Insurance Review articles from December 1992

Insurance Review archives from December 1992

New administration advocates change, but just how much? (US Pres Bill Clinton's stand on the insurance industry issues) (Upfront )
December 1, 1992... * President-elect Bill Clinton is expected to spearhead health care reform but leave key property and casualty insurance issues off the front burner during the early days of his administration, industry sources predict. Since the Democratic...

The haste to liquidate. (debate over rehabilitation or liquidation of insurance carriers) (Cover Story)
December 1, 1992... Has the S&L debacle created an environment that spurs regulators to liquidate rather than rehabilitate troubled insurers? When an Illinois judge dismissed a liquidation complaint against United Equitable Insurance Co. one year ago, it marked...

The pill bill. (policy on drug prices)
December 1, 1992... Although many decry the high cost of prescription drugs, others contend that drugs are really a bargain. When Joyette Ranker's heart began to fail three years ago, the 65-year-old former actress was placed on the eight-month national waiting...

London insurance market faces new strains. (Industry Overview)
December 1, 1992... London's insurance market has been integral to the world's marine and large commercial risk markets, and its importance in the reinsurance market has spread its influence to virtually the entire nonlife market worldwide. With such a crucial...

Waiting for the tide to turn. (off-shore data operations)
December 1, 1992... The recession has stunted the growth of offshore data entry operations, but insurers aren't ready to weigh anchor. In the late 1980s, the health insurance industry--always under fire for the skyrocketing cost of medical care--discovered a...

Dialing for dollars: what you can do about long-distance telephone fraud. (includes related article) (Accord Report)
December 1, 1992... Inside the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City, an undercover camera focuses on a bank of pay telephones. A reporter for TV's "20/20" places a call using her phone credit card. She punches in her number. Hovering around the reporter...

The filmless camera. (digital photography) (Technology)
December 1, 1992... Still-video cameras that record images on an electronic medium instead of light-sensitive film intrigue the insurance community. A new tool is poised to offer a dramatically different way for insurance professionals to produce and store the...

Independent contractor producers. (part 2) (Agency Profitability)
December 1, 1992... In the October issue we analyzed the risk and potential problems posed by independent contractor relationships. In this concluding article, we examine how the various state and federal government agencies define this relationship. For example,...