Data and information management

Moody's affirms ratings of New York Life and TIAA-CREF Life Insurance; A.M. Best and S&P react to Fidelity National Financial’s merger announcements.

Unusual circumstances, geographies and risk concentrations contributed to higher-than-normal natural catastrophe losses, notes German reinsurer Munich Re, which points to the first half of 2010 as being marked by an exceptionally large number of natural catastrophes and the scale of the losses they caused.

Effective data management and data quality are no longer “nice to have” options.

The insurer settled its suit with the Connecticut AG regarding a lost drive in 2009 that contained the health info of 1.5 million members.

An increase in qualified actuarial resources, and a need to move actuaries into more strategic activities, will offer insurers opportunities that were previously unavailable.

Insurer says old enrollment forms containing sensitive information were mistakenly left in discarded file cabinet.

Sword Group’s new company, Sword Insurance, will offer CRM, BI tools and policy admin software to the property/casualty industry.

The economy, it seems, is forcing us to make choices.

Experts contend the financial reform legislation does little to ensure accountability among regulators.

Survey shows that the top drivers for use of external service providers are to reduce the operating costs of IT, and to ensure IT availability.

Insurable losses from the hurricane not to exceed $200 million, notes AIR Worldwide.

New standard reinsurance agreement slashes commissions.

Anthem amended the number of members and applicants affected by a compromised Web site to more than double the previously announced figure.

The partnership will allow contracts to be stored in ExamOne’s system via BlueFrog’s PolicyBox policy delivery program.

Moody’s and S&P assign ratings to Penn Mutual's surplus notes while A.M. Best revises the Michigan Blues’ outlook, and removes Jackson National Life from under review.

In ruling, justices vote to uphold primary tenets of Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

The federal government wants to build a place where everyone feels safe online, but are they instead creating a tempting target for cybercriminals and other enemies?

The California health insurer notified about 230,000 members and insurance applicants that a Web site used to apply for individual health policies was compromised.

FM Global says the industry well capitalized to withstand potential strong storms.

INN announces the results of its fifth annual program recognizing the distinct and outstanding accomplishments and contributions of women in the insurance industry.