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AXA, W.R. Berkley Finance Startups Focused on Cybersecurity Ratings, Digital Coverage
AXA joined a $50 million financing for an information security company that rates companies' cybersecurity readiness. W.R. Berkley Corp. led a $12.5 million funding round for a startup with an ...
Guy Carpenter Suspends Two Over Email Harassing Incident
A Lloyd's of London insurance broker, Guy Carpenter & Co., suspended an executive for sending a sexually suggestive email about a female colleague. A second employee was suspended for forwarding ...
Two Oil Tankers Damaged in Suspected Attack Near Persian Gulf
Two oil tankers were damaged on Thursday in a suspected attack near the entrance to the Persian Gulf, stoking fears that high-stakes diplomatic efforts won't avert a military confrontation between ...
World’s Biggest Beer Brewer Opens Israeli Cybersecurity Unit to Help Counter Attacks
Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), the world's largest beer maker, said on Thursday it was opening a cybersecurity unit in Israel to help protect itself from a growing number of attacks. Israel is a ...
China’s Anbang Insurance to Start Selling Waldorf Astoria Luxury Condos
China's Anbang Insurance Group Co. is scouring the globe for condo buyers looking for a little -- or a lot -- of Park Avenue glamour. Four years after buying the famed Waldorf Astoria for a record ...
Two European AI Specialists Partner to Offer Claims, Fraud Detection Services
FRISS' digitization of unstructured documents helps in the risk assessment of policy documents and claims statements, while data extracted by omni:us can be used for fraud detection in claims and ...
U.S. Cyber Premiums Slowed to 10 Percent Increase in 2018: Aon
U.S. cyber insurance premiums grew 10 percent in 2018 and 14 additional players began offering coverage in the sector, Aon reported in its latest study of the sector. Aon found that 184 U.S. insurers ...
Lemonade’s European Expansion Begins in Germany
Lemonade is making good on its promise to expand into Europe, with news that it is now open for business in Germany. The New York-based startup said it has started offering contents and liability ...