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September 15, 2005
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Cover Story
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Playing Her Game
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Features
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Executing a Balancing Act
By Mindy W. Toran
With the advent of electronic claims transactions, insurers and hospitals say they are working to streamline the medical claims management process to cut costs, while at the same time maintaining patients' privacy and data security.
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The New Rules of (Underwriting) Engagement
By Tom Starner
What happens when a midsize insurer gambles on a new rules-based underwriting system? It becomes a nimble competitor in an ocean of larger carriers anchored to their mainframe environment.
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The Network Is the Risk
By Paula L. Green
In August, the Zotob virus disabled CNN and ABC News, showing how vulnerable computer networks really are. In the financial services world, e-thieves can make off with financial data without leaving a trace. Corporate risk managers are beginning to recognize this exposure, and acting to mitigate it.
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U.K. Government Dilutes Corporate Manslaughter Bill
By Graham Buck
Tony Blair's third term will see legislation to make prosecution of companies easier, but with directors no longer facing the threat of a jail sentence. In a rush to appear strong on the issue, the Labor government may be weakening the law.
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Wartime Coverage: Get the Specifics
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Coverage Checklist
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On the Case
By Michelle Kerr
Catastrophic nurse case manager Liz Zemke has an intimate understanding of what her patients need--she's been there herself. After losing a limb to a work-related accident a decade ago, Zemke rallied and poured herself into a new career in case management. Zemke uses her own experience to help guide her patients back to the land of the living (and working).
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Certification Matters
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Columns
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Departments
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Special Reports
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Specialty
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Ar, matey. Pirates on today's high seas might be a match for the buccaneers of lore. And worse still, landlubber terrorists could still have a bloody effect on cargo and aviation rates.
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Industry Risk Report
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Marketing
To call or not to call--that's the question that telemarketers and their clients are asking now that a tangle of Do-Not-Call lists and other federal and state regulations stand between them and a successful campaign. If they think they can dial up an answer overseas, they could discover that the emerging risks of outsourcing may put their marketing on hold too. Click above to read more on this industry, or view the industry risk table.
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