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IPISC Launches IP Litigation Coverage for Cyber/Media-Based Tech Companies
Nov 28 2012 // Louisville, Ky. headquartered Intellectual Property Insurance Services Corporation (IPISC) has launched IP Defense Indemnification Insurance for cyber/media-based technology companies. The cyber/media-based industry...
Outsourcing Failures Now in Top 3 as Causes of Supply Chain Disruption
Nov 8 2012 // According to a survey of 532 organizations from across 68 countries and 14 industry sectors, conducted by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI), supported by the Zurich Insurance Group. “outsourcing failure is now...
Berkley Technology Underwriters to Offer International Coverage Through Lloyd’s
Nov 6 2012 // Berkley Technology Underwriters, LLC, a Minneapolis-based global technology underwriter, has been accredited as a Coverholder on behalf of Lloyd’s of London. As a Coverholder, Berkley Technology Underwriters is able...
Berkley Technology to Cover U.S. Tech Business through Lloyd’s
Nov 6 2012 // Berkley Technology Underwriters, LLC, a Minneapolis-based global technology underwriter and part of the W.R. Berkley Group, announced that it has “been accredited as a Coverholder on behalf of Lloyd’s of...
Astonish Announces QQ Solutions as a Silver Sponsor for its Fourth Annual eAgent Summit Taking Place This Oct. 28-30
Oct 26 2012 // Warwick, Rhode Island, 10/26/12 – Astonish, the leader in insurance digital marketing solutions, is pleased to announce QQ Solutions, Inc., www.qqsolutions.com, as a Silver Sponsor for its fourth annual eAgent Summit...
Doing Business with Mobile Devices
Oct 22 2012 // Need for Risk Mitigation Grows Along With Wider Adoption Insurance agencies are in the business of managing risk for clients. But as mobile becomes mainstream, they’re facing new risks of their own. Agencies see...
Nissan Unveils Electronic Steering, Automatic Parking Car Safety Features
Oct 18 2012 // Electronically managed steering that completely bypasses the mechanical link of a clutch is among the new safety technology from Japanese automaker Nissan. Other vehicles are smart enough to park themselves. And some...
Non-Financial Risks Are Real for Technology Firms: Survey
Oct 18 2012 // Financial performance of technology companies is tied to certain “red zone” risks, critical non-financial risks where a company must take action to become adequately prepared. These critical non-financial risks...
Oklahoma Lawmaker Examining Insurance Options for Career Tech Students
Oct 16 2012 // Oklahoma State Rep. Joe Dorman wants to find out what insurance options could be made available for career technology students in Oklahoma. In announcement released by the Oklahoma House of Representatives, Dorman, D-Rush...
Mobile Device Explosion in the Workplace Creates Need for Heightened Security
Oct 16 2012 // Mobile devices have taken the workplace by storm, but the proliferation of these devices has created a new set of security challenges. After a number of high-profile data breaches and “hacktivist” incidents...
Willis Sees Threats on Horizon for Booming Latin American Energy Industry
Oct 10 2012 // “The booming Latin American energy industry is not insulated from the threat of a euro zone collapse or hostilities in the Middle East,” warned global insurance broker Willis. Speaking to a gathering of energy...
Astonish now Integrates with QQ Solutions to Provide a Complete Solution for Insurance Agency Management and Digital Marketing
Oct 10 2012 // Warwick, RI, 10/10/12 – Astonish, a leading insurance digital marketing system in the U.S., today announced its integration with QQ Solutions, Inc.’s agency management system, QQ Evolution 2. QQ Solutions, Inc. is...
The Spy Who Robbed Me
Oct 8 2012 // Mobile Device Explosion Creates Need for Heightened Security Mobile devices have taken the workplace by storm, but the proliferation of these devices has created a new set of security challenges. After a number of...
Catlin Sponsors Demonstration of ‘Touch Table’ Technology
Oct 2 2012 // London-based Catlin Underwriting Agencies Limited, a unit of Catlin Group Limited, announced that it is studying how technological innovations could improve service to brokers and clients in the Lloyd’s market. As...
Calif. Governor Green Lights Driverless Cars
Sep 26 2012 // California took the fast lane to the future on Tuesday when Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law that lets self-driving cars onto public roads. Brown rode to the signing ceremony at Google Inc. headquarters in the passenger seat...
Length of Yellow Traffic Lights Could Prevent Accidents
Sep 13 2012 // A couple of years ago, Hesham Rakha misjudged a yellow traffic light and entered an intersection just as the light turned red. A police officer handed him a ticket. “There are circumstances, as you approach a yellow...
OneBeacon Technology Names Morrison AVP, International
Sep 11 2012 // OneBeacon Technology Insurance (OBTI), a member of OneBeacon Insurance Group, appointed Duncan Morrison as assistant vice president – International. In this new role, Morrison will facilitate foreign admitted placements...
New Jersey’s Crum & Forster Appoints Chief Technology Officer
Sep 4 2012 // New Jersey-based Crum & Forster has appointed Ahmed Yaknour as chief technology officer. In this role, he will be responsible for the architecture of the company’s infrastructure, as well as all network and...
Road Tests of ‘Talking’ Cars Underway
Aug 21 2012 // Nearly 3,000 cars, trucks and buses that can “talk” began traveling the streets of Ann Arbor, Michigan today as part of a year-long safety pilot project by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The vehicles...
The End of the Road for Auto Insurance
Aug 20 2012 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 20, 2012. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....
