Security risk

Over the course of her 25-year career as a pension actuary, Peggy McDonald has seen the rise and fall of the traditional pension plan as the cornerstone of an employer’s retirement offering.

Cracas has been a champion of the power of predictive analytics not just in risk, but across the enterprise.

The dynamic energy industry has shaped this executive's leadership style and execution.

The insurer will be wound down because regulators found that it was likely to become financially insolvent.

A PwC report asserts that technology is both improving and introducing greater risk into insurers’ actuarial models.

Rochester, N.Y.-based Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield was hacked at least twice going back to 2013.

American International Group Inc. and Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. are among insurers for the company that owns AshleyMadison.com, the adultery website hacked in a breach that exposed more than 37 million users, people familiar with the policies said.

The takeover adds to a flurry of deals: Japan’s Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. and Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. agreed to buy U.S. firms in the past two months.

The Canadian insurer is allowing customers and advisors to opt for voice recognition over manual password entry in the contact center.

Managing reinsurance policies and claims with spreadsheet software is error-prone, slow and labor-intensive; regulatory compliance is difficult, and legitimate claims can slip through.

Coventry First LLC illegally marked up prices on hundreds of investments that bet on when people would die, an American International Group Inc. unit said at the start of a fraud trial in New York.

To combat security issues, most organizations still depend on alerts and actual incidents. But that approach can lead to faulty data analysis.

Insurance companies face increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity challenges. Here's what leaders at major companies are doing to solve them.

What we learn about securing data and communications from the Department of Defense.

Industry experts share insurers' strengths and what still can be improved on the cybersecurity front.

Tim Callahan, chief information security officer for Aflac, talks about the benefits of attending Deloitte’s one-day CISO Transition Lab.

Australian insurer Suncorp Group Ltd., has selected Solera's Risk Management Solutions platform to help manage an increasingly complex auto industry, while managing rising customer expectations, Solera said.

Security researchers demonstrated that they could hack Metromile's UBI dongle; insurance carrier issued patch in June.

With insurance carrier M&A activity spiking, INN contributors offer advice for technologists facing transition.

Atlas General Insurance Services has completed the implementation of the FirstBest Underwriting Management System for its commercial property, commercial general liability and commercial package businesses using UMS Express, FirstBest’s accelerated implementation methodology.