A public protest in Wisconsin over a proposal that could cripple public unions is a concern to public risk managers, not because of the political issues involved but because of potential risks to people and property, according to the president of the Public Risk Management Association.

Of the 14,625 suspected health care fraud reports that the New York State Insurance Department received, 12,807 of them involved the state’s no-fault system, according to the insurance superintendent’s annual fraud report.

Some solution providers take the stance of using a system integrator to take on the implementation. Other [vendors] feel it is core to what they do.

Germany-based Hannover Re said it expects to take as much as $209 million in losses from the Feb. 22 New Zealand earthquake.