Most Middle-Market CFOs Believe ESG Strategy Will Improve Financial Growth March 16, 2022 By Chad Hemenway According to a new survey from professional services firm BDO, about two-thirds of middle-market CFOs think implementing an environmental, social...
Global Drugmakers Blast Plan for COVID Vaccine Patent Waiver March 16, 2022 Global drugmakers condemned on Wednesday an initiative by four World Trade Organization members to introduce an intellectual property waiver for...
Firms Must Report Hacks to DHS in 72 Hours Under Law March 16, 2022 By Jack Gillum and Katrina Manson The $1.5 trillion government funding package that President Joe Biden signed Tuesday includes sweeping cybersecurity legislation that will require critical...
Experts Confirm Cyber Incidents Up Since Invasion of Ukraine; Insurance Underwriters Adapting March 16, 2022 By Elizabeth Blosfield Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the number of cyber incidents in the U.S. has increased, and underwriters...
Nationwide Expands Use of Leak Sensors for Homeowners March 16, 2022 Nationwide Insurance has become the latest large insurer to expand its use of leak-detection and other sensors for homeowners, offering...
CAS Releases Reports on Race and Insurance Pricing March 15, 2022 The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) has started to release multiple reports on racial bias in insurance pricing. “The CAS is...
Trial Set to Consider Approval of Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan March 15, 2022 By Randall Chase More than two years after the Boy Scouts of America sought bankruptcy protection amid an onslaught of child sex abuse...
People Moves: IOA Names 6 Regional Execs; DeFelice Heads Aon’s U.S. Construction; Stephens Named Cyber Leader at Allianz March 15, 2022 Insurance Office of America Names 6 Regional Executives Insurance Office of America (IOA) is pleased to announce the appointment of...
Cowbell Cyber Raises $100M in Latest Series B Funding March 15, 2022 By Elizabeth Blosfield Cowbell Cyber, a provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), secured $100 million in capital in its...
Berkshire Hathaway Stock Price Reaches $500,000 in Unsettled Market March 15, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel The share price of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reached $500,000 for the first time on Monday, reflecting the company’s...