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The Latest Launches From Beazley and Allstate
Beazley is adding more new options to its Breach Response coverage for small and midsize policyholders in the United States. Allstate Roadside Services is expanding a pilot program with Lyft designed ...
Cybersecurity Firm Optiv Expands Into Europe, Seeks Acquisitions
Optiv Security, an acquisitive Denver-based company backed by private equity firm KKR, is expanding into Europe, where it will offer its cybersecurity management and consultancy services, executives ...
AXIS Capital Weaves Greater Tech Use Into New Reorg Plan
AXIS Capital Holdings is reorganizing its operations in a bid to focus more on technology and innovation, with an eye on long-term profitable growth. Executives hope to put the new changes in place ...
Root Expands Into Four More States With Telematics-Based Auto Insurance Cover
Root, a telematics-based auto insurance startup, has expanded into four additional states, bringing the total in which it operates to 10. New state approvals to operate are from Pennsylvania, Texas, ...
Expect Up to $19B in Losses With a U.S. Cloud-Computing Failure
A cyber problem that temporary shuts down a top U.S. cloud computing provider could trigger as much as $19 billion in business losses, only a fraction of which would be insured, Lloyd's of London ...
Looming EU Data Law Spurring Booming Demand for Privacy Experts
Business is booming for software and privacy experts as companies across the globe spend millions of dollars to comply with a landmark European data protection law, even as many uncertainties remain ...
Armed With a $25M Infusion, Hippo Envisions National Homeowners Insurance Expansion
Hippo has nailed down $25 million in new Series B funding, a cash infusion the provider of super-quick homeowners insurance will use to fuel a hiring and geographical expansion. Comcast Ventures and ...
The Latest Launches From Willis Re and Munich Re
Willis Re beefed up its cyber risk portfolio modeling tool to include a new, key feature. A deal Munich Re forged with another company enables its insurance carrier clients to obtain drone ...