Data and information management

Ratings agency wins award for third-consecutive year at the Reactions Global Awards 2011.

As copious new data sources and an improving array of storage and analytic technologies herald the onset of the Big Data era, insurers have some work to do just to keep afloat.

15 minutes with Sharon Ludlow.

IBM's annual X-Force report reveals the latest trends and abandoned tricks among IT security threats.

Amer Ahmed assumes role as head of reinsurance department effective January 1.

Cameras as well as speed and GPS trackers employed to monitor driving; new venture hopes insurance companies will use services as incentive.

John Coomber will replace Allianz CEO as chairman of the global insurance industry initiative.

Rules would establish state exchanges and implement standards related to reinsurance and risk adjustment.

Moms and dads of teen drivers endorse state-graduated driver laws and instructors, yet differ on how much they worry about their teen behind the wheel, and why.

Government panel says severity of economic burden will depend on global emissions growth and Canadian economic and population growth.

A.M. Best study acknowledges increasing recognition within the industry of enterprise risk management’s (ERM) importance, but still points to gaps in the follow-through.

Initiative expected to address one of physicians’ largest barriers of entry into electronic health record’s (EHR)—cost.

National carrier grows its presence in Nevada with the acquisition of 88-year-old ISU Stetson-Beemer Insurance.

Solid-state disks still have a place, but price tag keeping many away, survey states.

A national standard would require organizations to take a proactive approach to securing data, and face criminal actions if willfully withholding information about a breach.

Insurer further expands presence in the New England region by closing deal with Watson Insurance.

Health organizations, including insurers, need to update practices and take a more integrated approach to ensure that patient information is safe.

Federal testimony on virtualization includes calls for standardization, persistent security questions.

NASA says the overall sea level has declined over the past year, so what are insurers to think?

Aetna, Humana, Kaiser Permanente and UnitedHealthcare contribute to the launch of a new data-sharing initiative.