Security risk

Data from the National Insurance Crime Bureau shows 13% more suspect claims than previous year.

Association says Japan Post Insurance enjoys favorable treatment in marketplace.

Senate urged to pass companion legislation to House bill.

As VP of Global Professional Services, Lisa Dragon will manage the iVOS, RiskConsole and SafetyLogic implementation teams.

Messaging on the importance of curbing greenhouse gases is in the spotlight three months before a U.N. meeting designed to establish a treaty that would replace the Kyoto Protocol.

Recent survey results show companies lack transparency needed to prevent insider threats.

With the financial crisis fresh in their minds and new regulatory hurdles on the horizon, insurers are looking to get more out of their GRC solutions.

Data analytics can help insurance managers control growth, costs and risks throughout the enterprise.

Carriers need to consider everything from bad data to "black swans" when assessing their CAT models.

Rather than allowing others to define them as villains in the health care debate, health insurers need to be assertive in highlighting their value consumers.

For the fourth year in a row, INN is proud to recognize female leaders paving the way for others in the insurance industry.

Also receiving recognition this year are four leaders who have successfully driven significant project and/or process improvements within their companies.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has joined with other U.S. financial regulators in completing a self-assessment under the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP). While the U.S. Treasury is the principal coordinating body for the FSAP, in the insurance sector, the NAIC has evaluated the extent to which U.S. insurance regulatory practices “observe” international principles established by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS).

CIGNA, FM Global and Tower Hill Companies are some of the insurers seeing recent ratings action from A.M. Best and Fitch.

The Governor of North Carolina, Bev Perdue, has signed into law House Bill 1305, legislation that makes statutory changes to the North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association, commonly known as the Beach Plan.

A new survey by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) finds that many small business owners lack confidence in determining the health insurance that best fits their employees’ needs.

The Department of Health and Human Services issued an interim final rule on Aug. 19, 2009, establishing standards for notification of breaches of unsecured protected health information (PHI).

When I penned my recent rant on the inadvisability (at least at present) of SaaS for core systems in insurance, little did I know I would hear from some enthusiastic fans eager to sing the virtues of SaaS.

In the Twitter era, the ability of information or misinformation to spread rapidly poses operational risks for businesses, a new survey from Hartford, Conn.-based Travelers Cos. Inc. finds.

Nearly 60% of North American insurers plan on maintaining a budget at least consistent with 2008 spending, according to Forrester research.