Information Security

Whether considering market dynamics or organizational functions, transformation may be the most important word for insurers in 2014, according to a Deloitte analysis. See six transformational questions that could shape insurers fortunes in the New Year.

The holidays began and ended with the bang of newsworthy cyber breaches that illustrated the complexity of hacking scenarios, which vary in their intent and fallout on targeted companies and their customers.

Federal officials may require new cars to include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) technology that can warn drivers of an upcoming crash several vehicles removed from the collision, an ABC News article states.

This past year saw the industry faced with issues both new and old. Some events were noteworthy for their general news impact, others for their direct influence on the property and casualty industry, and still others for the massive amount of interest they generated among PC360's readership.

All signs point to 2014 being a critical year for companies to better prepare to respond to security incident and data breaches, says strategic consultancy company Experian. Here are six things to look for on the cyber battlefield of 2014.

A consulting firm involved in helping companies comply with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regulations believes that a CMS-proposed rule designed to implement a new insurance claims-settlement law may be unworkable.

The most significant threat we face is that to our cyber security, according to former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff.

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill allowing policy-renewal notices and disclosures to be sent electronically.