Why Utilities Are Turning to Bond Market to Pay for Natural Disaster Losses February 11, 2020 By Will Wade and Mark Chediak Fires and floods are sending some of the nation’s largest utilities to the bond market to cover huge, unexpected bills....
U.S. Charges Four Chinese Military Hackers in Huge Equifax Data Breach in 2017 February 11, 2020 The United States has charged four Chinese military hackers in the 2017 breach of the Equifax credit reporting agency that...
Sompo Global Risk Solutions Launches Product for Life Sciences Industry February 11, 2020 Sompo Global Risk Solutions has introduced Sompo Life Science Plus, a products-completed operations and errors and omission liability protection product...
Another Federal Circuit Finds Phishing Loss Covered Under Crime Policy February 11, 2020 By Patrick Loi Companies of all sizes have fallen victim to attacks whereby fraudsters will use deceptive communications, such as spoofed emails, to...
Boost Raises $14 Million for Its ‘White Label’ Digital Insurance Platform February 10, 2020 Boost Insurance has pulled in a $14 million funding round designed to expand its infrastructure-as-a-service platform designed for the insurance...
Allstate’s Growth Plan Includes Shift in Agent Commissions, Hike in Advertising February 10, 2020 By Mark Hollmer Allstate first disclosed its Transformative Growth Plan in December, an effort to overhaul how it does business, boost efficiency and...
Uber, Postmates Lose Bid to Block California Gig Worker Law… for Now February 10, 2020 By Tina Bellon A U.S. judge on Monday rejected a request by Uber Technologies Inc. and courier services provider Postmates Inc. to block...
NASA Says Software Errors May Have Doomed Boeing Starliner Flight Test February 10, 2020 By Marcia Dunn Defective software could have doomed Boeing’s crew capsule during its first test flight, a botched trip that was cut short...
How Data-Dependent Federal Reserve Is Growing to Like Private Company Big Data February 10, 2020 By Christopher Rugaber About a year ago, Federal Reserve officials were nervous. Markets were cratering. Fear about a trade war was rising. The...
House Panel to Hold Hearing to Advance Rules on Self-Driving Vehicles February 10, 2020 By David Shepardson A U.S. House panel will hold a hearing Tuesday on autonomous vehicles as lawmakers try to hammer out legislation to...