Security risk

Association creates special committee and hires Washington firm as fight over federal regulation looms.

A coalition of insurance companies file suit to block implementation of Rule 151A.

A new report from TowerGroup says the financial meltdown represents unique interdependencies and negative forces that insurers must be ready to deal with when it comes to litigation.

An Insurance Information Institute forum assesses the year past and the year ahead.

Expectations of mounting regulations may well signal a boon for solutions for risk management and compliance.

Association selects former Iowa insurance commissioner Vaughan for top post.

Consultant Watson Wyatt says risk management and reform are among life insurers’ key concerns this year.

Bill wants companies receiving bailout money to trim executive compensation.

Supporters of state regulation say the new study comes short of advocating federal charter for insurers.

The content management and workflow systems provider is teaming with INSTEC and OneShield on separate projects.

The commission unveils full text of ruling that reclassifies annuities as securities.

Report on financial modernization includes a call to reassess the federalization of insurance regulation.

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies sent members of Congress and state insurance policymakers a report, analyzing the causes of the nation’s financial crisis.

The firm estimates that reinsurers will enter 2009 with 15% to 20% less economic capital than in 2008.

The insurer appointed Russell Johnston president and CEO of AIG Environmental, one of the largest pollution liability insurance providers.

The organizations will demonstrate ways to implement the 5010 HIPAA transaction standards through existing testing tools, best practices and public-private collaborations that are already broadly recognized within the healthcare industry.

In a collection of essays, actuaries ponder the role of risk management in the financial crisis.

Spun off from Fiserv, the well-known insurance tech giant will take the name StoneRiver—a brand signifying “strength and transformation,” and akin to its adoptive parents, Stone Point Capital LLC.

According to a new Impact Forecasting LLC report, approximately 86% of Californian homeowners do not have earthquake coverage, despite most of them having mortgaged their homes.

For the time being, tech takes a back seat to cost minimization and operational efficiency, which are at the top of the operational agenda for many in financial services, according to the New York research firm.