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Survey: One in Three Americans Say It's OK to Exaggerate Insurance Claims
Insurance Research Council. Among respondents to a 2002 survey, 33% said it's OK to slightly pad the amount of insurance claims to make up for the deductible, IRC said. The data ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 29, 2003
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Study:Consumer-Driven Health Plans Will Change Health Care as Much as HMOs Did
... United States, the biggest in more than 10 years. Of the 100 chief financial officers that responded, 95 expected increases higher than 10%, and more than 70 of the respondents ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 27, 2003
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Terrorism, Mold Top Concerns Among Insurance Executives
National Marketing Services Inc. of over 200 insurance executives in the United States and Canada--sought to identify new trends in the insurance industry and determine the major ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 30, 2003
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U.S. Chamber Poll: Courts in Delaware Best; Mississippi System Is Worst
South Dakota and Indiana. Delaware ranked first in last year's poll, followed by Virginia, Washington state, Kansas, and Iowa. The corporate attorneys judged Mississippi, West ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 9, 2003
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Georgia Physician Survey Called on Target, But Lacking Answers
Medical Society of Georgia. "There's no surprise there for us." A survey by the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce showed an estimated 2,800 practicing Georgia physicians would ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 30, 2003
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Georgia Physician Survey Called on Target, But Lacking Answers
Medical Society of Georgia. "There's no surprise there for us." A survey by the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce showed an estimated 2,800 practicing Georgia physicians would ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 30, 2003
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Trade Group: Washington Insurance-Scoring Survey Is Flawed
National Association of Independent Insurers. The danger is that legislators and regulators in other states might rely on this report--with its limited scope and inconclusive ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 29, 2003
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Georgia Doctors Plan to Cut Back Services Amid Liability Crisis
Physician Workforce, told BestWire. "Radiologists are saying about 50% of their exposure to suits is in mammographies--from failure to diagnose breast cancer--but it is only 5% of ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 28, 2003
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Property/Casualty Insurance Rates Continue Upward Climb
But generally, customers are getting coverage, she said. An additional 18% of small accounts and 11% of both medium and large accounts experienced premium increases of 10% or less, ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 22, 2003
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Trade Group Applauds Pa. Med Society's Analysis of Tort Report
National Association of Independent Insurers said. "This technical analysis proves what we suspected all along--that there were significant technical flaws in the original report," ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 15, 2003
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Pa. Med Society Critiques Tort Reform Report
Justice & Democracy, to show that tort reform is ineffective. However, a critique by Stephen Foreman of the Pennsylvania Medical Society's Health Services Research Institute ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 13, 2003
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Personal Auto Line Shown 'Caution Flag' on Sluggish Growth
Research & Consulting Inc. Personal auto insurers will see disappointing financial results over the next five years, continuing the pattern dating back to 1993, the study said. The ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 8, 2003
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Study: Stock Life Insurers Have Acquisition Appetite
Hartford office and co-author of the study. "While it was a key finding that a lot of companies are considering M&A activity as a top priority, analysts seem to think there will be ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 14, 2002
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Soft-Tissue Injuries Dominate Auto Claims Costs in Atlantic Canada
Studies of automobile insurance claims in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick showed that most claims payouts are related to soft-tissue injuries, and that many ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 7, 2002
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Study: More Applications for Life Coverage, Less Reinsurance Available
George McKeon, assistant vice president at Conning & Co. and editor of the study. One of the major consequences was on the consumer side, where people became much more aware of ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 5, 2002
Survey: Fleet Reserve Association Concerned About Pay, Health Care
Fleet Reserve Association, according to a recent survey. A total of 72% of the participants selected pay or health care as their top quality-of-life concern, and nearly 81% said ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 29, 2002
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Survey: Most Companies Aren't Prepared for Attacks, Natural Disasters
Heidrick & Struggles (BestWire, Jan. 10, 2002). All types of companies are recognizing the importance of risk management--something they can't afford to slight in the future. Sept. ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 23, 2002
Ohio HMOs Lost Members, Money Over 18-Month Period
Medicare and Medicaid plans. During the period, from Jan. 1, 2000, to July 1, 2001, Ohio HMOs collectively lost $66 million, although a few plans accounted for a large share of ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 4, 2002
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MIB Group Inc. Reports Increase In Life Applications Since Sept. 11
... Tumicki said (BestWire, Dec. 3, 2001). (By John Hillman, associate editor, BestWeek: john.hillman@ambest.com)
Source: BestWire   Date: December 7, 2001
Limra Reports Sales of Variable Life Down Compared With Universal and Whole Life
Limra and author of the survey. Annualized premiums for variable universal life dropped 26% in the third quarter, while nine-month premiums were 7% below the first nine months of ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 3, 2001
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