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Swiss Re, IBM, to Team on Corporate Cyber Risk Protection
Swiss Re is linking up with IBM in a bid to address demand for better corporate cyber risk protection. Neither side is disclosing financial details. Specifically, the partnership is between the Swiss ...
Bird Flu Could be ‘Catastrophe’ For Turkey and Egg Industries
Deadly bird flu swelled in the poultry industry in Minnesota and neighboring Wisconsin amid speculation that winds may be carrying virus particles into facilities housing turkeys and chickens. "This ...
PCI, AIA, NAMIC Among Groups Who Pushed For House Cyber Bill
Property/Casualty insurance industry lobbyists were among many who pushed for the U.S. House of Representatives to approve a cybersecurity bill this week, which it did late afternoon on April 22. The ...
U.S. House Approves Cyber Threat-Sharing Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would make it easier for private companies to share information about cybersecurity threats with the government without fear of ...
Ex-AIG CEO Greenberg Scrambles to Avoid Fraud Trial
In a last-ditch effort to avoid trial, former American International Group Inc Chairman Maurice "Hank" Greenberg is seeking permission to ask New York's highest court to throw out the accounting ...
Goldman Sachs Resolves U.K. Gender-Discrimination Lawsuit
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. settled a discrimination lawsuit hours before testimony from an analyst who'd claimed she'd been deprived of pay, bonuses and a promotion because of her gender. Sonia ...
U.S. Regulators Advocate Oil Train Risk Reduction Measures
Oil train operators must have detailed information on hand about the possible risks of their cargo in case of an accident and perform more thorough checks before moving on the tracks, U.S. ...
GM Car Owners Still Pursuing $7.5B in Ignition Switch Liability Case
General Motors Co. car owners will still seek $7.5 billion for the diminished value of recalled vehicles, despite a ruling that largely freed the automaker from liability for wrongdoing before its ...