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Cultivate a Culture of Security Awareness, and Other Corporate Cybersecurity Tips
In a world where insurers and their client companies alike must combat fast-shifting cybersecurity threats, experts cite practices that can at least minimize risk. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. does ...
IoT May Be Factor in Soaring Cyber Attacks on Chinese Firms
Cyber attacks on Chinese companies have soared in the past two years, according to a survey, with new technologies that connect household items to the internet and allow them to receive and send data ...
U.S. P/C Insurance Industry Net Asbestos Losses Reach $100B Mark and Rising
Net ultimate asbestos losses for the U.S. property/casualty industry have risen once again. They're now at $100 billion, and that's $15 billion higher than the previous estimate. according to a new ...
Small Business Cyber Risk Awareness Rises: Zurich Survey
One way to reduce cyber risks is to boost awareness of them. In that regard, Zurich Insurance Group says, there has been big progress in terms of getting the word out among small and medium-sized ...
Oklahoma Quakes Spark Lawsuits Against Energy Cos., U.S. Govt. Over Fracking
Residents of a town hit by Oklahoma's strongest earthquake have filed a class-action lawsuit against dozens of energy companies, accusing them of triggering destructive temblors by injecting ...
Advanced Weather Satellite Launches Promising Revolution in Hurricane, Tornado Forecasts
The most advanced weather satellite ever built rocketed into space Saturday night, part of an $11 billion effort to revolutionize forecasting and save lives. This new GOES-R spacecraft will track ...
Targeting Millennials, Allstate Offers $2 On-Demand Road Rescues for Turkey Day
On Nov. 23—the day before Thanksgiving—Allstate announced that it is offering $2 roadside rescues for 1,000 stranded motorists experiencing common roadside emergencies, such as flat tires, dead ...
ATM Fees Class Action Lawsuits Allowed by SCOTUS to Proceed
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave the green light to class action lawsuits by consumers accusing Visa Inc, Mastercard Inc and several U.S. banks of conspiring to inflate the prices of ATM ...