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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners acknowledges in a letter to a member of Congress that it is not a regulatory body, but acts to provide a forum and vehicle for its members who are standard-setters.

Zywave, a provider of software-as-a-service solutions for the insurance and financial services industries, polled 3,500 employers nationwide from Jan. 6 to Feb. 24 on their top workers comp concerns, and found that 59 percent are very or somewhat concerned about cost containment in 2012.

A strong, long 7.6-magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Guerrero state on Tuesday, followed by an aftershock that shook central southern Mexico, swayed buildings in Mexico City and sent frightened workers and residents into the streets.

Summit Business Medias National Underwriter Property & Casualty and National Underwriter Life & Health each took top honors at the 58th Annual Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards Ceremony, March 16 in New York City.

Risk managers are not confident that the loss-of-earnings trigger for business-interruption coverage is clearly explained to them, and many feel that the products that are available do not adequately cover their risks.

In the second of a three-part series on cyber liability, the authors examine the 5 reasons why medical records are especially vulnerable to data breach.