Security risk

Legislation being considered today by the House Committee on Regulatory Reform in Lansing, Michigan that would allow motorcyclists to ride without a helmet on the state's roadways is being opposed by AAA Michigan.

Industry applauds inclusion of amendments, but still wary of resolution funding.

A recent survey finds that ERM technology is still largely unused within the life insurance industry, but will have a broadened role in the next 12 to 24 months.

A.M. Best affirms Farmers Insurance Group, and S&P withdraws ratings on former OneBeacon subsidiaries.

The Chinese government and Google both seek the moral high ground, but China’s record on the Web reveals hypocrisy.

Industry voices objection to ONI structure, paying into resolution fund.

The Risk Index decreased by 14 basis points in Q4 2009, falling from 99.46 in Q3 2009 to 99.32.

The latest Hyland ECM program version includes 850-plus additions, including a Mobile Workflow application for Blackberry devices.

Evolving software ecosystem will help redefine role of IT, Peter Klein tells INN.

Report says 60% of virtualized servers are expected to be less secure than the physical servers they replace through 2012.

Swiss Re study finds that insured losses were highest in North America, where they cost insurers more than $12.7 billion.

While insider fraud is down, the leading incident rate categories for insurers are personnel management, company/professional code violation, and corruption and fraud, according to a report.

Property/casualty insurers irked at industry’s inclusion in resolution funding.

Homeowners’ Defense Act would create a consortium of state-sponsored natural disaster funds.

A.M. Best, Fitch, Moody’s and S&P react to AIG’s recent transactions, and American Modern, Pacific Life Insurance Co., Old Mutal plc all receive affirmations.

Economy, pricing and regulation discussed during IIABA panel.

Saint Joseph's University and Olivet College both stepped up to market demands by adding risk management and insurance as fields of study.

At a time when insurers are forced to react to changing regulatory and compliance issues, data storage and retrieval is more important than ever.

A new, more robust version of the federal government’s intrusion detection program could be a blessing for U.S. businesses, but already the specter of invasion of privacy is being raised.

Companies are starting to shift their focus from survival to revival, according to HP surveys.