Insurance Questions, Lawsuits Arise in Wake of Target’s Data Breach December 22, 2013 By Young Ha U.S. retail giant Target Corp. is busy dealing with the aftermath of the massive data breach that exposed account details...
Happy Holidays: Target’s Message May Put Scare Into Firms Without Cyber Coverage December 20, 2013 By Don Jergler Target Corp.’s data breach headache may be an opportunity for insurance carriers, insurance agents, risk managers and businesses to spread...
Liberty Mutual Enhances Inland Marine Coverage, Partners with NER December 20, 2013 Liberty Mutual Insurance has partnered with the National Equipment Register (NER) to provide its inland marine contractors’ equipment customers increased...
Target Credit Card Breach a Reminder U.S. Lags in Personal Data Security December 20, 2013 By Matt Townsend, Lindsey Rupp and Lauren Coleman-Lochner The security breach of credit and debit card data at Target Corp. is evidence of the increasing threats retailers face...
New Food Safety Rules Delayed to Weigh Farmers’ Concerns: FDA December 20, 2013 By Meg Tirrell Food safety rules the U.S. planned to implement this year are being delayed by months because the requirements were too...
Obama Exempts Canceled Policyholders from Individual Mandate December 20, 2013 By Margaret Talev and Alex Wayne Americans whose health plans are being canceled because their coverage doesn’t meet Obamacare rules will be exempt from the mandate...
Best Affirms CNA Financial and Subs’ Ratings; Outlook Stable December 20, 2013 A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a”...
The PIA Partnership Launches Growth Tool For Agency Members December 19, 2013 The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) and its agency-company council, The PIA Partnership, have designed a new tool...
Surplus of Capital Continues to Temper Property Rates: Marsh December 19, 2013 The surplus of capital among insurers and reinsurers continued to have an overall softening effect in the U.S. property insurance...
AmWINS CEO DeCarlo Named 2014 Honoree of City of Hope Charity December 19, 2013 The City of Hope and the National Insurance Industry Council said M. Steven DeCarlo, CEO of Charlotte, North Carolina-based AmWINS...