Ryan Specialty Group Reports It Suffered Cyber Breach in April August 16, 2021 Newly public brokerage firm Ryan Specialty Group reported today on a data security incident that happened in April. The firm...
Safety Agency Has Begun Probe Into Tesla Autopilot August 16, 2021 By David Shepardson and Hyunjoo Jin U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they had opened a formal safety probe into Tesla Inc.’s driver assistance system Autopilot...
Healthcare Costs, Premiums Likely to Rise for Years Due to COVID-19 August 16, 2021 Health implications related to COVID-19 will continue to drive elevated health system utilization long after the acute phase of the...
OSHA Urges Employers to Require Vaccinated Workers to Wear Masks August 16, 2021 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. agency that regulates workplace safety issued guidance on Friday urging employers to require many fully vaccinated workers to...
Apple Loses Patent Trial as Jury Awards Optis Wireless $300 Million August 16, 2021 By Stephen Nellis A U.S. jury on Friday awarded Optis Wireless Technology LLC and several related companies $300 million in damages after a...
Report Finds Some Progress on Global Strategies to Reduce Cyber Risks August 16, 2021 Despite the overall worsening cybersecurity climate, there’s been some global progress in developing strategies to reduce risk. “We are seeing...
How Extreme Weather Makes Everything Harder, Except Climate-Risk Analysis August 16, 2021 By Kate Mackenzie, Bloomberg Opinion It’s been a momentous week for our understanding of the effects of greenhouse gas emissions. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
Arthur J. Gallagher Agrees to Buy Willis Re August 13, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has agreed to acquire the treaty reinsurance brokerage operations of Willis Towers...
DUAL to Acquire Align Financial Holdings August 13, 2021 London-based DUAL, the underwriting arm of Howden Group Holdings, has agreed to acquire Align Financial Holdings, a specialist general agency...
What’s at Stake in Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Case August 13, 2021 By Randall Chase The Boy Scouts of America sought bankruptcy protection in February 2020 to halt thousands of lawsuits by men who said...