Affinion Insurance Solutions Hosted Webinar on Privacy and Information Protection

FRANKLIN, Tenn., July 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, June 27, the American Bankers Association® (ABA) hosted an Insurance Sales Compliance webinar on Privacy and Information Protection. The webinar was presented by Chris Dunning, Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Security Officer at Affinion Group.  Affinion Insurance Solutions is one of the largest direct and digital marketers of insurance solutions in the country. ABA's outside counsel Chrys Lemon joined the webinar to present information regarding regulatory requirements.

Privacy information protection is a critical area of focus and responsibility for banks today, and developing and implementing an enterprise-wide data protection program is essential.  With over 25 years of experience implementing and leading information security strategies and teams across diverse industries including Banking, Insurance Manufacturing, Retail, Business Process Outsourcing and Publishing/E-learning, Mr. Dunning provided unique insights into what the risks are and how banks and their insurance providers can ensure the right controls are in place.  

"Establishing a data protection program is crucial, especially for businesses like banks that directly handle sensitive information from clients and customers," said Mr. Dunning. "My experience with Affinion has allowed me to cultivate a keen understanding of this need so I am glad to have had this opportunity through the ABA to educate businesses on the seriousness of this topic and how to successfully implement protection programs of their own. I look forward to collaborating with the ABA moving forward to continue conversation and education related to this important topic."

Throughout the webinar, Mr. Dunning addressed how banks should approach implementing an integrated and efficient data protection controls program. He also touched upon the challenges businesses face along with successful tactics to overcome them. In addition, Mr. Dunning provided insights regarding banks' assessing their vendors' and service providers' information protection processes, shared use cases, and delivered information that was actionable by banks.

"It is a value-add to receive actionable insights from bank partners about safeguarding consumer information," said Deanne Marino, executive director of the ABA Bank Insurance Council. "This kind of thought leadership is exactly the reason ABA's endorsed solutions are so valuable to ABA member institutions."

Affinion has partnered with thousands of banks for the distribution and administration of Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) and simplified issue term life insurance products.  With over 45 years of experience in managing consumer information for their direct marketing, digital solutions and analytics tools, Affinion Insurance Solutions intimately understands the importance of security when housing sensitive data. At Affinion Group, Mr. Dunning is responsible for the global Information Protection Program and the Global IT Infrastructure teams which include Security Engineering and Architecture, Governance & Compliance and Continuity, Awareness & Crisis Management and all aspects of the company's global infrastructure and technology engineering.  Mr. Dunning also has extensive experience with security incidence response and breach remediation working with local, state and federal levels of law enforcement.

A recording of the webinar can be accessed here.

About Affinion Insurance Solutions

As a market leader with 45 years of experience, Affinion Insurance Solutions ("Affinion Benefits Group") enhances the value of our partners' customer relationships with insurance programs that increase customer loyalty. Affinion Insurance Solutions is one of the largest insurance third party administrators in the country, and is dedicated to planning, creating, producing, and analyzing thousands of insurance marketing campaigns annually. Affinion's insurance product suite is endorsed by the ABA. Our time-tested insurance products from top-rated carriers include: Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, Term Life, Hospital Accident Protection, Recuperative Care Plan, Simplified Issue Term Life and Graded Benefit Whole Life Insurance. Affinion Benefits Group (an Affinion Group company) holds the prestigious ISO 27001 certification for the highest information security practices and is PCI compliant. For more information, visit http://www.affinioninsurancesolutions.com.

About American Bankers Association

The American Bankers Association is the voice of the nation's $17 trillion banking industry, which is composed of small, regional and large banks that together employ more than 2 million people, safeguard $13 trillion in deposits and extend more than $9 trillion in loans.

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