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Includes photocopied articles and interoffice correspondence regarding the Iowa Fire Insurance Company. Includes information about the establishment and cessation of the company.

Topics of interest include efforts to create a vaccine for AIDS, an airplane collision over Salt Lake City, developments in Aetna International in Taiwan selling life insurance in the Republic of China, tort reform controversy, the insurance gap that older Americans are facing, advancements in holding arsonists accountable through insurance data bases, the U.S. decreasing in value, the rise in price for heart/circulatory treatments, the investigation of Lyn Nofziger, the arms sale in Iran, Australia's debt rising due to lack of resources like gold and oil, information about a cancer virus that spreads among adults similar to AIDS, information about the controversy surrounding the Family and Medical Leave Act, corporate teamwork, controversy surrounding employee satisfaction with pay raises, Joseph Cooper's resignation from the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance, information about a new immigration law and its effects on small businesses, Cigna's non-renewal cases, the insurance liability crisis, the U.S. dollar rebounding, information on the rise of oil imports, information about long-term care, information about elder-care Aetna's "Photo-Structures" exhibition at the Aetna Institute Gallery, the Clean Water Act, workers' compensation and pregnancy, information about Alzheimer's Disease, Medicare, the exchange market, information about U.S. officials meeting with Iranians about hostages, information about a major snowstorm on the East Coast, the suicide of Pennsylvania Treasurer R. Budd Dwyer, Connecticut tort reform, the health care industry making efforts to better regulate cost containment, the controversy surrounding maternity leave, the 1987 Super Bowl, the kidnapping of four educators at the Beirut University College, changes in Indonesian attitudes about private sectors contributing to economic stability, the revolution of medicine in the U.S., the increase of office spaces in Hartford, Connecticut, the doubt surround Ronald Reagan's goals about Iran and the Nicaraguan rebels, an attempted coup in the Philippines, information about work-site fitness programs, a new Supreme Court ruling that allows civilians to sue out-of-state water polluters, changes to the medial field due to a growing elderly population, Terry Waite seeking the release of hostages in Lebanon, information on Mikail Gorbachev and his Communist party, the increase of insurance companies investing in advertisements to explain coverage rate differences among members, why Connecticut ranks at 11 in highest auto insurance rates, Reagan diverting program funds for public transit and food for the poor to federal raises, the U.S. barring travel to Lebanon, information about nuclear waste repository, information about catastrophic illness coverage, inflation, antitrust exemptions for airlines, W.R. Grace and Co. being indicted on charges for lying about waste disposal, why service attitudes in corporate America are negative, the decline in international economic competitiveness, how a law in the District of Columbia caused 82% of insurance companies to stop writing new individual life insurance policies, and the expansion of insurance for federal employees, rising health costs for retirees.

Topics of interest include research on heart disease, trust and loyalty rates decreasing among companies, spying in the workplace, controversy regarding interview questions becoming more personal due to increases in health care costs, information about AIDS medication, changes to New Jerey auto insurance, complications with diabetes drug development, issues with the stock market slumping, information about Baker Hughes Inc. penalizing workers who use tobacco in an effort to promote wellness, increases in corporate contributions to education and charity, oat bran cholesterol claims being challenged, research on asbestos, inflation, information of truck safety measures, research on cancer death rates for African Americans, research on a nerve protein to help those who are paralyzed, employers offering retirement planning, Aetna's use of technology to fight fraud, states raising taxes, information about Medicaid, a federal appeals court overturing mandatory drug tests for mass transit workers, India wanting to scrap the Bhopal accord, research on blood pressure drugs, information about the federal deficit widening, heart disease research, sexual harassment laws in California, the positive effects of using antibiotics before surgery, information about nursing home insurance prices, information about air bags potentially burning fingers, the corporate lag in research, no-frills policy in California, information about Connecticut auto insurance, information about a no-fault malpractice plan in New York, arthritis research, the Florio reforms, information about plans for universal health care, states lowering blood-alcohol limits, information about more older Americans wanting to back to work, changes in auto insurance rates, reactions to Bush's tax proposals, increases in Americans' personal spending, the risk of hearing loss growing, and information about the abuse of medical students.

Topics of interest include the Persian Gulf War, Connecticut auto insurance reforms, the AIDS crisis, workers' compensation lawsuits, information on insurance coverage for hysterectomies, federal proposals for improving access to public spaces for disabled individuals, asbestos-related court cases, the relationship between second-hand smoking and likelihood of cancer, information about breast cancer, Aetna's lawsuit against Marvin Davis, urban poverty, Connecticut insurance news, the decline of the traditional family in the U.S., efforts for preventing drunk driving, organ transplant survival rates, and the controversy surrounding new drug treatments for Alzheimer's.

