Security risk

Companies lack mature vendor risk-management practices and don’t have the necessary resources and staff to meet best practice standards, study finds.

A slew of recent reports in the United States and U.K. find insurers grappling with data and technology to address new and changing requirements.

Winner will head the overall growth and profitability of the commercial lines book of business.

Industry experts opine on emerging technologies and their impact on insurance practices, liability and implications for consumers.

Aetna and Humana will also join an effort organized by the Health Care Cost Institute that builds on steps the Obama administration has taken to shed light on prices charged by health care providers.

Cisco report says companies need to do more to secure online experiences.

Insurer groups this week shared ACA reform ideas with Congress, including the creation of a copper plan.

What kind of impact has predictive modeling had on profitability, loss ratio and rate accuracy?

Significant hurdles have confronted insurers seeking to launch usage-based insurance programs, including a lack of standardization and the threat of patent infringement litigation. But Progressive's recent patent setbacks and ACORD's new data standards could prompt new programs.

Insurers are on the front lines of the cyber risk fight and can help clients discover and leverage best practices across industries.

First-quarter profit fell 27 percent as claims costs climbed at the property/casualty business.

Peter Hahn, formerly of McKinsey, now is responsible for improving business decisions and risk insights.

Research by McKinsey and the World Economic Forum points to a widening range of technology vulnerabilities and potentially huge losses in value tied to innovation.

Lucky Gallagher and Chuck Magazine have earned spots in the 2014 Risk Management Hall of Fame.

Having driven nearly 700,000 autonomous miles, Google’s self-driving car now is taking on the hazards of city driving.

Version 14.0 of the risk, safety and claims management software includes a relationship management application.

The two-year delay in the implementing new regulatory requirements has helped European insurers’ confidence, Ernst & Young says, but almost 76 percent do not yet meet reporting requirements.

Travelers, the only property/casualty insurer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, said profit climbed to a record in the first quarter on investments and expanding margins.

The partnership will offer an RMIS product designed to improve workflow and decision-making.

Access to a growing number of models through a single platform enables insurers to build a more complete view of risk while achieving operational efficiencies in underwriting and portfolio management.