Biden Cybersecurity Officials Support Breach Incident Reporting Mandate September 24, 2021 By Rebecca Kern The head of the U.S. cybersecurity enforcement agency “is a huge supporter” of bipartisan legislation to mandate that operators of...
$480M Gift From Insurance Leader Ryan, Wife Is Northwestern University’s Largest Ever September 24, 2021 Northwestern University has received the largest gift in its history, $480 million, from Patrick G. Ryan, founder and former long-time...
Q&A: New Director Criswell Prepares FEMA for a Hot, Chaotic Future September 24, 2021 By Leslie Kaufman Deanne Criswell, the first woman to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in April took over a 20,000-person operation exhausted...
JPMorgan to Pay $15.7M to Settle Spoofing Class Action September 24, 2021 By Chris Prentice and Jonathan Stempel JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay $15.7 million in cash to settle a class action lawsuit by investors who...
Biden Multi-Agency Plan Seeks to Address Extreme Heat Stress September 24, 2021 By Matthew Daly WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to protect workers and communities from extreme heat after a dangerously hot...
U.S. Road Travel Up 11.5% in July September 24, 2021 By David Shepardson U.S. motorists drove 11.5% more miles in July as driving nearly matched pre-COVID levels and more Americans returned to offices...
U.S. Insurance Regulator Hosting Another Climate Summit September 23, 2021 By Don Jergler A report from the Mortgage Bankers Association says there’s little doubt that climate change will impact housing and the housing...
Private Flood Insurance Market Small But May Grow With New NFIP Rating: AM Best September 23, 2021 The country’s flood insurance market is slowly transitioning toward private insurers providing additional options to the federal government’s program for...
Insurance M&A Activity Slowed in P/C Sector in First Half of 2021 September 23, 2021 Merger and acquisition activity increased in the first half of 2021 in most insurance sectors but not in the property/casualty...
Just Insure Raises $8M to Grow Pay-Per-Mile Auto Insurance Platform September 23, 2021 Just Insure, a pay-per-mile insurance technology company that uses telematics to reward safe drivers and reduce insurer bias, announced it...