Data and information management

INN issues a call for nominations for its award program recognizing excellence, leadership and professional performance among women in insurance.

At a hearing Wednesday, FDIC Chair Sheila Bair suggested the creation of a systemic risk council composed of existing regulators that would have the "teeth" to intervene when necessary.

The current economy is affecting new car buying and decisions about coverage on older vehicles, a trend that raises important insurance and maintenance considerations.

Given insurers' knowledge of consumer lifestyles, they should be utilizing predictive analytics to better identify ideal customers and sell them higher-value services.

Given the reporting reforms sure to come out of the financial crisis, now is the perfect time for insurers to start making their data center greener.

Underscoring the risk regulator’s role, Fed Reserve policymaker tells panel: Give regulator adequate power or find other ways to limit systemic risk.

Risky behavior has become the norm for this generation of computer users.

Even for the many insurers still dependent upon legacy systems, it's possible to adapt their systems to realize the benefits of automated decisioning.

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY FOR RISK INSPECTION

Iterative methodologies and sound product architectures reduce risk, and yield faster return on investment.

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Legislative moves to squash systemic risk may portend a heavier hand in insurance regulation.

While long ubiquitous in business-to-business transactions, internal use of standards is becoming more prevalent in the era of service-oriented architectures.

The data supporting its use are statistically irrefutable, and the benefits to consumers are significant, Hartwig says.

Physicians offer advice on how to define “meaningful use” of electronic health records.

The prediction of a Swine Flu pandemic brings to light an urgent and dire need for electronic health data.

Virtualization offers significant financial benefits, but it may also involve significant risk.

Insurers are among coalition advocating efforts to reduce risks in storm-prone areas.

Solution highlighted by Web-based reporting and analytics platform designed to track risk exposure, compliance violations, financial statements and investment performance.

Conning Research & Consulting suggests individual annuity insurers rethink their product risk, distribution, asset management functions and cost structures in a changing competitive environment