‘Rivers in the Sky’ Causing Billions in Flood Damage in U.S. February 12, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan Climate change is spurring a new, deep dive into a complex, little-studied weather system blamed for creating billions of dollars...
Lawmakers Urged to Help U.S. Keep Up with China on Autonomous Vehicles February 12, 2020 By David Shepardson A U.S. House panel on Tuesday heard from advocates of imposing stricter safeguards for self-driving cars as part of any...
Gaining a Risk Manager Seat at Technology’s Table: Interview with RIMS Leader Langone February 11, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson The culture at technology startups like Uber, Airbnb and PayPal is all about risk-taking. They start by offering a unique,...
How Costs for Obesity in Workplace Vary by Industry February 11, 2020 Although obese employees incur higher direct and indirect costs, the extent of obesity-related costs tends to be lower in some...
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...