Compliance

New technologies and regulations have altered the way the insurance industry approaches financial management and reporting.

The initiative threatens confidentiality, according to the industry group.

Initiative seeks to make medical files easily transferable between insurance companies.

Two new studies examine the implications of Treasury Secretary Paulson’s Plan to overhaul regulation of financial services.

Beginning in 2009, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will have some of the nation's largest companies file their financial results in extensible business reporting language (XBRL).

The collaboration between the two organizations is designed to help insurers achieve process efficiency across multiple systems, processes and business channels.

Contributions promise significant, long-term enhancements to information and insurance capability models.

Senate blocks move to expand National Flood Insurance Program.

The vendor’s “formatting linkbase” contribution provides dynamic rendering of complex financial information based on the XBRL standard.

European insurers are ponying up the cash to ready their infrastructures for more stringent regulatory requirements.

New legislation seeks to restrict the ways insurers can use medical information.

A new architecture and associated document management solution is streamlining enrollment at Unum Group.

Different approaches to complying with regulations create a variety of benefits and outcomes for insurers.

A decade after the standard was first defined, insurers are increasingly adopting XML—along with its promises and challenges.

Ironshore will provide commercial property catastrophe insurance on an excess and surplus basis for risks located in the state of New York.

The impact of an IASB global insurance standard on systems, data, pricing and capital management will be “life-changing,” says Ernst & Young practice leader.

Commercial insurer adds overseas worker, customized North American environmental liability coverage options.

Letter asks NAIFA membership to reconsider its position.

The availability of ISO data is designed to further aid insurers in reducing time associated with maintaining rates, speed time-to-market, and improve rating accuracy, quality and compliance.

The complexity of compliance requirements outweighs incentives to sell, a recent study reports.