Data and information management

While the rating for Markel International Insurance was affirmed, potential Aflac acquisition Continental American was placed under review with positive implications.

NAPSLO member companies and their employees will gain access to the PLUS Curriculum, and PLUS will gain the benefit of NAPSLO’s surplus lines expertise.

The center is intended to support growing interest in enterprise content management via Software-as-a-Service.

Insurers need to add security as a dimension in each of the layers that comprise enterprise architecture.

Insurers are finding new parts of the enterprise suitable for business analytics.

For competitive and cost reasons, carriers have to leverage new technologies to more efficiently store and analyze data.

A new report details the challenges to covering the food, agribusiness and beverage sectors.

Mark Cracknell will be responsible for servicing marine clients both directly, and through the global Aon Specialty network.

Study highlights payoff potential of targeting security investments to support growth.

IBM plans to meld SPSS offerings with its own, but says it will continue to support firm’s predictive analytic technologies.

Just when you thought your mobile devices were safe, a new botnet has appeared to change the paradigm.

Product designed to provide up-to-date information and post-event resources regarding network security and data privacy.

New research suggests that DVD capacities may increase 10,000-fold in 10 years, but will we be ready for the increased risks?

Insurers have two choices when it comes to conducting business in multiple countries: deploy a single core app cross-borders, or implement a dedicated core app in each market.

A new report says that rather than rely on investment income, carriers need to invest in core competencies.

Government Accountability Office's study recommends that a new proposed systemic-risk regulator be specifically tasked with limiting leverage

Testifying before Congress, association chief urges use of a scalable system to measure risk companies pose.

After issuing a formal white paper on the subject last week, Travelers Companies Inc. also issued a request—to let an independent federal commission regulate rates for hurricane wind coverage.

In the heat of the summer across the wide open fields of middle-America, the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies’ (NAMIC) Agricultural Risk Inspection School opened its classrooms this week to insurance loss control specialists, underwriters, managers and supervisors.

Hannover Re, Munich Re and Manulife are just some of the insurers that recently saw ratings actions from A.M. Best.