Risk
Tech Risks Threaten Supply Chain More Than Weather: Guy Carpenter
Technology failure and cyber attacks represent a greater threat to most organizations than adverse weather, fire and social unrest combined, according to a new report by Guy Carpenter. The report, ...
Google Loses Appeal in Street View Privacy Case
A federal appeals court rejected Google Inc.'s bid to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of violating federal wiretap law when its accidentally collected emails and other personal data while building its ...
Rendez-Vous Recap: Alternative Capital Remains Elephant in the Room
The 57th Reinsurance Rendez-Vous is winding down, and, while it's been another successful networking opportunity for the industry's movers and shakers, most of the discussions have ended on a note of ...
World Bank Insurer Posts Third Record Year on Power Projects
Political risk insurance provided by a World Bank Group agency in developing nations rose for a third straight year to a record, led by guarantees on power projects from Angola to Bangladesh. The ...
Bermuda Braces For Gabrielle But Little Structure Damage Expected
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, the seventh storm of the Atlantic hurricane season—Tropical Storm Gabrielle— is on a path that could threaten Bermuda on Wednesday, but ...
AIR Worldwide Provides Risk Modeling for More than $25B in Total Cat Bond Issuance
AIR Worldwide on Monday announced it has provided risk modeling and analytical services for more than $25 billion in catastrophe bond issuance, encompassing more than 115 transactions since the ...
JPMorgan’s Board Takes Some Power from Dimon
JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s board, under fire for the bank's trading losses and myriad government probes, said on Monday that it was adding two directors and handing more power to its lead independent ...
Allstate CEO Dismisses GEICO Threat in Race for Auto Insurance Market Share
Allstate Corp. Chief Executive Officer Tom Wilson, whose company lost car-insurance market share in the last three years, said competitor GEICO could struggle to expand sales as it seeks to sell more ...