Companies That Are Open About Cyber Risks Fare Better With Investors November 8, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Research finds that when one company experiences a cybersecurity breach, other companies in the same field also become less attractive...
Why James River Insurance Dumped Uber Account November 8, 2019 By Suzanne Barlyn A Bermuda-based insurer that recently severed ties with an Uber Technologies Inc. affiliate said on Thursday the risk of providing...
Coalition Makes Cyber Risk Assessment Tool Available for Free to Small, Midsize Firms November 8, 2019 Coalition, a cyber insurance company for small and midsize businesses, has launched a free, publicly available cybersecurity and risk assessment...
Are Employees Pushing Insurers to Shun Coal in Climate Change Movement? November 7, 2019 By Don Jergler Seventeen insurers have restricted insurance services to coal projects in the past two years. A dozen insurers have adopted policies...
SEC Enforcement Activity Up From Last Year; One Case Affected 8,400 Investors November 7, 2019 By Pete Schroeder and Chris Prentice Enforcement activity by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in fiscal 2019 resulted in $4.3 billion in fines and disgorgements,...
Imagining How Technology Might Transform Risks and Insurance by 2030 November 7, 2019 By Elizabeth Blosfield As 2019 wraps up, many in the insurance industry are likely well into planning for the next year. But what...
Uber’s Self-Driving Car That Killed Pedestrian Lacked Tech to Detect Jaywalkers November 7, 2019 By Ryan Beene and Alan Levin Uber Technologies Inc.’s self-driving test car that struck and killed a pedestrian last year wasn’t programmed to recognize and react...
Changes at Top at Lockton: Clune to Become CEO; Ron Lockton to Chairman November 7, 2019 Peter Clune will succeed Ron Lockton as chief executive officer at private global insurance broker Lockton, succeeding Ron Lockton who...
Google Parent Company Investigating How Sexual Misconduct Claims Were Handled November 7, 2019 By Paresh Dave The board of Google parent company Alphabet Inc. is investigating executives’ handling of sexual harassment and other misconduct claims, and...
Scores of U.S. Dams in Poor Condition Pose Danger to Thousands November 7, 2019 By David A. Lieb, Michael Casey and Michelle Minkoff On a cold morning last March, Kenny Angel got a frantic knock on his door. Two workers from a utility...