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30% of Businesses Lack Cyber Insurance: HSB Survey
Half of U.S. businesses have either purchased cyber insurance for the first time or increased their level of coverage in the last year, according to a survey of risk managers by The Hartford Steam ...
SCOTUS Surprises Force Companies to Rethink Class Action Strategy
Lawyers for companies trying to fend off costly class action lawsuits are rethinking longstanding legal strategies after businesses lost two key U.S. Supreme Court cases as well as their staunchest ...
U.S. Commercial Lines Insurance Poised for Decline
The U.S. property/casualty insurance commercial lines sector is poised for a decline in 2016 after a stellar three-year run, with cyclical pressures to blame, Fitch Ratings said in its latest market ...
Investigators Believe Amtrak Engineer Was Distracted Moments Before 2015 Philly Crash
The Amtrak engineer at the controls of a speeding train that derailed in Philadelphia last year, killing eight people, was distracted in the moments before the accident, U.S. investigators are ...
Insurance, Reinsurance CEOs Join Global Push to Weave Insurance Concepts Into Disaster Planning
A group of insurance, reinsurance and global broking CEOs are assisting the work of the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), which was launched last month to help build resilience to climate risk and ...
Takata Air Bag Part Recall Hits 14M in Expanded U.S. Effort; Disputes Remain
Japan's Takata Corp declared nearly 14 million air bag inflators defective as part of an expanded U.S. recall, but it said it considered the recall investigative, leaving the thorny question of ...
Self-Driving Cars Could Create Traffic Congestion Surge
Self-driving cars are expected to usher in a new era of mobility, safety and convenience. The problem, say transportation researchers, is that people will use them too much. Experts foresee robot ...
National Commission on Cybersecurity Convenes in NYC on May 16
A national commission focused on developing ways to enhance national cybersecurity is set to meet on May 16 in New York City, and property casualty insurers are making sure they have a stake in the ...