Cape Town Wildfire Largely Contained; Damage Assessment Begins April 21, 2021 By Gerald Imray CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Fire crews had largely contained a big wildfire on the slopes of Cape Town’s Table...
Fire Causes Partial Roof Collapse at Oregon Textile Factory April 21, 2021 A fire caused extensive damage to a textile manufacturing facility in Portland early Monday, officials said. The first reports of...
COVID-19 Experiences Show Need for Employment Practices Insurance April 21, 2021 By Patrick Wraight As soon as the first community was shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus or the first announcement...
Businesses Turned to Risk Management Technology More During Pandemic April 21, 2021 Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses and public entities increased their reliance on risk management technologies, as vendors expanded their...
P/C Insurers Returned $13B in Premiums Due to COVID-19 Reduced Exposures April 21, 2021 U.S. property/casualty insurers returned nearly $13 billion in premiums to policyholders in 2020 to reflect reduced exposures from the COVID-19...
How U.S. Plans to Protect Power Grid From Foreign Hackers April 21, 2021 By Michael Riley and Jamie Tarabay The White House unveiled on Tuesday a 100-day plan intended to protect the U.S. power grid from cyber-attacks, mainly by...
People Moves: Liberty Specialty Promotes Warren; GC FAC’s Smith to Miller; Everest’s Geddes to MS Amlin; Pro Global Hires; Generali Promotions April 21, 2021 This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets, re/insurance broker Miller, MS Amlin, Pro Global...
More Assertive SEC Smacks Down SPACs: Viewpoint April 21, 2021 By Chris Bryant, Bloomberg Opinion Investor Jeremy Grantham says special purpose acquisition companies, which raise money in an initial public offering and then find a...
Chinese Military Reported to Be Behind Japan Cyber Attacks April 21, 2021 By Isabel Reynolds and Alyza Sebenius China’s military is thought to have instructed a hacker group to conduct cyber attacks on nearly 200 Japanese research institutions...
Bank of England Warns of Potential Risks from Cloud Data Providers April 21, 2021 LONDON – The Bank of England might strengthen its controls on cloud data providers and other technology firms to counter...