Data security

The president says all the right things about the threat to our nation’s systems, but his plan remains sketchy at best.

New report holds that of the lessons to be learned from the financial crisis, risk management should serve as the primer.

Casualty Actuarial Society hosts panel on climate change.

Life insurer says malware at fault for leak.

Insurers should consider ERM a process, not just a platform, say study authors.

In a down economy, gold futures are up, and the insurer is betting on a healthy return on its investment.

Technology can integrate loss-inspection reports into workflows, and create a standardized way to collect and decipher information.

Pressed to reduce risk and boost compliance, more insurers are automating the management of their investment portfolios.

Commercial messages in our inboxes are a commonly accepted nuisance, but we have lost sight of the danger they represent.

Companies, associations and individuals now have until June 12, 2009, to nominate a woman in the insurance industry who is a true leader, progressing to greater and more diverse positions of influence and authority, and carving a path of excellence for others to follow.

Global insurers facing financial hardships may adopt cautious optimism, says the German insurer.

Expert says Congress should proceed with caution when revamping regulation of insurance industry.

What you don't know about your processes may be costing you money.

Many insurers still aren’t fully aware yet of the risks in the cloud, where data is exchanged between sites and users that may be beyond the control of cloud providers and their clients.

Zurich provides Webinar, information to help business owners protect their employees and profitability from risks associated with a possible Swine Flu Pandemic.

An Aon report says changes advanced in 2010 budget proposal will cost property casualty insurers.

Insurers trying to obtain the sage advice of industry research experts may feel it’s akin to hitting a moving target, but the result is industry analysis excellence.

Karen Clark & Co., a Boston-based firm comprising catastrophe risk, catastrophe models, and catastrophe risk management consultants, reports that it has been selected by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) as the lead consultant in developing a recommendation on the scope, timeline and potential costs of building a national catastrophe multi-peril model for personal lines.

Zurich North America announced its entry into the Risk Retention Group (RRG) and Self Insurance Groups (SIG) markets. The announcement was made last week at the Arizona Captive Insurance Conference in Phoenix . Zurich ’s North America Commercial Alternative Solutions Group reports that it has been the market leader in the member-owned Group Captive field and is now taking that expertise to the owners and members of RRG, SIG and Pooling Groups.

Insurance Networking News (INN) and Celent released INN’s third annual technology solution provider ranking for the insurance industry today at a black-tie awards event held at the ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum in Orlando.