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October 28, 2008: Personal Pensions--A New Retirement Planning Asset Class
 
October 8, 2008: Life Settlements - New Challenges to Growth
 
October 1, 2008: The Homeowners Insurance Market - The Eye of the Storm
 
September 2, 2008: Directors' & Officers' Liability - Finding the Right Niche
 
July 14, 2008: Property-Casualty Forecast & Analysis By Line of Insurance, 2008-2010
 
July 1, 2008: Property-Casualty Loss Reserves - Thinner, But Is the Tail Getting Fatter?
 
June 11, 2008: The Property-Casualty Small Commercial Market - Redefining Battlegrounds and Rules of Engagement
 
June 2, 2008: The Annuity Industry's Fast Growers — Propering in a Scale-Driven World
 
May 28, 2008: Global Insurance Mergers & Acquisitions - U.S. Insurers on the Sidelines 2008 Edition
 
April 2, 2008: Long-Term Care Insurance - Search for the Value Proposition
 
January 22, 2008: Investment Profile of the Life Insurance Industry - Ready for the Coming Challenges?
 
January 14, 2008: Medical Malpractice: Getting Ahead of the Curve
 
January 7, 2008: Successful Small Life Companies: Remaining Nimble in a Supersized World
 
November 12, 2007: Life-Health Forecast & Analysis by Line of Business, 2007-2009
 
October 9, 2007: Life Settlement Market: Increasing Capital and Investor Demand
 
September 4, 2007: Property-Casualty Surplus Lines: Profiting from the Right Strategy
 
July 30, 2007: The Economics of Personal Auto Distribution: Competing in a Softening Market
 
July 23, 2007: Workers' Compensation: Getting a Handle on Severity
 
July 17, 2007: Property-Casualty Forecast & Analysis: By Line of Insurance
 
June 19, 2007: Property-Casualty Loss Reserves - Strong, But Beginning to Fade?
 
May 8, 2007: At the Retirement Product Crossroads: Are Insurers Ready for 2011?
 
April 12, 2007: Emerging Trends in U.S. Life Reinsurance - Challenge or Opportunity?
 
March 26, 2007: The Surety Market - Taking Care of Business
 
March 19, 2007: Mergers & Acquisitions and Public Equity Offerings - 2007 Edition
 
March 7, 2007: Conning Announces its Enterprise Risk Management Initiative for Property-Casualty Insurers
 
January 22, 2007: Arbitrage and Antiselection in Life Insurance - The Information Opportunity
 
January 11, 2007: Investment Profile of the Life Insurance Industry - 2006 Edition
 
December 6, 2006: Capital and Risk in Variable Annuities - The Rise of Economic Value and Beyond
 
November 28, 2006: Property-Casualty Claims Management - Unlocking Value
 
November 16, 2006: Bermuda - The New Capital of Insurance?
 
October 26, 2006: Life-Health Forecast & Analysis by Line of Business, 2006-2008
 
September 18, 2006: Commercial Lines Predictive Modeling - Search for Lift
 
September 12, 2006: Penetrating the Middle Market - Clearing the Distribution Hurdle
 
September 6, 2006: Alternative Markets: Structural and Functional Evolution.
 
September 5, 2006: The Growing Cost of Variable Annuity Complexity: Is It Worth It?
 
August 15, 2006: Property-Casualty Forecast & Analysis by Line of Insurance, 2005-2008
 
July 12, 2006: The Next Phase of Insurance and Banking - Rethinking and Retooling for Strategic Advancement
 
May 30, 2006: Property-Casualty Insurers' Investment Strategy Focused on Cycle Management
 
May 15, 2006: Mergers & Acquisitions and Public Equity Offerings - Fasten Your Seatbelts
 
February 6, 2006: Long-Term Care Insurance - Opportunity Knocking-Again?
 
January 23, 2006: Integrated to Virtual: Evolution of the Variable Annuity Company – Implications for the Competition for Retirement Assets
 
January 12, 2006: Life Settlements – The Concept Catches On
 
January 9, 2006: The Emerging Shakeout in Personal Lines
 
November 29, 2005: Evolution in Risk and Capital Management - New Value Propositions for P&C Insurers/Reinsurers
 
November 3, 2005: Property-Casualty Forecast & Analysis By Line of Insurance Third Quarter 2005
 
November 2, 2005: Changing Products for Worksite Marketing ? Voluntary Benefits and Portability
 
October 27, 2005: Investment Profile of the Life Insurance Industry - 2005 Edition
 
July 19, 2005: Conning Research Forecasts Strong Property-Casualty Insurance Results Through 2007
 
July 13, 2005: Life Insurance Industry Projected to Continue Posting Strong Results in 2005 and 2006
 
July 5, 2005: In Personal Lines, Intense but Disciplined Competition Prevails
 
June 21, 2005: Predicting State Performance - Is a "Right States" Strategy Wrong for Property-Casualty Insurers?
 
