Data security

Company will cut 1,500 – 1,800 jobs as it digests Hewitt acquisition.

S&P revises its outlook on Swiss Re, A.M Best affirms The Hartford Steam Boiler Group. Moody’s downgrades AXA UK Life and agencies react to Everest Re’s executive leadership announcement.

Japanese typhoons, changing economic conditions in China and earthquakes in Seoul could cause Supercat-sized insured losses, says Aon Benfield.

Fraud incidents are on a downward slope, returning to reporting figures from two years ago, according to the Quarterly Corporate Fraud Index, which captures fraud incident activity from more than 1,000 organizations and 12 million employees worldwide.

Case challenges insurer’s ability to consider gender of driver when writing auto coverage.

Insurers looking to get into the mobile payment game may want to heed this unfortunate reality.

Against the backdrop of dire economic predictions, insurers are being told to rethink IT as it applies to corporate growth objectives and strategies.

Pending regulatory requirements and tight capital markets are altering the captive insurance market in Europe in numerous ways, notes A.M. Best report

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The very nature of data security is one couched in discretion: As a matter of routine, processes are classified, and specialists in this area rarely share their company’s state secrets.

High-powered tech execs have ideas, some of which are actually good.

Given the emergence of social networks, insurers should consider how the data they provide on individuals is being used—both in their companies and by others.



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The agencies react to Prudential Financial’s planned acquisition of two AIG companies, while A.M. Best and Moody's update AIG's status after its TARP repayment plan announcement.

Vicious computer worm’s intended or unintended victims may include large, highly insured industrial facilities.

Regulators inch forward on Volcker Rule, non-bank systemic designations.

The NAIC requested that Fitch and other rating agencies provide current ratings information in response to recent rule changes.

Presidential action extends National Flood Insurance Program for another year.

Under the new laws, police can pull over any driver suspected of using a mobile device for texting or accessing the Internet.

While BlackBerry may be late to the game, insurance IT shops prefer its security features to Apple's.