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Share Your Story: Sexual Harassment and the Workplace
From Hollywood to the corporate world, sexual harassment — the making of unwanted sexual advances or obscene remarks — is drawing greater public scrutiny than ever before. Victims (mostly women) ...
With Climate Change, Uninsurable Basements Are in New York and Mumbai’s Future
Private property below ground in New York and Mumbai may not be insurable in the next decade if climate change advances, the head of one of Europe's largest insurers said. "If you go much further to ...
VC Firm Backed by Ex-Intelligence Chiefs Plans EU-Wide Cybersecurity Firm
A venture capital fund advised by former British and U.S. intelligence officials is planning a string of acquisitions to create a pan-European cybersecurity specialist. C5 Capital aims to create a ...
Munich Re’s Hartford Steam Boiler Debuts Broad, Small-Biz Cyber Cover
Munich Re's Hartford Steam Boiler has started offering what it billed as comprehensive cyber insurance coverage for small to medium-sized businesses and other organizations. The HSB Cyber Suite ...
Natural Catastrophe Economic Losses Hit a Record $353B in 2017: Aon Benfield
Insured losses for last year's 330 natural catastrophes reached $134 billion, or 38 percent of their economic price tag of $353 billion, according to a report published by Impact Forecasting, Aon ...
QBE Faces $1.2B in ‘Unprecedented’ Natural Catastrophe Claims for 2017
QBE announced to the market this week that it expects a $1.2 billion after-tax loss in 2017 on "unprecedented" natural catastrophe claims. "This has been a challenging year for QBE, reflecting an ...
Expect Up to $19B in Losses With a U.S. Cloud-Computing Failure
A cyber problem that temporary shuts down a top U.S. cloud computing provider could trigger as much as $19 billion in business losses, only a fraction of which would be insured, Lloyd's of London ...
U.S. Commercial Auto Rate Hikes Thus Far May Not Reverse Losses: A.M. Best
The U.S. commercial automobile insurance segment saw big rate jumps in the first three quarters of 2017, but they may not be enough to reverse underwriting losses, A.M. Best said in a new report. ...