Risk
The Latest Launches from Slice Labs and Zurich Insurance
Slice Labs is now offering on-demand for insurance to folks who rent their homes through various online platforms. Zurich Insurance launched multiline coverage for mid-sized energy companies. *** ...
Burritos-by-Drone Testing Underway in the Virginia Mountains
Rising from the treetops, the whirring drone comes into view with its cargo tucked under the wing. It hovers about 25 feet above a bullseye on the grass. A white trapezoidal box descends, does a ...
Hurricane Matthew Could Leave Behind Nearly $15B in Florida Economic Losses
Hurricane Matthew has thousands fleeing the U.S. Southeast where it's expected to batter the coastline and threaten electricity supplies to more than 1 million people in Florida. Potential losses are ...
Cat Bond Issuance Through Q3 2016 Down 15 Percent
Cat bond issuance is down by double digits through the first 9 months of 2016 compared to the previous year, thanks to a slower-than-expected second quarter and a Q3 that was predictably light, the ...
U.S. P/C Industry Saw First H1 Net Underwriting Loss in Over 3 Years
Bad weather and auto insurance struggles took their toll on U.S. property/casualty insurers through the 2016 first half, leaving the industry with its first H1 net underwriting loss in more than ...
Allianz Joins IFC Global Infrastructure Program With $500M Investment
World Bank Group member IFC is launching a program designed to raise $5 billion for infrastructure development in emerging markets. Allianz is among the global investors. IFC, a global development ...
J&J Warns Patents Their Insulin Pumps Carry Cyber Hacking Risks
Johnson & Johnson is telling patients that it has learned of a security vulnerability in one of its insulin pumps that a hacker could exploit to overdose diabetic patients with insulin, though it ...
A ‘Hard Brexit’ Could Cost British Finance Firms $48.3B in Revenue
Britain's financial industry could lose up to 38 billion pounds ($48.34 billion) in revenue in a so-called 'hard Brexit' that would leave it with restricted access to the European Union's single ...