01937nam a2200349 a 4500 ebr10271824 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 071108s2008 nyuab sb 001 0 eng 2007045805 9780814400265 0814400264 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)213813961 n-us--- HG8531 .G47 2008eb 368/.973 22 368.00973 22 Gerst, Eric D. Vulture culture [electronic resource] : dirty deals, unpaid claims, and the coming collapse of the insurance industry / Eric D. Gerst. New York : American Management Association, c2008. xiii, 241 p. : ill., map. Includes bibliographical references and index. The crisis : a long time coming -- How the industry got where it is : a rogues' gallery -- How the industry got where it is today : unpaid claims and the storm after Hurricane Katrina -- How the industry got where it is today : foreign takeovers, unregulated reinsurers, insurer and claimant fraud -- The view from outside : a report card on state regulation -- Trends : the next decade -- The public uproar and a crescendo of distrust -- Fifty nonuniform state fiefdoms -- Winds of change: how to improve the industry -- The solution : UFOIL : a two-step process of consumerization and federalization. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Insurance Corrupt practices United States. Insurance law United States. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10271824 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 8017 8017