June 14, 2005: Changing Times in the Retirement Market - Growing Longevity Risk, Growing Opportunities
 
June 9, 2005: Medical Malpractice - New Opportunities? Or the Eye of the Hurricane?
 
May 10, 2005: Property-Casualty Forecast & Analysis By Line of Insurance - First Quarter 2005
 
April 13, 2005: Mergers & Acquisitions and Public Equity Offerings - 2005 Edition
 
March 14, 2005: Small Health Insurers - Long-Term Survivors or Lunch-Time Snacks
 
February 14, 2005: Prospects for Agents and Brokers - Producers, Consultants, or Distributors?
 
January 12, 2005: Multinational Life Insurers - Opportunities and Innovations in a Converging World
 
January 12, 2005: Commercial Automobile Markets - Solid Sectors, Worthy Gambles, and Risky Business
 
January 5, 2005: Successful Small Life Companies - A Statistical Analysis
 
January 4, 2005: Property-Casualty Loss Reserves - As Good as It Gets?
 
December 20, 2004: Homeowners Insurance - The "Curse" Is Reversed Until 2008
 
October 27, 2004: Group Insurers: Changing Environment; Excellent Returns on Surplus
 
September 13, 2004: Life Reinsurance: Capacity and Other Challenges
 
September 7, 2004: Investment Profile of the Life Insurance Industry: 2004 Edition
 
August 23, 2004: Mutuals and Stocks in the Property-Casualty Industry: How Does Your Company Grow?
 
July 19, 2004: Reinsurance Recoverables - Mind the Gap
 
June 24, 2004: Expense Revolution - Is the Property-Casualty Industry Overdue?
 
April 26, 2004: Variable Annuities: An Industry in Transformation 2004
 
April 20, 2004: Mergers & Acquisitions and Public Equity Offerings 2004 Edition
 
December 16, 2003: Property-Casualty Loss Reserves: Strengthening Numbers
 
November 17, 2003: Life Insurance Distribution: Getting a $50 Billion Gorilla to Sing
 
November 3, 2003: Individual Disability Insurance: Non-Cancelable--Success Through Discipline
 
September 15, 2003: Light Truck/SUV Underwriting: The Differences Matter
 
July 14, 2003: Long-Term Care Insurance - Growth, but at What Cost?
 
June 25, 2003: Life Settlements - Additional Pressure on Life Profits
 
June 18, 2003: Medical Malpractice - Anatomy of a Crisis
 
June 3, 2003: Property-Casualty Forecast & Analysis - 1st Quarter 2003
 
May 20, 2003: Consumer-Directed Health Plans -- Hoped For Results and Unintended Consequences
 
May 5, 2003: Investment Profile of the Life Insurance Industry - 2002 Edition
 
April 30, 2003: Workers' Compensation State Funds----What You Don't Know Might Hurt You
 
April 25, 2003: Winning the Coming Battle for Retirement Assets--$11 Trillion Up for Grabs
 
April 15, 2003: Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans---Roaring Back?
 
March 21, 2003: Life Insurance Demutualization ---- An Interim Report Card
 
February 24, 2003: Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002----Problem Not Solved
 
January 16, 2003: Property-Casualty Industry Loss Reserves - Digging Deeper
 
January 8, 2003: Conning Research: Caution Flag for Personal Automobile Insurance 2002
 
December 11, 2002: Small Insurers-Trumped by Investments - Second Edition
 
December 4, 2002: Conning Research: A Perfect Storm Is Looming In Managed Care Industry
 
October 10, 2002: Property-Casualty Forecast & Analysis - Third Quarter 2002
 
September 17, 2002: Life Insurers May Need to Break from Traditional Underwriting Process to Create Competitive Advantage
 
September 13, 2002: Small Insurers-Thriving in the Land of the Giants - First Edition
 
August 19, 2002: State Regulation of Health Insurance Increases Cost and the Number of Uninsured Reports New Conning Study
 
June 3, 2002: Conning Research Finds Lack of Consumer Awareness a Hurdle for the Disability Insurance Industry
 
May 8, 2002: Variable Annuity Marketplace: Thriving in Unfamiliar Terrain
 
May 2, 2002: PC Insurers' Wishes For CRM Magic Not Yet Coming True
 
April 15, 2002: Enron Heightens M&A Concerns, Re-emphasizes Due Diligence
 
April 1, 2002: Life Insurers Missed Charge On Bull Market Of Late 1990's
 
March 25, 2002: Property Casualty Insurers Investments In Fine Shape For Now
 
March 18, 2002: E-Business Coverage Risks May Outweigh Rewards For Insurers
 
March 7, 2002: New Role Emerging for 401(k) Providers
 
February 4, 2002: Renewed Interest in Life Insurance in Wake of 9/11
 
January 16, 2002: Property-Casualty Insurers Reserves Inadequate to Cover Rising Cost of Claims