The Emerging Market for Active Assailant Insurance October 12, 2022 By Tim Strong So far in 2022, the U.S. has experienced multiple tragic mass shootings. One only needs to see the images on...
Stonybrook Capital Says Hurricane Ian Is Largest-Ever Insured Loss Event at Over $75B October 12, 2022 By Chad Hemenway According to Stonybrook Capital, the damage from Hurricane Ian will result in the largest-ever insured loss event in nominal dollars....
US Airport Websites Knocked Offline by Pro-Russia Hackers October 12, 2022 By Alan Levin A pro-Russian hacktivist group is claiming credit for a series of disruptions that temporarily knocked the websites of some US...
How One Computer Forecast Model Botched Hurricane Ian October 11, 2022 By Seth Borenstein As Hurricane Ian bore down on Florida, normally reliable computer forecast models couldn’t agree on where the killer storm would...
Uber Executive’s Conviction Puts Spotlight on Secrecy About Hacking October 11, 2022 By Jack Gillum The conviction of Uber Technologies Inc.’s former security chief on Oct. 5 has raised the specter that a high-profile criminal...
People Moves: MS Amlin’s Slabbert Named CEO of MSIG Holdings October 11, 2022 U.S. insurer and reinsurer MSIG Holdings reported that Johan Slabbert has been named chief executive officer of the Warren, New...
Information Expected to Emerge Slowly in Hospital Chain Cyberattack October 11, 2022 By Kathleen Foody and Kimberlee Kruesi Details of an apparent cyberattack on one of the largest health systems in the U.S. were slow to emerge as...
Mississippi River Reopens to Barge Traffic After Low Water Closures October 11, 2022 By Karl Plume Two stretches of the southern Mississippi River were reopened to commercial traffic over the weekend after dredging operations deepened the...
IICF Launches Hurricane Ian Relief Fund October 10, 2022 The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) has launched the IICF Hurricane Ian Relief Fund to support those in need in...
Historic Homes May Prove to Be More Resilient Against Floods October 10, 2022 By Ben Finley Whenever historic homes get flooded, building contractors often feel compelled by government regulations to rip out the water-logged wood flooring,...