Policy adminstration

House leaders had to make significant concessions for the reform bill to be passed, and it likely will have to be watered down even further to get out of the Senate.

The “Thinking Outside the Black Box” service is designed to help insurers examine how best to use cat models.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was a key player in AIG's trades, even in the ones involving other banks.

The insurer adds staff to provide marketing and sales assistance, in-language and in-culture financial education programs, training, and other customized support to distribution partners, plan sponsors and ING's regional sales organizations.

Given social media's rise in popularity among older demographic groups, it's now become a serious data security risk for insurers as attackers target their less tech-savvy customers.

Industry endorses federal insurance office created by sweeping bill, but insurers are unhappy with their inclusion in a new dissolution fund.

The bill could significantly impact the way insurers do business, given it paves the way for the creation of a consumer financial protection agency, and establishes a framework to minimize systemic risk.

Celent says customer portals should behave in the manner customers expect, which requires continued investments to reflect changing customer behavior, and the leveraging of new technologies.

The Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors predicts Europe’s insurers will feel pressure from low rates and H1N1 flu.

The House approved dozens of changes late Thursday to the financial regulatory reform bill, including measures to enhance the Federal Reserve Board's power to break up large, complex firms.

With the proliferation of security devices and software, you would think that virus infections are decreasing, but exactly the opposite is true. The question is—why?

A Robert Half survey found that while 7% of technology execs anticipate hiring IT staff in the Q1 2010, 4% plan reductions.

A new Celent report concludes that the greatest challenge facing insurers is their siloed environments. Improving info sharing would help eliminate this problem.

Regulators will not require auto insurers offer pay-as-you-drive policies.

Fitch Ratings expects a slight improvement in 2009 underwriting losses, but the improvement won’t last through 2010.

The reform bill is expected to water down a provision to create a new consumer protection agency, among other plans.

For insurers looking to develop their social media strategy, looking to banks may offer some helpful clues.

Industry technology executives admit that adopting the changes required to innovate is no longer an option: CIO Insurance Summit report.

Fundamental to every insurer's improvement initiative is the need for managers to provide personal-written or verbal permission to make improvements.

Tentative agreement would include private plans, expand medicare coverage, and regulate insurers' medical-loss ratio.