Austin, Texas-based The National Alliance Research Academy announced it has published a new study, The Paperless Agency: Transformation through Innovation, which focuses on front-end scanning and shows how to use this process to increase agency efficiency. Author Robert E. Dunn …
When it comes to crime, the Internet is like a Swiss Army knife—a multi-purpose tool that’s easy to use and highly versatile. That’s made clear, says the FBI, by the 2006 annual report just issued by its Internet Crime Complaint …
To meet the specific insurance coverage needs of the specialized technology market, Travelers Select Accounts is now offering Technology Office Pac and Technology Manufacturers Pac Plus. The two new segments are a part of Master Pac, Travelers’ Business Owner’s Policy …
AIR Worldwide Corp. announced that John W. Rollins has been appointed to the position of vice president. Rollins will be based in Tallahassee, Florida and will provide catastrophe-risk related actuarial consulting services to AIR’s clients. In addition, he will direct …
Massachusetts’ attorney general said last week that her office was leading a civil investigation by dozens of states into a computer security breach by a hacker who stole customer data from TJX Cos., owner of discount retail chains including T.J. …
Are hackers trying to get into your computer right now? And what are they up to? A study by the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering is one of the first to quantify the near-constant rate of …
“A quarter of all premium transactions in the London market are expected to be handled electronically by the end of the month,” said a recent bulletin on the Lloyd’s web site (www.llloyds.com). The Accounting and Settlement Repository Board – the …
Despite the impression given by cases in the news, identity theft appears to be actually dropping. The 2007 Identity Fraud Survey Report released by Javelin Strategy & Research provides information about the reduction of identity fraud across the United States. …
A company that vows to help large and mid-sized corporations manage the financial impact of adverse weather on their cash flow is expected to debut this spring. Storm Risk Solutions claims to have developed the first standardized method by which …
Hackers, terrorists and nations all use computers, but who really is capable of damaging the critical infrastructure of the United States? The University of New Hampshire has unveiled the UNH Cyber Threat Calculator, which assesses the level of threat any …
