Consumers Open to Sharing Personal Data with Insurers But Worry About Data Security January 26, 2021 If it means reduced premiums, consumers are willing to share their personal information with insurers but they question whether insurers...
European Researchers Turn to AI to Build Better Weather Data January 26, 2021 By Jonathan Tirone European scientists who feed critical climate data to industry and researchers said that their next great breakthrough in weather forecasting...
Olympics Board Expected to Focus on Safety; Unlikely to Cancel Tokyo Games January 26, 2021 By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN— The Tokyo Olympics will top the agenda when the International Olympic Committee’s executive board meets on Wednesday – but...
Pirates Are Attacking Ships in Gulf of Guinea. Here’s Why and the Impact. January 26, 2021 By Libby George LAGOS— Pirates are stepping up attacks on ships in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, defying regional navies. On Saturday, pirates...
Top Trading Firms Vow to Help Merchants Sailors Stuck on Ships Due to Coronavirus January 26, 2021 By Jonathan Saul Over 300 leading companies said on Tuesday they would work together to help hundreds of thousands of merchant sailors stuck...
Spanish Court Orders VW to Pay $20M to Buyers in Diesel Cheating Case January 26, 2021 A Spanish court has ordered German carmaker Volkswagen to pay 16.3 million euros ($19.8 million) in compensation to people in...
S. Africa Insurer Santam Begins Processing 4,000 Business Interruption Claims January 25, 2021 By Promit Mukherjee JOHANNESBURG— South African insurer Santam Ltd. said on Monday it will start processing business interruption claims for all commercial policies...
Libor Remains a Big Problem, But At Least It’s Getting Smaller January 25, 2021 By William Shaw and Alexandra Harris Untangling the vast global derivatives industry from Libor just got a bit easier. The London interbank offered rate is hardwired...
Australian Securities Regulator Suffers Cyber Security Breach January 25, 2021 Australia’s securities regulator said on Monday there was a cyber security breach at a server it used to transfer files...
Nearly Two-Thirds of Global Catastrophe Economic Losses Unaddressed by Insurance January 25, 2021 There were 416 natural catastrophe events globally in 2020 that resulted in economic losses of $268 billion – 8% above...