Data security

On fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, group urges Congress to adopt Homeowners Defense Act.

The insurer lost data containing customers’ identity, bank account and credit card information and details of their insured assets.

Perhaps the answer is to take user-empowered networking and secure it with user empowerment.

Moody’s affirms AEGON N.V.’s debt ratings and A.M. Best assigns rating to MetLife’s issuance of $3 billion in senior unsecured debt.

ILS indices realized 13% annual investment return thanks to mark-to-market gains across all perils, says Aon Benfield Securities report.

Academics and security vendors say they uncovered Windows vulnerabilities months ago; what did Microsoft know?

Meadowbrook was listed as "101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" in Metropolitan Detroit for the sixth consecutive year.

Premiums volume grows, but underwriting profitability dips in second quarter.

A new study says the risk from tropical storms threatens economic development in the Caribbean.

New drives are smaller than a postage stamp with no moving parts.

The point-of-sale solution is an end-to-end platform with complete order entry designed to ensure suitability and compliance throughout the application process.

Organizations have indicated an intention to give priority to security budgets despite current economic downturn, Gartner says.

Through the merger, Frost Specialty’s President Robert Frost will become one of Integro’s managing principals.

S&P removes Prudential PLC ratings from CreditWatch; Fitch affirms AIG’s issuer default rating.

Report says Chinese consortium may acquire 30% stake in AIA unit ahead of its IPO.

Law would require businesses and non-profits to notify those affected within 60 days, and offer credit and identity theft protection services.

Observers say that even though Basel III is quickly coming together, uncertainty in the market about its final conditions is helping reduce available credit.

The government of India may shut down BlackBerry and other messaging services for security reasons, but is wireless technology really the problem?

SAS has been lauded for its OpRisk Management software since 2005.

Toshiba drives offer auto-erasing of sensitive data on shutdown, but their limits have yet to be tested.