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The differences in the degrees of professional and personal ethics in insurance agents and insurance students was evaluated using data from practitioners in the state of Florida and enrollees majoring in risk management and insurance. Results revealed that students and professional agents tend to behave in dissimilar ways in particular personal or ethical cases. Both groups were generally shown to behave more unethically in personal situations than in matters concerning business or profession.
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Information on US- and foreign-based insurance companies can be obtained by perusing market research reports prepared by consulting organizations and security analysts. Directories of trade associations are also possibly good sources for company information that have never seen print in the business press. Other sources of information include indexing and abstracting services, trade publications, the general and business press, company newsletters and electronic information services.
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The six elements of reinsurers' strategy for Year 2000 computer date change problem (Y2K) are presented. The strategy covers six fields that include evaluation of the reinsurer's book of business, awareness of cedents about Y2K risk, assessment of the cedent's underwriting strategy, creation of Y2K underwriting approaches, formation of Y2K claims handling practices and procedures, and tracking of Y2K regulatory, legislative and legal activities.
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