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NAMIC adds voice to those opposing NAIC plan to aggregate market conduct data.

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New technologies and regulations have altered the way the insurance industry approaches financial management and reporting.

Current board members Yvonne Norton Leung and Gary Binger will step down in December 2008.

Life insurer hopes to capture additional business with ID theft add-on.

The initiative threatens confidentiality, according to the industry group.

Washington — Tough economic times give insurers all the more reason to be vigilant when it comes to fraud, and the FBI is helping with a new report based on data on a host of insurance crimes currently taking place.

After false starts in 2006 and 2007’s hurricane season, meteorological experts are again predicting high hurricane activity, driving reinsurers to rethink enterprise risk management and technology-based strategies.

Report says that up to 33 million licensed drivers should not be driving.

Initiative seeks to make medical files easily transferable between insurance companies.

The insurer plans to release its property loss prevention engineering guidelines at no cost through its Web site.

Two new studies examine the implications of Treasury Secretary Paulson’s Plan to overhaul regulation of financial services.

Founder of first hurricane catastrophe model recognized as a valuable contributor to award-winning scientific climate change work.

Beginning in 2009, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will have some of the nation's largest companies file their financial results in extensible business reporting language (XBRL).

The collaboration between the two organizations is designed to help insurers achieve process efficiency across multiple systems, processes and business channels.

Contributions promise significant, long-term enhancements to information and insurance capability models.

A Towers Perrin survey reveals rating agencies having an effect on ERM development.

Web site assistance aims to help advisors better counsel on the importance of disability coverage.

Senate blocks move to expand National Flood Insurance Program.

Greenwich Associates presents the award based on a study of 714 risk managers, which concluded that insurers’ claim management process is a significant determinant of customer satisfaction and loyalty.