Risk
Federal Lawmakers Probing CNA Ransom, Cyber Insurance Payouts
Late last week, federal lawmakers requested information from Chicago-based insurer CNA about a March 21 cyber attack on the company and about a reported $40 million ransom CNA paid to end the ...
‘We Can’t Do It Alone,’ Says White House in Urging Companies to Upgrade Cybersecurity
The White House warned corporate executives and business leaders on Thursday to step up security measures to protect against ransomware attacks after intrusions disrupted operations at a major ...
Insurers Get Low Grades on Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss Action
Most of the world's largest insurers are failing to adequately address systemic risks such as climate change and biodiversity loss, but a group of five U.S. insurers are some of those that rank the ...
Decades of Evidence Won’t Sway Climate Change Deniers: Study
Climate skeptics who aren't persuaded by the existing evidence from climate change are unlikely to change their minds for many years, according to a newly published quantitative study by a University ...
Welcome to Carrier Management’s New Risk Alerts Newsletter
Welcome to the debut of Carrier Management's Risk Alerts newsletter. Even the most vigilant insurers and reinsurers scanning the risk landscape for potential future liability problems are likely to ...
Earth Continues to Bake, Putting Paris Climate Goals at Risk
There's a 40 percent chance that the world will get so hot in the next five years that it will temporarily push past the temperature limit the Paris climate agreement is trying to prevent, ...
Making Vaccinations Mandatory: What Employers Can Do
Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory? Yes, with some exceptions. Experts say U.S. employers can require employees to take safety measures, including vaccination. That doesn't necessarily ...
IoT Data Can Help Insurers Cover Existing and New Risks Alike: Geneva Association
Data from Internet of Things-related (IoT) devices is a potential boon to insurers, giving them new options for covering existing and new risks alike, according to a new report published by The ...