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Fortune 500 Vulnerabilities to Third-Party Cloud Risk Could Result in $20B Loss

New research indicates members of the Fortune 500 could suffer direct financial losses in excess of $20 billion due to a partial outage of third-party cloud services, according to Parametrix. The findings highlight how the disruption of third party cloud …

To Compete for IT Talent, Industry Must Embrace the Cloud

To compete for top IT talent, the insurance sector will need to evolve. Jay Rabinowitz, vice president of financial services and insurance at Workday, predicts that IT and data scientists at insurance companies will be recruited away by tech firms …

Driver Privacy at Risk when Telematics Data Stored in the Cloud: Researchers

Drivers’ private information can be compromised when stored in the cloud for usage-based insurance (UBI) programs, according to researchers. Using connected-device, or telematics, functions in vehicles, UBI programs determine a consumer’s or fleet’s insurance premium rate by considering several driving …

Howden & Insurisx Launch Technology Platform to Help Prevent Cyber Attacks

Howden, the London-based international broking arm of Hyperion Insurance Group, and cyber insurance technology specialists Insurisx Inc. have launched a technology-based platform, designed to help clients of all sizes improve security and resilience from potential cyber attacks. The companies said …

RMS Names Sharma Senior Vice President of Cloud Operations and IT

RMS, the Newark, Calif.-based catastrophe risk management firm, announced it has named Sanjiv “Sunny” Sharma as senior vice president of cloud operations and information technology. Sharma joins from Rocket Fuel, a digital advertising firm, where he led the global engineering …

Marsh Previews Risk Management-Analytics Software

STARS, a business unit of Marsh that provides risk, safety, and claims management software, analytics and services, previewed STARS | ONE, an alpha version of its next-generation risk management platform to 350 global customers and partners at its recent annual …

Vlocity Debuts Salesforce Cloud App for Insurance Industry

San Francisco-based cloud software firm Vlocity has launched an app designed for the insurance industry. The new Vlocity industry app allows large enterprise and medium-size businesses to connect with their customers, partners and employees in a manner consistent with the …

CloudInsure, Lockton to Offer Cloud Risk Insurance Coverage

CloudInsure, a cloud insurance platform designed to specifically address privacy and security liabilities within the cloud environment, has formed an agreement with independent (re)insurance broker Lockton to provide risk management products for clients exposed to hazards associated with cloud technologies. …

CFC Underwriting Develops Cloud Coverage

Lloyd’s MGA CFC Underwriting has launched a new cyber liability product with wording to cover the risks of storing data in the “cloud.” CFC identified a gap in coverage for firms that use cloud computing services and designed the new …