March 2007
More and more, payers are dealing with individual consumers, not companies. They will have to change their products, their mind-sets, and their competencies.
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June 2006
Executives say employee benefits help companies compete but have an incomplete understanding of benefits and how they perform.
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March 2006
A strong life insurance industry could help China tackle its economic and social challenges.
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February 2006
A new approach to identifying valuable customers can help traditional carriers stay competitive.
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December 2005
The low prices and strong brands of property and casualty start-ups hint at strategies for traditional players in Europe.
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November 2005
Medicare Part D is only the starting point for a far larger opportunity.
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November 2005
The evidence suggests that CDHP members are more value conscious.
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June 2005
Adopting a product developer's approach to designing a benefits package can help employers get more value from their health care investments.
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June 2005
As the changing landscape offers new opportunities, successful companies will choose one of three roles and invest in new capabilities now.
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May 2005
The management-board member responsible for operations explains how the company is exploiting ideas pioneered by manufacturers.
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May 2005
Financial institutions around the world can help people retire with more income and less uncertainty.
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April 2005
To be distinctive, carriers must provide high-quality, personalized service to agents while keeping costs under control.
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January 2005
A tax-deferred savings vehicle that is changing the consumer’s mind-set could rein in the rising cost of US health care.
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December 2004
Customer segmentation can help companies target their retention efforts more effectively.
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December 2004
The hour is late for foreign companies that haven’t already entered the Chinese market, but not too late for those with strong skills and creative strategies.
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November 2004
New IT investments are capable not only of making insurance companies more efficient but also of mitigating the losses from agents who leave.
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November 2004
Good risk management is crucial for companies in this opaque market.
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February 2004
The time has come for insurance companies to reconsider their approach to risk and reward.
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May 2003
Stock markets didn’t look kindly on M&A deals in the insurance industry during the 1990s, but a few fared better than most.
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May 2003
Can insights from behavioral economics explain why good executives back bad strategies?
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February 2003
Web-based systems and recent regulatory changes are helping insurers establish better—and cheaper—repair networks.
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August 2001
Mutual insurers must use their capital more productively, but there are many ways to do so.
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May 2001
Although it has become harder and harder to make money selling auto and home owners' insurance, established retail insurers still have one effective weapon: better pricing.
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August 2000
The apparent belief of personal-lines property-casualty insurance companies that they can hold back the tide of electronic commerce puts them at risk of being deluged by it.
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May 2000
Many Asian insurers now realize that they need Western investment and know-how, and pressure is building because Asian regulators, sobered by huge overall portfolio losses, are relaxing restrictions on foreign ownership.
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November 1999
Most insurance companies are massively overcapitalized. They should find better ways to use their shareholders’ money.
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August 1999
Brokers are consolidating globally. Insurers are paying the price. New entrants threaten both sides of the industry.
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August 1999
Restructuring and consolidation are just beginning: Insurers will have to redefine their way of doing business.
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August 1998
The market is sending a clear message: Insurers must radically improve their performance and increase their size, simultaneously. Core skills—buying and selling as well as leveraging intangible assets—will be key.
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February 1998
Companies insure against property and casualty loss; why not against rogue trading, new product failure, and other business risks? Business risk insurance should be thought of as a new and efficient source of capital. But banks and insurers will need to integrate and tailor products.
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August 1997
A new channel to meet all the financial needs of employees. Convenience and cost will be important, but education could be the key that unlocks latent demand.
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August 1997
The basis of competition is shifting from capital to knowledge. Larger insurers are well placed to succeed. Smaller players face a shrinking pie.
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November 1996
Corporate premiums for predictable risks will likely disappear. Four very different value propositions are emerging. Supplementing welfare, asset gatherers, or service providers?
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May 1993
An analysis of the European insurance industry on the verge of a structural shake-up.
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