Viewpoint: What Insurance Industry Should Acknowledge About Small Business Cyber July 30, 2019 By Josh Ladeau The 2018 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report cited that 58% of cyber-attack victims were small businesses, and the 2019 Symantec...
Florida Regulator Approves Post-AOB Reform Rates for Citizens Policyholders July 30, 2019 By Amy O'Connor Florida’s insurance regulator has established 2019 rates for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. after the insurer resubmitted its rate filing as...
UK Recorded Highest-Ever Temperature in Last Week’s Heatwave July 30, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan The U.K. was never hotter. Last week temperatures reached 101.6 degrees Fahrenheit (38.7 Celsius) at the Cambridge Botanic Garden on...
UK Aims to Renegotiate a Brexit Deal – with Resistant EU July 30, 2019 By Tim Ross UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will spend the next few weeks pressing the European Union to negotiate a better Brexit...
Chubb Names Kopp Head of A&H for APAC, Nisbet Appointed Thailand Country President July 30, 2019 Chubb announced two leadership appointments for the company’s Asia Pacific business, which are effective from Oct. 1, 2019. Edward Kopp,...
Challenges Facing the Florida Insurance Market: A Reinsurer’s Perspective July 30, 2019 By Maria DiMaggio and Oliver Frase Hurricanes Irma and Michael served as a reminder that Florida, more than any other state, is at risk of one...
The Buckner Co. in Utah Names Kupfer Chief Sales Officer of Employee Benefits July 30, 2019 The Buckner Co. has named Brad Kupfer chief sales officer of employee benefits. Kupfer will manage Buckner’s sales process for...
Nearly $2M Related to North Carolina Insurance Donor Bribery Case Taken by Feds July 30, 2019 Federal authorities have grabbed nearly $1.5 million that a North Carolina insurance magnate intended to use as political donations, arguing...
Capital One Reports Data Breach of 100 Million Accounts; Suspect Arrested July 29, 2019 By Uday Sampath Capital One Financial Corp. said on Monday personal information including names, addresses, phone numbers and credit scores of about 100...
EU Lags Behind Britain in Preparations for No-Deal Brexit: CBI July 29, 2019 The European Union is less prepared for a no-deal Brexit than Britain, potentially leaving British firms at a disadvantage if...