CTO / Technology
Cyber Attack Continues to Disrupt HSBC’s Online Banking
HSBC Holdings Plc said its U.K. online banking continues to be affected by a cyber attack that started earlier on Friday, the second time the bank's online services have been disrupted in Britain ...
Reporter’s Notebook: Could Insurance Be the Economic Engine for the Internet of Things?
Fill in the blank: Advertising is to the Internet as <Blank> is to the Internet of Things. Until I attended the Property/Casualty Insurance Joint Industry Forum earlier this month, the ...
Innovation Unleashed
William is my dog. By all customary and conventional measures, Willy is not a nice dog. He is not a dog you would encourage your children to entertain. But I love him. Willy is a sad, mad dog with ...
Ukraine Grid Attack Sparks Worry Among U.S. Utilities About Getting Cyber Cover
U.S. utilities are looking hard at their cyber vulnerabilities and whether they can get insurance to cover what could be a multi-billion dollar loss after hackers cut electric power to more than ...
Marsh Starts Marketing New Global Excess Cyber Risk Facility
Marsh has launched "Cyber ECHO", a global excess cyber risk facility it pitches as offering more reliable insurance coverage for organizations around the world. The product is designed to bring ...
Swiss Re Joins Urban Catastrophe Recovery Initiative
Swiss Re is linking with a French utilities company and a U.S. non-profit to help cities better protect key infrastructure and recover more quickly after catastrophe strikes. Specifically, Swiss Re ...
Mid-Sized P/C Carriers Increasingly Embracing IT Outsourcing: Novarica
Large numbers of insurers are relying on at least some form of information technology outsourcing to enhance their daily operations, Novarica found in a new survey of industry CIOs. The reason: ...
Cyber Security Firm FireEye Grabs Rival for $200M
FireEye Inc said on Wednesday it paid $200 million to buy privately held iSight Partners in a move to boost its cyber intelligence offerings for governments and businesses as the sector consolidates. ...