to increase control at the managerial level. Stephens' group united investments, including pensions and savings, with all risk management, including corporate risk financing, workers' compensation, and claims.
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Columns
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Departments
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Special Reports
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Alternative Risk
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Hedge funds have started writing reinsurance coverage. Where once reinsurance companies invested in hedge funds, now hedge funds are investing in catastrophe insurance.
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Industry Risk Report
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Apparel
It was Brooke Shields who once said that nothing came between her and her Calvin Kleins undergarments. Not so for risk folks. There's plenty that comes between them and their garments: U.S. Customs, the World Trade Organization and overseas competition, notably from China. Click above to read more on this industry, or view the industry risk table.
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