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Articles in August 2003 issue of Risk & Insurance

• AIRMIC 2003: terrorism slips a notch
  by Graham Buck
• Growth in stress claims no sweat yet, data show; data reveal that mental injury claims remain an insignificant proportion of all workers' comp claims. The National Council states they accounted for only 0.15 percent of all claims in 2002
  by Joseph F. Mangan
• Workers compensation
• MasterCard International
• Hail tracking service
• From the editor
  by Jack Roberts
• Six steps to improving workplace safety: the May announcement of the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration's Strategic Management Plan sets targets to help employers reduce the cost of work-related injuries and illness
  by Karl Jacobson
• Medical bill review software
• Claims administration
• Fraud warning tool
• Asbestos case divides legal combatants
• Managing double-digit cost increases; doctors and lawyers are generating more income from workers' compensation
  by Bruce W. Hayden
• Powering claims management
• Claims administration
• Web-bill system
• News and notes …
• Developing the right claims program: the ability to collect basic data is necessary, but in today's complex and multifaceted risk managment environment, managers want to go further
  by Keith Zimmerman
• MetLife
• Diagnostic management
• Executives prone to reacting to latest threats; it is "highly likely" that corporate perspectives on business risks are influenced by threats of the day, a recent study finds
  by Kenneth W. Davey
• The Bermuda behemoth
  by Roger Crombie
• A litigious world raises the stakes for employment practices liability; risk managers must pay careful attention to their employment practices because these liability issues are no longer simply a concern in the United States
  by Mindy W. Toran
• Risks management software
• National bill review software
• Prudent, pre-emptive, pre-incident planning not optional: authorities once wondered if insuring threats of the day such as arson or burglary would lead to more crime. Those coverages are now mainstream
  by David Lattin
• Making the most of asset managers
  by Brian Flynn
• Experts: red tape costs workers' comp carriers money and time: stricter enforcement of the Medicare Secondary Payer program is raising concerns in the workers' compensation industry
  by Nancy Grover
• Claims administration
• Personal policy
• Navigating the new world of due diligence effectively
  by David P. Duden
• An ambitious vision sparks controversy and skepticism; a new book argues for redistribution of risk and wealth with such products as "livelihood" coverage. Critics warn of Big Brother overtones, financial chaos and compliance issues
  by Bruce Shutan
• Risk management software
• Risk data system
• It's return to work, stupid
  by Peter Rousmaniere
• Top three domestic U.S. captives hold on to their spots in first half of 2003; Vermont is on track to shatter last year's record; South Carolina sees important gains
  by Thomas J. Slattery
• Integrated P&C solutions
• Calendar of upcoming events
• IASA bestows awards
• Managing the cost of absence: as the cost of medical and disability programs continues to rise, employers are seeking ways to reign in expenses and keep employees as productive as possible. An effective disability management program can provide the keys t
  by Mindy W. Toran
• Introducing Care[MC]
• Benefit site
• Rivera rising: a "hard-driver" rises from entry-level actuary to run one of North America's largest property/casualty insurers as it struggles to refocus on underwriting
  by Cyril Tuohy
• Don't go chaingin'
• HIPAA critical: since the passage of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, companies have been working toward compliance. Yet are risk managers ready?
  by Lori Widmer
• Fighting viruses: just what doctor ordered; a physician-owned malpractice insurer turns to outsourcing to fight the Nimda virus. The decision to hire a full-time security firm was not made lightly
  by Richard Diamond
• Outsourcing solutions
• Online insurance certificates