Data security

In joint letter to legislators, trade associations ask that insurers be excluded from resolution funding.

Sale of common stock and senior notes have brought the mortgage insurer back into compliance with the risk-to-capital ratio and minimum policyholders' position requirements.

INN announces a call for nominations for the 2010 Women in Insurance Leadership program.

TransUnion’s Insurance Risk Index falls for the third consecutive quarter.

There are many ways to store data, but mitigating risk must be priority No. 1.

The seeming over-abundance of accolades can obscure real business accomplishments.

Chubb seeks to facilitate discussion on emerging class of risks.

NAIFA adopts policy opposing stranger-originated annuities.

Insurers should keep apprised of Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook's latest developments, as they could have profound effects on the business.

Social media outlets are hot marketing tools—and dangerous security risks. What’s an insurer to do?

The Qatar-based reinsurer signed a three-year contract with RMS to manage earthquake risk in Asia.

Perhaps this isn't surprising, as smaller firms have a lot more to lose if they have fraudulent accounts in their midst.

The National Flood Insurance program, which has limped along on a series of temporary extensions, may be due for a more substantial resolution.

Recovering equity markets may foretell consolidation in the insurance industry, a new report says

A dialogue is necessary to identify emerging risks and help risk managers achieve full value from their ERM investments, says RIMS report.

A.M. Best revises State Farm General Insurance’s outlook to positive from stable, S&P places Reserve National Insurance on CreditWatch with negative implications.

Steering a car with one’s eyes seems like a neat idea ... until you look the wrong way.

Prakash Shimpi will oversee the enterprisewide risk monitoring and management program for ING's U.S. insurance operations.

Narragansett Bay Insurance’s CIO offers tips for insurers on how to best leverage the cloud while minimizing risks.

With the health care debate receding, President Obama has stepped up his efforts to aid passage of comprehensive financial services regulatory reform. While most of the reform measures are aimed squarely at banks, the breadth of the proposed reforms may well encompass many activities currently performed by insurers. Indeed, while insurers may have avoided the purview of a proposed consumer financial products regulator, the issue of whether large insurers will have to help fund a bailout mechanism for systemically risky institutions remains an open question.