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The HHS Office for Civil Rights Web site of large breaches lists more than 90 major incidents of hacking, which have become much more prevalent during the past two years. Here are the 10 largest healthcare hacking incidents to date.

Individuals affected by the Anthem health information breach should be wary of emails or calls they receive.

Early in its investigation of a major cyber attack, health insurer Anthem shared much of what it knew with other health industry stakeholders, all of whom participate in the HITRUST Cyber Threat Intelligence and Incident Coordination Center.

When the country’s second-largest health insurance company is hacked leaving the personal information of 80 million people vulnerable to identity theft, it’s a watershed moment that cannot be ignored. There is no doubt that this data breach is a wake-up call for a healthcare industry that is lacking when it comes to information security.

The most common vector of cyberattack is still poor habits by associates, says Joseph Smith, former CIO of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

Security, for all intents and purposes, should be a “crowdsourced” effort – everyone needs to contribute.

The home and auto insurer sued Morgan Stanley and other lenders in 2011, alleging they sold packages of risky home loans while claiming they conformed with “conservative” underwriting standards.

The insurer says accelerated claims turnaround time helps meet the demands of today's quick-service consumers.

A Manhattan federal judge on Monday denied Coventry’s request that he throw out the bulk of Lavastone’s claims, including those alleging racketeering, fraud and breach of implied good faith, in an abbreviated decision.

Two of the state’s most-powerful lobbies, the insurance industry and trial lawyers, are gearing up for a fight over a push to ease penalties against companies that deny homeowners their hail-damage claims.

The information compromised includes names, birthdates, Social Security numbers, street and e-mail addresses and employee data, including income, Anthem said.

Last year was the second in a row in which investors on the whole preferred collateralized reinsurance to catastrophe bonds, the vehicle first used by hedge funds and pension funds for forays into the market.

Next stage of the mobility revolution: stepping back from frantic rollouts and encouraging holistic enterprise offerings.

Might HoloLens succeed where Google Glass didn’t?

Vince Cole previously was EVP of global strategy and business performance.

This makes USAA the first major U.S. financial institution to deploy a full-scale rollout of voice and facial recognition.

Social, mobile, analytics, big data, cloud and digital strategy soon will be basic capabilities, and insurers that get bogged down in ROI studies could miss opportunities.

The specialty insurer has established a group for catastrophe engineering and analytics, under the leadership of a former AIR Worldwide executive.

Kevin Krzeminski will lead distribution efforts for several group insurance products.

The insurer attempted to start a social conversation about childhood accidents with a jarring spot in which the child protagonist dies. But if sentiment is any indicator, people didn’t want to listen.