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Commercial Property Rates Rising by Double Digits: Willis Towers Watson
Commercial property insurers are pursuing double-digit rate hikes in the wake of 2017's historic natural catastrophes and the $143 billion in global estimated insured losses they caused. But ...
Workers Compensation Rates Should (Selectively) Run the Gamut in 2018
Workers compensation rates in 2018 will be mixed, with pricing for some programs expected to be flat to down and others seeing spikes, according to a market prediction from the broker USI. In other ...
March 1 Autonomous Car Summit Planned by U.S. Transportation Dept.
Auto manufacturers, technology companies, road safety advocates and policy makers will attend a March 1 conference over potential government actions that could speed the rollout of autonomous cars, ...
‘Olympic Destroyer’ Malware Likely Used to Target Pyeongchang Games
Several U.S. cyber security firms said on Monday that they had uncovered a computer virus dubbed "Olympic Destroyer" that was likely used in an attack on Friday's opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang ...
EU Regulators Warn of Cryptocurrency Pricing Bubble
Virtual currencies such as bitcoin have shown clear signs of a pricing bubble and consumers could lose all their money, the European Union's banking, securities and insurance watchdogs said on ...
Takata Clears Path Out of Bankruptcy by Settling Air Bag Claims
Takata Corp.'s U.S. operations, pushed into bankruptcy by the largest automotive recall in U.S. history, settled with two groups representing victims of its faulty air bags, the company said in court ...
Buffett’s Business Wire Finally Fends Off Denial of Service Cyber Attack
Business Wire, the corporate news release distributor owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, on Friday said it had fended off a cyber attack designed to disable it, and that its system was ...
Uber Will Pay $245M of Its Own Shares to Settle Waymo Self-Driving Auto Dispute
Uber Technologies Inc will pay $245 million worth of its own shares to Alphabet Inc's Waymo self-driving vehicle unit to settle a legal dispute over trade secrets, allowing Uber's new chief executive ...