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December 1, 2005
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Cover Story
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Shadow Ministers
By Lawrence Richter Quinn
A little-known group of insurance buyers operates in the shadows of the better-known risk management and insurance trade organizations. This restrictive group, known as M200 for "Multinational 200," shares best practices and trade ideas, without the interference of brokers. Novices need not apply.
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M200: More Than Just a Talking Shop?
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Features
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Managing the Risk of Identity Theft
By Scott Casher
Thieves are no longer just content with your car or your laptop. They want to steal you, and the identities and private information of your employees and customers.
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Building in Extra Security
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No Place to Hide
By Ronald Gift Mullins
Telematics technology allows trucking companies to keep an eye on their vans, rigs and drivers. While proponents praise the technology's ability to lower operating costs, they so far have yet to reap the benefits of lower premiums.
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Rx, Y, Z for Medical Management
By Peter Rousmaniere
Peter Rousmaniere has identified some current, albeit uncommon, insurer practices that could cut rising medical costs yet improve the quality of care for work injuries. And if that wasn't enough, he invited four executives working in three of the largest workers' compensation insurers to comment on them.
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Paying Attention to Medical-Only Claims
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Prying Open a 'Black Box'
By Mindy W. Toran
Aetna decides to let consumers see what prices it negotiates with physicians, a move hailed by some as a leap in medical transparency. Others say the decision does nothing to enlighten consumers on the quality of care they are buying.
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The Changing Face of Terror
By Cyril Tuohy
As al-Qaida fractures and new terrorist groups fill the vacuum, it looks like renewing a federal backstop to insure terrorism-related risks is going to take the form of a public-private partnership. The real question is, when?
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Absurd Ironies Shroud TRIA Renewal
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Shouldering the Weight of Duty
By Matthew Brodsky
Where are companies going to continue to do business, once they get back on their feet? Risk managers, duty-bound to rethink their business-continuity strategies, could cut and run to the nation's safest cities. Or they could stay put and rebuild the business in a very different way.
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10 Safest Cities
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Winter Storms Join the List
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Columns
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Departments
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Special Reports
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Claims
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The name of the game in claims could be the latest in Web-based technology to help carriers manage the deluge, or for risk managers who self-insure, it could be having to put up with all sorts of bizarre (and often fradulent) claims one by one.
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More Special Reports
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Industry Risk Report
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Trucking
Trucking firms confront many of the same risks that other industries face--labor shortages, workers' comp, regulation and competition. But when it comes to insuring and protecting their assets, many companies are apt to carry their own freight, so to speak. Some choose to self-insure, for example, while others prefer to live with high retention levels. Click above to read more on this industry, or view the industry risk table.
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