How AIG Is Using Cyber Intelligence to Protect Property from Cyber Attacks July 22, 2015 By Sonali Basak A three-hour shutdown of the New York Stock Exchange on the same day that a network failure halted all United...
Staged Hacking Shows Vulnerability of Connected Vehicles July 22, 2015 By Joseph Menn A pair of veteran cybersecurity researchers have shown they can use the Internet to turn off a car’s engine as...
London’s IUA Supports Coordinated, International Approach to Drone Regulation July 22, 2015 A coordinated, international approach to the regulation of aviation drones is essential for the technology to thrive, said the International...
Travelers Decided to Pass on Buying Chubb: Fishman July 22, 2015 By Katherine Chiglinsky, Selina Wang and Sonali Basak For Travelers Cos.’ dealmaking Chief Executive Officer Jay Fishman, sometimes it’s OK to let one get away. Fishman said Tuesday...
AXIS CEO Halts Merger Activities as PartnerRe Seeks to Negotiate with EXOR July 22, 2015 By Katherine Chiglinsky and Sonali Basak AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. and PartnerRe Ltd. halted preparations for their planned merger after PartnerRe said it is seeking to...
AXA Enters Exclusive Negotiations to Buy Genworth Lifestyle Protection Insurance July 22, 2015 Paris-based AXA has entered into exclusive negotiation with Genworth Financial to acquire 100 percent of Genworth Lifestyle Protection Insurance (Genworth...
Allied World Global Markets Appoints Garrison Senior VP, Asia-Pacific July 22, 2015 Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced that Michael Garrison has been appointed Senior Vice President of Asia-Pacific for Allied...
First Half-Year Economic, Insured Cat Losses Below Average: Impact Forecasting July 22, 2015 In its latest report Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team states: “Global natural disaster losses during the first...
ACE Q2 Profit Climbs in First Earnings Report After Chubb Announcement July 22, 2015 By Sonali Basak ACE Ltd., the insurer that agreed this month to acquire Chubb Corp., said second-quarter profit rose 21 percent as policy...
Data of Nearly 2,000 Customers Stolen by Florida Vacation Firm Worker July 22, 2015 An employee at a Florida company that offers promotional vacations has been charged with stealing reservation documents and then selling...