Policy adminstration

John Murphy will provide global strategic direction and consistency across all of Ironshore’s platforms.

The two insurers are now able to become thrift holding companies, and receive money from the government's financial rescue program.

A new report from the National Research Council found that the clinical information systems in a number of medical organizations lack comprehensive decision support.

In an effort to achieve a nationwide electronic health information network, the former American Health Information Community brings together public-private sector members.

The Phoenix Cos. entered into a pact with the Swiss Re subsidiary for a group of in-force term life insurance policies.

Zurich expands property endorsement offering to address needs of middle market and large corporate accounts complying with green standards.

Specialty lines carrier will use the technology to protect personally identifiable information customer information.

The commission unveils full text of ruling that reclassifies annuities as securities.

Report on financial modernization includes a call to reassess the federalization of insurance regulation.

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies sent members of Congress and state insurance policymakers a report, analyzing the causes of the nation’s financial crisis.

A Treasury Department spokeswoman says that the agency has given regulators until Jan. 15 to finish processing any remaining holding applications for non-banks seeking government capital.

The firm estimates that reinsurers will enter 2009 with 15% to 20% less economic capital than in 2008.

The financial crisis for the life and annuity industry began in earnest in the fourth quarter of 2008, but what does the future hold?

Company closures, layoffs, cost cutting, outsourcing and retirees who have had to return to the job market because of investment portfolio losses have combined to make it hard on today’s IT professionals.

Allianz says the long-term demand for retirement services is strong despite the current economic climate.

The insurer’s use of technology to track customer experience garners honors for excellence in insurance operations.

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank says his bill would require the Treasury Department to use the money for foreclosure relief, institute lending requirements for banks that receive capital from the program and strengthen executive compensation requirements.

Mike Martin had been XL Insurance's property underwriting manager for the Southeast region of the United States and Latin America.

The insurance exchange says that rates may increase in a year.

The insurer appointed Russell Johnston president and CEO of AIG Environmental, one of the largest pollution liability insurance providers.