Ransomware Frequency Up 64% on Remote Access Tools, Says At-Bay May 16, 2024 A 64% jump in ransomware claims in 2023 is driven by an explosion in “indirect” ransomware incidents, up over 415%...
Georgia County Must Pay for Transgender Deputy’s Surgery, Appeals Court Says May 16, 2024 ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that a Georgia county illegally discriminated against...
Patents for Sale? State Farm Reveals Website of Inventions May 16, 2024 State Farm announced that it has launched a new website to showcase some of its patented technology, and making it...
Overall US P/C Combined Ratio Improves in 2023 but Trouble Spots Remain: S&P May 16, 2024 The U.S. property/casualty industry’s net combined ratio improved in 2023 to 101.7 from 102.5 the prior year, according to S&P...
People Moves: Front Street Re Appoints Fong as CEO; Carmichael Beazley’s New Head of US Cyber May 16, 2024 Front Street Re, an operating subsidiary of Lexasure Financial Group Limited headquartered in Georgetown, Cayman Islands, appointed Edison Fong as...
St. John’s Names Lloyd’s Exec Watkins to Head Greenberg Risk Management School May 16, 2024 New York’s St. John’s University announced the appointment of Henry “Hank” Watkins Jr., regional director and president of the Americas...
People Moves: Torres Joins XPT Specialty; Brown & Riding Adds Visconti May 16, 2024 XPT Specialty appointed Suzette Torres as vice president of personal lines. She will help expand the company’s offerings for retail...
COVID-19 Can Be Occupational Disease, Colorado Court Says in Worker Death Case May 16, 2024 For the first time, a Colorado appellate court has concluded that COVID-19 can be an occupational disease that is compensable...
Maine OKs 15.7% Rate Cut for Its Biggest Workers’ Compensation Insurer, MEMIC May 16, 2024 The Maine Bureau of Insurance has approved a 15.7% average rate reduction in workers’ compensation insurance premiums for Maine Employers’...
People Moves: BenefitMall Appoints Montes Broker Sales Executive for California May 16, 2024 BenefitMall appointed Xavier Montes to its individual and senior division (ISD) as the new broker sales executive for California. Montes...