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Based on industry buzz and conversations at recent conferences, INN editors compiled a list of trendy reads, dominated by the themes of managing transformational change and preparing businesses for cloud computing.

BOLT set to offer Hiscox's small commercial insurance products to business owners across the United States.

Insurer introduces new cyberliability insurance product and will partner with NetDiligence, a provider of post-incident services.

The app is designed to provide clients with a view of their current economic value based on their expected lifetime earning capacity.

Company also opens new regional underwriting offices in Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas.

At Monday’s morning session on the FIO at the Insured Retirement Institute’s Government, Legal and Regulatory Conference in Washington, D.C., John Fielding—a counsel in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where he is a member of the Government Affairs & Public Policy practice focusing on insurance and financial services legislative and regulatory matters—speculated that a tiff between the Office of the United States Trade Representatives (USTR) and the FIO may be stalling the document’s release.

Robert Hartwig, president and economist of the Insurance Information Institute, outlines four necessary criteria for a hard market, one marked by sharply rising rates in excess of 10 to 15 percent.

J.D. Power found particularly sharp increases in customer satisfaction with policy offerings and interactions with insurers.

Overall, spending barely increases; CIOs lack confidence in budget plans.

Mobile app is the latest in an educational campaign on alternative investment strategies for financial advisors.