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New York Insurance Banking Cybersecurity Regs to Be Delayed Past Jan. 1
New York's financial regulator will delay an anticipated Jan. 1 deadline for banks and insurers doing business in the state to comply with controversial cybersecurity rules, a person familiar with ...
2017 Predictions Part III: Motor-Cyber, India Reinsurance and More
Insurers and reinsurers continue to look for organic growth where they can find it – sometimes from emerging risks and sometimes from emerging markets. As always, the keys to success are market ...
Pay Up or Else: Digital Piracy
Ransomware has featured prominently in the news over the last few years. Hospitals, law enforcement agencies and even individuals have been affected by it. Some have paid the ransom and recovered ...2017 Predictions Part II: InsurTech, Australia D&O and India Cyber Insurance
InsurTech was an insurance buzzword in 2016, and that's likely to continue next year when it will permeate almost every aspect of U.S. industry, according to a prediction from international law firm ...
Guidewire Grabbing ISCS for $160M, With an Eye on the Cloud
Guidewire, a software company focused on the P/C industry, will buy a tech outfit specializing in cloud computing for about $160 million in cash. The acquisition also helps it access the small ...
XL Catlin Invests $4M in a Swiss InsurTech Microinsurance Startup
XL Catlin's investment arm committed $4 million in first-round financing to Stonestep, a property/casualty InsurTech startup looking to streamline how microinsurance is sold in emerging markets. The ...
Allstate Signs on for Multiyear Autonomous Vehicle Research Project at Stanford
Allstate Insurance Co., the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer, is continuing its drive into new technology, agreeing to a multiyear research project with the Intelligent Systems ...
Communications, Media, Tech Firms’ Risk Awareness Higher Than Actual Preparedness: Marsh
A large number of communications, media and technology companies see their risks becoming more complex or larger in the years ahead. While that awareness is high, however, protection and preparedness ...