Risk

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In congressional testimony, NAIFA says proposed common fiduciary standard would harm smaller investors.

Ryan Larson appointed director of sales and client services in northwest region.

Risk management software refined to address complex accumulation risks.

A.M. Best says worsening of the economic landscape in Europe merits consideration.

GIS and social media converge to provide a 360-degree view of what's happening on the ground after disasters.

Swiss Re figures already pin down 2011 as the second-costliest year for insured catastrophe damages; Aon Group estimates United States alone has suffered $7 billion more in losses since June.

Chief risk officers from some of the largest life and P&C insurers, including AIG, Allstate, Chubb and MassMutual, lay the foundation for the newly formed North American CRO Council.

Industry remains well capitalized, but mounting disaster losses hammer combined ratio.

Two legislative issues of utmost importance for the insurance industry now head to the Senate floor.

With flood losses mounting and program due to expire at month’s end, upper chamber set to debate bill.

Baltimore drivers are 88.7 percent more likely than the national average to suffer an accident.

GNAIE wants separate models for short-duration non-life and long-duration life contracts.

Rating firm says insurers should not “model shop” to downplay exposures.

Insurers face delays in Fed's determination of how to regulate "nonbank financial institutions" deemed systemically important.

Based on data from 88 insurance company state filings, report reveals that the industry is still largely unprepared to deal with the wide-ranging economic risks posed by climate change.

New report from Swiss Re says insurers need to employ new, forward-looking types of modeling to better understand implications of increasing life expectancy.

Allstate report notes Fort Collins, Colo. as having the safest drivers in the country for second year in a row.

Like walking a tight rope, with social media you cannot remain stagnant or ignore it, yet moving forward presents even more uncertainty as compliance enters the picture.

J.D. Powers latest report reveals policyholders with flood insurance less satisfied than those who opt not to carry it; Amica takes top spot in overall customer satisfaction.