Compliance

Association will focus first and foremost on working with regulators on implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act.

It's illegal to text while driving in most U.S. states. Yet a study by researchers at the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) that tracked four states’ claims activities before and after such laws were passed finds no reductions in crashes after laws take effect.

Regulatory, economic uncertainty cloud life and annuity carriers’ growth potential, making delivery of new products, cost cutting now mandatory, notes Ernst & Young report.

Insurers may be interested to note the results of the study released by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

Rep. Barney Frank plans to defend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act from Republicans, and he made it clear he's willing to get personal.

Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held a special interim election during a conference call. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James Donelon was elected NAIC VP and Illinois Insurance Director Michael McRaith was elected NAIC secretary-treasurer.

Top companies in our survey grind down costs by consolidating IT and rationalizing processes. They’re growing faster as well.

Financial legislation requires surplus lines producers to participate in a national database for licensing and renewals.

The highest-priority initiatives continue to be policy admin and BI, with claims, agent portals and commissions also of importance.

Just 15% of health care CIOs surveyed were confident they could meet the April 1, 2011 deadline to qualify for meaningful use incentives.

Rep. Spencer Bachus says he will revisit Dodd-Frank to remove any undue burdens on taxpayers.

At CAS annual meeting, speakers weigh the reality of federal insurance oversight.

The Health Information Exchange technology solutions provider is expected to help the insurer comply with the new EMR rules that go into effect in 2012.

Swiss Re foresees growth for insurance industry but warns low interest rates, regulatory overreach may hurt investment income.

Some of INN’s Women in Insurance Leadership award winners share the characteristics that they believe make a successful leader.

Goal should be to protect taxpayers, say industry stakeholders.

Dutch Insurer Aegon NV, confirmed reports that as part of an ongoing restructuring, it will cut approximately 5% of its workforce , or approximately 400-500 jobs in the U.S. over the coming two years. The action will result in $70 million annual cost-savings.

As we look forward to a new year, the broad technology shifts bound to impact the insurance industry are already taking shape.

The focus for insurance industry innovations in 2011 includes business analytics and data warehousing, cloud-enabled software-as-a-service and new mobility solutions.

Insurers now have until December 3 to cast votes for their top technology solution providers.