Topics of interest include the Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in San Juan, increases in American Express' liability coverage, cutbacks in emergency hospital services in Florida, the impact of health maintenance organization (HMO) incentives on health care providers, the Aetna art gallery, Dalkon Shield's legal quagmire, the impact of the US increasing tariffs on trade with Europe, the Amtrak accident in Baltimore, Ronald Reagan's prostate surgery, Medicare, Aetna's lawsuit with Occidental Petroleum, bank failures in 1986, financial advancements in the property/casualty industry, Aetna's installation of Gemini (their agency management system), Aetna's Employee Benefits Division (EBD) building construction in Middletown, Connecticut, corporations trying help employees find day-care for their children, Travelers foreclosing loans linked to prominent arms dealer in Saudi Arabia, the AIDS crisis, reforms surrounding medical malpractice, increases in oil prices, how computer advancements impact corporations, California rulings over sex-based insurance rate laws, asbestos-related legal cases, the tense relationship between Iran and the US, changes in the stock market, nursing home insurance, the banking rule proposed by the US and Britain, Aetna offering debentures, the Super Bowl, the value of the U.S. dollar decreasing, toxic-tort case, insurance for student loans, political generational conflicts, Aetna's push on director's insurance, and variations in heart surgery rates.

Topics of interest include the effects of cost control on quality medical care for the elderly, the real estate market facing a downturn and how it effects insurers, Massachusetts increasing workers' compensation, banks increasingly selling insurance policies, how having honest followers and leaders that listen contribute to a successful company, how lower interest rates help the U.S. economy expand, the changing attitudes surrounding health care costs, research on the health care benefits retirees receive, information about the AIDS epidemic, drug treatments for cancer, how auto laws don't reduce the number of uninsured drivers, advancements in gallbladder surgery, the increase in debt cases, Aetna challenging the hike in auto insurance rates in Massachusetts, the drop and rise in property/casualty profits, a universal health plan for children, research on women having increased dual dependencies (needing to take care of both children and elderly parents), issues regarding employers giving out references for employees, information about plans the U.S. is making to increase global market competitiveness, issues regarding nursing homes being unable to provide care for an increasingly ill patient population, changes in consumer confidence, changes in New Jersey Blue Cross rates, research on colon cancer, information about low-calorie powder diets, research on the connection between chemotherapy and leukemia, information about affirmative action programs in the workforce, how the census helps corporations, information about corporate executives having difficulties with parenting their children, information about Nippon (a Japanese insurance company) investing in American Express, the resignation of president and Ceo of Partners National, Donald Simmons, information about a court case ruling that made a tobacco company compensate a family who lost their loved-one due to lung cancer, the unemployment rate, the stigma doctors face when performing abortions, the growing legal defense cost for insurance policyholders, companies cutting pension/retirement plans, companies avoiding providing child care for employees due to liability concerns, information about the Consumers Union of California supporting no-fault auto insurance, information about students lacking necessary reading and writing skills, hospital construction causing care costs to increase, increasing drugstore costs, the Hartford Insurance Group adding auto insurance discounts, the Insurance Association of Connecticut proposing health plans that insurers can provide to small employers, information about some insurance companies no longer covering expenses resulting from repeated drunk driving, insurers trying to help uninsured individuals, protests against a Nissan advertisement that features high-speed driving, risks women face when drinking alcohol, the number of New Jersey highway deaths declining, a grocery store's misting machine causing Legionnaires' disease, how lead can cause permanent handicaps to children who have ingested them, how companies are trying to help employees with personal/family issues, cocaine being tied to New York fatalities in car accidents, information about personal injury lawyers being indicted in racketeering charges, information about a court case involving A.H. Robins for their contraceptive device that caused injury to the women who used it, psychological testing becoming more important when interviewing candidates for management positions, Aetna buying out VHA Enterprises, more managerial cut-backs, and information about heart risks for women.

Topics of interest include the temperance (anti-alcohol) movement, competitive intelligence, the effects of diet pills, Aetna's lawsuit with Massachusetts on withdrawing auto insurance, the AIDS crisis, new research on hormones and infant health, insurance companies reducing need for independent agents, lack of insurance for the Hispanic community, asbestos-related court cases, information on breast cancer, the Persian Gulf War, and heart disease prevalence in the U.S. South.

Bound volume contianing interoffice correspondence.

Bound volume contianing interoffice correspondence.

Topics of interest include U.S. banking changes, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulating unapproved drug use, the creating of computer health service, changes to corporate training programs for future employees, emotion research, vocal hygiene, Clarence Thomas' nomination for the Supreme Court, auto crash lawsuits, increase in Medicaid fees, childhood cancer research, insurers selling policies to Italian firm, antitrust lawsuits, AIDS testing controversy, heart drug controversy, new drug research for spinal injuries, unisex insurance developments in trying to create equal rates for men and women, the unemployment rate, research on employment for retirees, information on a medical fraud case, the gap between women's educational achievements and their pay, research on smoking, the rise in tuberculosis, "junk science" in the courtroom, how a Medicare policy led doctors to unprescribed a specific drug for kidney dialysis, a large Texas insurance failure, new painkillers for arthritis, information on a controversial suicide manual, racism in the workplace, resistance to subsidized health plans, research on alcoholism, information on an indigent patient case, research on Americans becoming more overweight, Connecticut auto insurance reforms, information about an Alzheimer's drug being disapproved by the FDA, benefits increasing for part-time employment, research about how bat saliva can help heart attack victims, research on prenatal testing, the nuclear arms pact, regulations on workplace smoking, and research on how aspirin may help aid pregnancies.