Cyber Officials From 37 Countries, 13 Firms to Meet in Washington on Ransomware October 31, 2022 By Andrea Shalal The White House will host officials from 37 countries and 13 global companies in Washington this week to address the...
Musk Denies He Is Firing Twitter Employees in Attempt to Avoid Payouts October 31, 2022 Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has denied a New York Times report about laying off Twitter employees at a date...
Financial Services Executives Toast City of London’s Prospects Under PM Sunak October 31, 2022 By Katherine Griffiths and Joe Mayes When senior figures from the City of London gathered for a dinner in July at the historic Mansion House, they...
Insured Losses for Australia’s October 2021 Storms Estimated at A$972M: PERILS October 31, 2022 Insured losses for the severe storms, which hit Southern Australia on Oct. 28-30, 2021, are estimated at A$972 million (US$623.1...
Wilson Steps Down as Brit CEO for Ongoing Health Issues, Succeeded by Thompson October 31, 2022 Brit Ltd., the London-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced that Matthew Wilson will be stepping down from his role as...
Philippines’ Death Toll From Storm Nalgae Rises to 98 October 31, 2022 By Ditas Lopez The Philippines said 98 people died from flooding and landslides triggered by storm Nalgae, which hit the country over the...
South Korea Begins Investigation Into Deadly Halloween Crush, as Death Toll Rises October 31, 2022 By Soo-hyang Choi and Ju-min Park South Korean investigators combed footage on Monday from more than 50 state and private closed-circuit TV cameras as well as...
Europe’s Biggest Copper Smelter Hit as Part of Wider Cyberattack on Metals Industry October 31, 2022 Aurubis, Europe’s biggest copper smelter, said on Friday it had been targeted as part of a wider cyberattack on the...
Australia’s Hacking Frenzy Spurred by Understaffed Cybersecurity Workforce October 31, 2022 By Byron Kaye and Lewis Jackson A swathe of hacks on some of Australia’s biggest companies has made the country a target for copycat attacks just...
Q3 Net Income Down 30% at The Hartford; $214M in Ian Losses October 31, 2022 By Allen Laman Compared to the same window last year, net income at The Hartford was down during the third quarter of 2022...