Security risk

Carrier fined $1.2 million over supervision of broker e-mails.

Association hails amendments to bill creating Federal Insurance Office.

The regulatory and macroeconomic environment is causing carriers to rebuild their capital positions and consider necessary technology strategies.

With 50% of large hospitals having experienced at least one data breach this year, health insurers should keep tabs on how their data is being stored and secured.

Trade associations pen joint letter to Barney Frank asking for an industry exclusion.

Retirement planning fraud will be part of the purview of new, multi-agency unit.

In spite of some changes to the core operations of its sponsor, the 2009 ISOTech Business Conference ended in Orlando today with a homogeneous approach, offering education and networking opportunities, as well as several new product announcements.

Insurers should prepare for an expanded focus by regulators on risk mitigation and consumer protection in 2010, say compliance experts.

Holy temblors, Batman, what will the global warming acolytes do with this one?

While legacy architectures may make things easier on IT departments, they don't necessarily ease headaches for users.

Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, it's impossible to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. A pair of California-based economists probably recognized this following an attempt to construct an “early warning system” to predict another global financial crisis in the wake of the 2008 catastrophe.

Critical to 75% of personal lines P&C carriers, predictive modeling is also becoming a popular pricing tool with commercial lines insurers.

Blue Cross Blue Shield confirms that its laptop containing personal information on healthcare professionals was stolen in Chicago area in August.

The banking committee chairman’s sweeping regulatory reform to limit systemic risk has significant implications for insurers.

While the government continues to fumble with determining its oversight plan, insurers struggle with their own compliance efforts.

Critics contend the failure of Gramm-Leach-Bliley is that it failed to produce a coherent regulatory mechanism that was up to the new powers it created.

A.M. Best, Fitch Ratings and S&P react to Berkshire Hathaway’s acquisition announcement, and announce changes to 14 other insurers’ ratings.

Access and authority can be tricky and risky, but someone—or some thing—has to be in charge. Is automation an option?

Lawmaker proposes granting government authority to preemptively restructure firms that pose systemic risk.

While much progress has been made, the insurance industry still struggles with standardization.