Paris Hilton was an unexpected topic of conversation at IASIU's annual conference, but her legal troubles served as perfect fodder for the workshop, "All that Twitters: A Cyber Guide for Insurance Fraud Investigators and Their Attorneys."

The heads of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America and its affiliated association in New York took issue with criticism of contingent commissions voiced by the president of the Risk and Insurance Management Society.

Insurance technology company Applied Systems honored nine insurance carriers for excellence in interface communications with agencies and brokerages.

The Agents Council for Technology (ACT) has released a prototype agency information security plan to assist agencies and brokerages in creating their own written security plans.