Fair And Balanced?

A number of our readers pulled no punches in hammering away at what they perceived as our less than "fair and balanced" coverage of the Bush-Kerry presidential race in last week's edition.

In our cover story "Kerry Victory Would Put Insurance Industry 'On The Defensive'" we reported that on a host of issues dear to industry lobbyists, from tort reform to terrorism reinsurance to taxation, President George W. Bush would get a "thumb's up" over Sen. John Kerry.

"I was quite disappointed to see that your historically fine magazine has become a cheap rag for the Republican Party," e-mailed one Connecticut agent. "You might find it interesting to know that all insurance people do not share your narrow views on tort reform, estate taxes, etc. If these were the only issues, perhaps one could frame a discussion on them alone. However, you would have to be brain dead not to be aware that there are much more long-term questions and issues to be resolved."