Data security

Estimate only includes aid provided so far and could rise in the coming weeks.

Previously holding the same position for Unum Group, Michael Temple will take over as risk officer by the end of the year.

Catastrophe modeling solution designed to help Navigators assess losses on a variety of levels, from portfolios to individual locations.

Consulting services are designed to allow clients to maximize the value of their catastrophe modeling investment.

Analysts rank “pricing strategy” and “quality of service” as the industry’s top value drivers over the next three years, named by 95 percent and 94 percent of the respondents, respectively, ahead of “data analysis capabilities” (86 percent).

Project managers need to remember that moving to a paperless environment is about changing how people work, how they rely on information and how they access it.

AIR Worldwide, catastrophe modeling firm, estimates that insured losses from Sandy to onshore U.S. properties will be between $7 billion and $15 billion.

National Hurricane Center’s latest advisory indicates Hurricane Sandy will strike close to midnight; CoreLogic lists the 25 NYC area zip codes at risk of the most property damage.

Early estimates range from $1-$5 billion in damages along the U.S. east coast from what is being dubbed a "Frankenstorm."

Newest version of the study includes predictive modeling analysis, spans five-year period from 2006 to 2010.

Category two hurricane is expected to stalk the east coast, 250 miles offshore.

Gallagher looks to Unison’s industry relationships to complement its employee benefits brokerage operation.

Sentry Insight is designed to help companies and brokers manage, track and analyze claims.

Potential voluntary federal guidelines foretell a future that may require keeping a close eye on the balance between collaboration and control.

The global financial crisis and subsequent economic developments have brought to light critical weaknesses in existing hedge programs.

Claims processing remained the top compliance issue for P&C insurers, followed by rating factors and the cancelation of policies. In terms of life and health insurers, problems with claims processing stole the top spot away from compliant policy forms, which was reported last year as the biggest compliance issue. Failure to pay claims properly in accordance with policy provisions was only fifth on that list for life and health insurers.

Many major insurers use non-driving factors, such as education, occupation and lack of previous insurance in setting prices, and a majority of Americans think that’s unfair, according to results of a Consumer Federation of America (CFA) survey.

New report laments the inability of companies to encrypt, control and secure information stored on employee-owned devices.

From NAMIC, Pete Dailey of AIR Worldwide explains what scientists know about climate change and helps insurers address the uncertainty about what climate change could bring.

In a new CFO survey from Towers Watson, P&C CFOs discuss which portfolio objectives are being satisfied and why they’re expecting slightly more aggressive investment strategies.