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While the cat bond market proved its resilience as the market absorbed the impact of concurrent financial and property catastrophes, notes a Guy Carpenter briefing, disciplined risk is called for in 2009.

Nationwide's structure for finance process and policy

More than just a technology, enterprise content management is a business strategy to successfully drive insurers into the future.

Catastrophe and investment losses take a big toll on the balance sheet.

The asset management firm advises that adapting decision models is of paramount importance during this economic crisis.

KPMG survey finds deficiencies in key areas, including technology.

In a new report, Ernst & Young says carriers need to account for a changing landscape in the year ahead.

The risk specialist says property losses from 37 catastrophes last year were the fourth-highest cost, and highest frequency in the past decade.

A new report from TowerGroup says the financial meltdown represents unique interdependencies and negative forces that insurers must be ready to deal with when it comes to litigation.

An Insurance Information Institute forum assesses the year past and the year ahead.

Expectations of mounting regulations may well signal a boon for solutions for risk management and compliance.

Consultant Watson Wyatt says risk management and reform are among life insurers’ key concerns this year.

The content management and workflow systems provider is teaming with INSTEC and OneShield on separate projects.

The firm estimates that reinsurers will enter 2009 with 15% to 20% less economic capital than in 2008.

The insurer appointed Russell Johnston president and CEO of AIG Environmental, one of the largest pollution liability insurance providers.

In a collection of essays, actuaries ponder the role of risk management in the financial crisis.

According to a new Impact Forecasting LLC report, approximately 86% of Californian homeowners do not have earthquake coverage, despite most of them having mortgaged their homes.

For the time being, tech takes a back seat to cost minimization and operational efficiency, which are at the top of the operational agenda for many in financial services, according to the New York research firm.

National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) says the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) decision to order nine major insurance companies to provide data for a study of credit-based insurance scoring and homeowners insurance is unnecessary and a waste of money.

The 10-year moving average of insured catastrophe losses costs continued to rise in 2008, increasing by 7% over 2007—from $35.5 billion to $38 billion.