U.S. Launches ‘Stop Ransomware’ Website; Offers Reward Up to $10M July 16, 2021 By Frank Bajak The State Department will offer rewards up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of anyone engaged in...
Biden Administration Plans More Ransom Payment Tracing in Fight Against Attacks July 16, 2021 By Jennifer Jacobs and Billy House The Biden administration intends to crack down on the use of cryptocurrencies in ransomware attacks through more rigorous tracing of...
U.S. Heatwave ‘Virtually Impossible’ Without Climate Change, Scientists Say July 15, 2021 By Don Jergler An international group of 27 climate scientists have concluded that the recent heat wave in the Pacific Northwest was “virtually...
‘Sunny Day’ Floods Will Increasingly Inundate U.S. Coasts as Sea Levels Rise: NOAA July 15, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan Record high-tide flooding washed over U.S. coasts in the past year, and rising sea levels are expected to send the...
Business Insurance Customers’ 3 Top Asks and 5 Top Buying Reasons July 15, 2021 Almost half (48%) of business insurance buyers say their trust in insurance has increased since the start of the pandemic,...
Milliman Offering Insurers a Simplified Flood Insurance Product Developed by Swiss Re July 15, 2021 Milliman Appleseed, the new advisory and rating organization of actuarial firm Milliman, is offering insurers a simplified product developed by...
J&J Recalling Some Neutrogena and Aveeno Sunscreen Sprays Due to Benzene July 15, 2021 By Sabahatjahan Contractor Johnson & Johnson is voluntarily recalling five Neutrogena and Aveeno brand aerosol sunscreen products after detecting a cancer-causing chemical in...
AIG Plans Sale of Life Business to Blackstone and in IPO July 14, 2021 By David French, Alwyn Scott and Nivedita Balu American International Group Inc. plans to use an IPO to sell part of its life and retirement business, while Blackstone...
Federal Safety Agency Sues Amazon to Hold It Responsible for Hazardous Products July 14, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel and havi Mehta The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said on Wednesday it has sued Amazon.com Inc. to force the retailer to...
SASSI Introduces Business Owner Policies for Salons & Spas July 14, 2021 The Salon and Spa Specialty Insurance Agency, or SASSI, launched a business owners policy (BOP) for smaller salons and spas....