Risk
Top Cyber Threats for 2016; Integrity Attack on Financial Sector Likely
Businesses should expect cyber criminals to attack through wearable devices, employees' home systems, cloud services and automobiles within the next year, according cyber experts at Intel's McAfee ...
States Graded ‘A’ to ‘F’ for Weather Preparedness
Many states across the country are unprepared to face the risks posed extreme heat, drought, wildfires, inland flooding, coastal flooding and other extreme weather events, according to a new report ...
Climate Change Will Spur Future Sovereign Ratings Downgrades: S&P
Thailand's credit rating downgraded by two levels. Dominican Republic lowered one grade. These are not real news headlines yet, but could be, according to scenarios outlined by Standard & Poor's. ...
Pre-Climate Conference Report: Rate of Weather Disasters Doubled in 20 Years
Weather-related disasters such as floods and heatwaves have occurred almost daily in the past decade, almost twice as often as two decades ago, with Asia being the hardest hit region, a U.N. report ...
Hamilton Insurance Expands Into Space and Professional Lines
Hamilton Insurance Group plans to expand into space and professional lines, and has hired two senior underwriters to lead the effort. The expansion work will be through Hamilton Underwriting Ltd., ...
Parisian Businesses Can Seek Help from Terrorism Reinsurance Fund
Parisian businesses struggling after the Nov. 13 attacks are likely to be able to make successful insurance claims, helped by a state-backed fund set up in the wake of the Sept. 11 2001 attacks in ...
Executives On The Move at Markel, Kemper, Validus and State Auto
We have a changing of the guard to tell you about involving the leadership at Markel Corp., Kemper and Validus Holdings. Meanwhile, the new leader of State Auto Financial Corp has been named chairman ...
Proposed Solvency Rules Give Lloyd’s, Other British Insurers Key Exemption
Britain's biggest insurers will be exempt from having their most important indicator of financial health externally audited under proposals issued by the Bank of England on Friday. New European Union ...