Insurance

IIHS Evaluates Minivan Safety

Social media is another form of data that companies must work with regularly, but most businesses have a long road to travel before achieving effective integration.

Report from PLUS: Tony Blair says changes in our economic and regulatory systems are a given, but should have the core goal of creating a healthy, thriving financial sector.

Recent snow storm along the East Coast quickly reminds industry that snow- and ice-related damage caused more than $2 billion in claims payouts in 2010.

Ronald Pressman is a veteran of the conglomerate's reinsurance and asset management divisions.

In the second quarter of 2011, commercial mortgage commitments by U.S. life insurers grew to $15.7 billion compared to $5.9 billion during the same period in 2010, and will remain strong, according to Fitch Ratings.

Insurers are finding that multiple views may be best when modeling for natural disasters.

Monitoring the data made available via social media networks goes beyond internal oversight.

As the European Union codifies more stringent capital requirements, Fitch expects the United States to be granted regulatory equivalence.

Advisers of the future are gravitating toward financial planning programs; here are the schools topping many students' wish-lists.

As ubiquitous as business analytics have become, they are only optimized when matched with the right analytic talent.

The insurer expects increased ROI as a result of enhancing its system with new rules management technology.

As a host of business and competitive reasons cause carriers to contemplate replacement of this most core of systems, a rapidly evolving slate of technology options awaits.

MMIC Group, Inc., a Midwestern medical liability insurance company, introduced Cyber Solutions today, which is designed to provide comprehensive coverage for data breaches, invasions of privacy and other risks to the information technology systems of physicians and hospitals.

Aon eSolutions Launches RIScloud

Insurer employs policy administration and rating platforms to process specialty lines.

Several new appointments announced across the South, Midwest, Northern California and Gulf regions.

About a week ago, Prudential released preliminary survey results indicating that when shopping for retirement plans, consumers between the ages of 18 and 36 were more interested than those over age 45 in guaranteed income features. The company is leveraging these results with additional features, including security, to certain plans offered by Prudential Retirement.

John Meder hired to manage one of Wells Fargo Insurance Services' largest regions.

Reducing expenses remains a key priority for insurers, but how much reduction is too much reduction?