Risk Management Solutions, the Newark, Calif.-based catastrophe modeling firm, announced that Philippe Stephan has been appointed to the newly created post of chief technology officer.

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America announced its upcoming Young Agents Breakfast & Presidents' Panel in Washington will feature a discussion with insurance executives on the state of their industry.

Anti-fraud groups are slamming a budget-cutting scenario put out by Florida Department of Financial Services that would eliminate all seven of the state's insurance fraud prosecutors.

There is little if any risk of an intense hurricane striking New York City and flood hazard maps are flawed when it comes to predicting the potential risk for flooding in the city, a catastrophe modeler declared at a conference here.