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December 2009

Marketing Agency of the Month:
Good corporate citizens
Rose & Kiernan’s reputation sets
the stage for success.

FEATURES
Specialty Lines:
What’s ahead for specialty lines?
Outlook remains upbeat despite tough economy.

Marketing:
Hanover’s push in personal lines
Assisted living: part of a suite of new products & enhancements.

Technology:
In pursuit of easy
AppRiver provides Web-based access to an array of e-mail security solutions.

Benefits Agency:
The bigger picture
Employee benefits is part of Cobbs, Allen & Hall’s focus on total risk management.

Benefits Company:
Benefits made simple
MetLife partners with independent agents to deliver benefits solutions to P-C clients.

Other Feature Stories:  
Irma award winner lauded for lifetime achievement
Kristin Smith honored for her contributions to producers and clients.

Honoring those who serve others
Deadline for The Rough Notes Company Community Service Award approaches.
Nomination form (PDF
)

One-upping the economy
CNA steps in to help small businesses survive.

Agency partners: Wellness done right
HealthCheck360° focuses on performance and accountability.

Doug is in and undaunted
Holtz assumes leadership of the CPCU Society.

 

COLUMNS
Winning Strategies—Finding your “why”
By Larry G. Linne

Enterprise Risk Management—Back to fundamentals
By Michael J. Moody, MBA, ARM

Risk Management—Insurers should not try to be lawyers
By Donald S. Malecki, CPCU

Risk Managers’ Forum—Tracking cost of risk
By Michael Hay, CRM, CGFM, CPPM

Benefits Business—Cornering the group health plan market
By Len Strazewski

Critical Issue Report—Webinar addresses pandemic fallout
By Phil Zinkewicz

Public Policy Analysis & Opinion—Financial follies—the anger won’t go away
By Kevin P. Hennosy

 

DEPARTMENTS
Court Decisions
Rebuilding Cost Chart (PDF)
2009 Index of Arrticles (PDF)
Centuries of Rough Notes (PDF)
Rough Notes Staff
Reprints

 

ADVERTISERS INDEX & PRODUCTS PAGE (PDF)