Massachusetts Launches Online Data Breach Reporting Portal February 2, 2018 Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has launched a new Data Breach Reporting Online Portal, which businesses and organizations can use...
Court Blocks Suit Claiming Twitter Liable for U.S. Contractors’ Deaths in Jordan February 2, 2018 By Sudhin Thanawala A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a lawsuit that sought to hold Twitter liable for the deaths of two...
Major League Baseball Finally Does the Right Thing: Viewpoint February 2, 2018 By Joe Nocera, Bloomberg Opinion On Wednesday, during Major League Baseball’s quarterly owners meetings, the Tampa Bay Rays and the Arizona Diamondbacks announced that they...
Incumbent Re/Insurers Drive Insurtech Investments in Q4 2017: Willis Towers Watson February 2, 2018 By L.S. Howard Re/insurance industry incumbents are fueling investments in insurtech startups, sending a clear message to potential disruptive outsiders, according to a...
More Hackers Target Red-Hot Cryptocurrency Space: Report February 2, 2018 By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss Bitcoin’s popularity and the emergence of about 1,500 other digital coins or tokens have drawn more hackers into the red-hot...
Volante Launches Nordic-Focused MGA, Bridge Underwriting, Led by QBE’s Lindberg February 2, 2018 Volante Global Ltd., a new multi-class and multi-territory international managing general agent (MGA) platform, has announced the launch of Bridge...
Allianz to Acquire Sri Lanka’s Janashakthi General Insurance for €85.9M February 2, 2018 Allianz announced it has entered into an agreement with Janashakthi Insurance PLC (JINS) to acquire 100 of its subsidiary Janashakthi...
Run-Off Specialist Armour Group Acquires Gibraltar’s Elite Insurance February 2, 2018 Run-off specialist Armour Group Ltd. has led a group of investors to acquire Gibraltar-based Elite Insurance Co. Ltd. (EIC) and...
Florida Construction Company Owner Arrested For $1.8 Million Workers’ Comp Scam February 2, 2018 A construction company owner in Jacksonville, Fla., has been arrested following a workers’ compensation fraud investigation, according to a report...
8 Ways Cyber Threats and Business Security Will Change This Year: Aon’s Predictions February 2, 2018 As cyber attacks increasingly threaten business and grow in volume and scale, companies will be forced to take new measures...