Hacks of Microsoft Outlook Email Program Continue Despite Patch March 7, 2021 By Trevor Hunnicutt, Raphael Satter and Joseph Menn More than 20,000 U.S. organizations have been compromised through a back door installed via recently patched flaws in Microsoft Corp.’s...
Judge Permits Suit Alleging Geico Overcharged Drivers During Pandemic March 7, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel The auto insurer Geico Corp., a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., must face a proposed class action claiming...
EverQuote’s Gumennik Moves to Policygenius to Lead Marketing March 5, 2021 Maya Gumennik, a former EverQuote and Tripadvisor executive, has joined digital personal lines insurance broker Policygenius as the company’s head...
Engineers Grade U.S. Infrastructure C- as Biden, Congress Prepare to Debate Fix March 5, 2021 By Hope Yen America’s infrastructure has scored near-failing grades for its deteriorating roads, public transit and storm water systems due to years of...
Some Insurers Strengthening Virus Exclusion Language in Policies After COVID Cases March 5, 2021 By Alwyn Scott U.S. insurers are strengthening language in policies that cover business losses to protect them from future claims related to the...
Largest Wholesale Broker, Amwins, to Acquire Rival Worldwide Facilities March 5, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson The largest wholesale insurance broker, Amwins Group, is getting even larger as it has agreed to acquire Worldwide Facilities, the...
Survey Finds Insurance Agency Employees Now Prefer Mix of At-Home, In-Office Work March 5, 2021 Insurance agency managers may need to reassess the future of the five-day-a-week office after the pandemic is over as nearly...
FEMA Buys More Flood Reinsurance; Decision Near on Insurance Rate Change Plan March 5, 2021 The federal government has bought additional reinsurance to cover losses of the National Flood Insurance Program. On Feb. 23, the...
Volante Combines Ransomware, Cybersecurity in CyberLockout Coverage March 5, 2021 Volante Global, an international managing general agent (MGA) platform, has launched a cyber ransomware product Cyber Lockout that combines ransomware...
Update: CoStar Group Withdraws Bid to Buy CoreLogic March 4, 2021 By Ankit Ajmera Commercial real estate information provider CoStar Group said it had withdrawn its bid to buy CoreLogic after the U.S. property...