Consumers Worry Connected Cars Are Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks April 8, 2021 Consumers are increasingly worried about cyber attack vulnerabilities with connected and automated vehicles. According to a new Munich Re/HSB survey...
GM Sees Insurance As Part of Growing Its Business Beyond Cars, Trucks April 7, 2021 By Joseph White, Ben Klayman and Paul Lienert Pam Fletcher wants to change the way General Motors Co. makes money. The veteran GM engineer’s Global Innovation team is...
Agents, Stand Together in Helping Businesses Understand Standalone Cyber Insurance April 7, 2021 By Asaf Lifshitz It is well known that small and medium businesses face an ever-increasing risk of cyber attacks. Sixty-three percent reported they...
Sex Abuse Victims Say Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan Falls Short in Compensation, Details April 7, 2021 By Randall Chase The official committee representing child sex abuse victims in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy is asking a judge for...
How SpottedRisk and TigerRisk Tamed ‘Live Cat’ COVID Event for Entertainment Insureds April 7, 2021 By L.S. Howard In the early months of the pandemic last year, brokers just couldn’t place insurance for the entertainment industry. In late...
1 in 3 COVID Survivors Suffers Neurological or Mental Disorders, Study Finds April 7, 2021 By Kate Kelland One in three COVID-19 survivors in a study of more than 230,000 mostly American patients were diagnosed with a brain...
After Years of Waiting for OK, Genworth Ends Buyout by China’s Oceanwide April 7, 2021 By Munsif Vengattil Genworth Financial Inc. has terminated a $2.7 billion buyout agreement with investment firm China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co., the U.S....
Viewpoint: Psychedelic Drugs to Treat Pain in Workers’ Compensation Cases? April 6, 2021 By Cliff Goldstein Medical science has moved forward by leaps and bounds in recent years, and yet for too many injured workers, their...
Amazon’s Firing of 2 Critics Was lllegal, Rules National Labor Board April 6, 2021 By Aakriti Bhalla and Jeffrey Dastin Amazon.com Inc. illegally fired two employees who advocated for better working conditions during the pandemic, the U.S. National Labor Relations...
First Quarter Activity Signals Record Insurance Carrier M&A Deals Ahead in 2021: S&P April 6, 2021 Insurance carrier mergers and acquisitions could reach historic levels in 2021 based on early indications from a robust first quarter,...