Vulture culture
Subtitle: dirty deals, unpaid claims, and the coming collapse of the insurance industry
By: Eric D. Gerst.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: American Management Association
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780814400265
Subjects: Insurance -- Corrupt practices -- United States; Insurance law -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The crisis : a long time coming; title: How the industry got where it is : a rogues' gallery; title: How the industry got where it is today : unpaid claims and the storm after Hurricane Katrina; title: How the industry got where it is today : foreign takeovers, unregulated reinsurers, insurer and claimant fraud; title: The view from outside : report card on the state regulation; title: Trends : the next decade; title: The public uproar and a crescendo of distrust; title: Fifty non-uniform state fiefdoms; title: Winds of change: how to improve the industry.