Legislation seeks to divide deposit and investment banks and prohibits commercial banks from engaging in all insurance activities.

Tanya Krochta promoted to new position.

A panel of insurance technology experts share tips and tricks for putting innovation into play.

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.

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

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

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

New rule changes how insurers calculate admissible deferred tax assets.

The effects of regulatory reform, increased government intervention and potential tax law changes will keep stability at bay, at least for a few more years, says a PricewaterhouseCoopers report.

While the law may eventually get watered down, the transparency and accountability of information will live on as perhaps insurers' most important corporate value.

Supreme Court will hear arguments over legality of auditing oversight board created by Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

House Financial Services Committee sends two pieces of financial services reform legislation to House floor.

The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers says the bill “needs clarification regarding the role of brokers in state exchanges on several fronts," particularly defined compensation models and the role they would play as exchange navigators.

Repealing McCarran Ferguson could have serious implications for insurance companies and, ultimately, would burden consumers.

Insurance and reinsurance sectors should pay attention to emerging markets in order to stay strong through the economic recovery, say Swiss Re economists.

Boston-based research and advisory firm, launches a new service dedicated to the Indian financial services space.

Leahy inserts amendment into health care reform legislation.

Donations from IBM and Prima Solutions drive ACORD framework advances.

Insurance Networking News would like to congratulate the following select number of nominees, whose innovation deserves special recognition. Watch for their stories in upcoming issues of Insurance Networking News and online at www.insurancenetworking.com.

INN is proud to present the 2009 INNovator Awards, recognizing key advances in the use of technology and practices in the insurance industry.