How Sex Trafficking Became Battleground in Fight Over Big Tech Immunity November 9, 2017 By Joshua Brustein During last week’s hearings about the industry’s role in the 2016 presidential election, one ominous moment for Big Tech came...
With 4,000 Ransom Attacks a Day, Cyber Crime Threatens Financial Sector: Europol November 9, 2017 By Axel Bugge The “remorseless” growth of cyber crime is leading to 4,000 ransom attacks a day and gangs’ technological capability now threatens...
Global Temperatures in 2017 Slightly Below Record-Breaking 2016: UN November 9, 2017 By Alister Doyle This year will be among the three hottest on record, the United Nations said on Monday [Nov. 6], as almost...
MGA Newbridge Offers Political Violence, Terror Cover; Chaucer, Markel Provide Capacity November 9, 2017 Newbridge Risk Partners, an underwriting cell on the Castel Underwriting MGA formation platform, has secured a new binder with Lloyd’s...
China Pledges to Keep Easing Barriers to Entry for Foreign Insurers, Banks November 9, 2017 By Alfred Liu and Jun Luo China pledged to keep nudging open the door to its mammoth financial industry — but it will do so at...
Munich Re Reports Q3 Loss of $1.6B; Tallies Industry Hurricane Losses at $100B November 9, 2017 Insured losses from three big hurricanes in North America this year have cost the industry around $100 billion, German reinsurance...
Generali Posts 9.9% Drop in 9-Month Profits; But on Track to Achieve 2017 Target November 9, 2017 Italy’s biggest insurer, Generali, kept its guidance unchanged on Thursday after posting a 9.9 percent drop in nine-month profits due...
InsuranceHub Expands Transportation Coverage to Additional Trucking Classes November 9, 2017 InsuranceHub (formerly Lloyd Pro Group Agency) has expanded its Transportation Division to also cover long haul trucking, dump trucks and...
LP Names Bolce Regional Manager of Las Vegas Office November 8, 2017 LP Insurance Services Inc. has named John Bolce regional manager of the Las Vegas, Nev. office. Bolce now oversees the...
Local Governments in Wisconsin Sue Opioid Drug Makers November 8, 2017 By Ivan Moreno Nearly two dozen Wisconsin counties say in a federal lawsuit that “nefarious and deceptive” marketing campaigns from pharmaceutical companies are...