Claims & Reserving
Older Drivers with Falling History Carry Heightened Crash Risks
Older drivers with a history of falling have a 40 percent higher risk of being involved in motor vehicle crashes. But despite this increased risk, drivers ages 40 – 80 still have a lower risk of ...
Global Network for Bank Money Transfers Aware of Many Cyber Fraud Incidents
SWIFT, the global financial network that banks use to transfer billions of dollars every day, warned its customers on Monday that it was aware of "a number of recent cyber incidents" where attackers ...
Cyber Hacking Risks Discovered in U.S. Army’s $12M Mobile Network
A $12 billion mobile Internet network that the U.S. Army is using in Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa has significant cyber security vulnerabilities that were found in combat testing. After a review ...
$100M Suit Resolution: Uber to Treat CA Drivers More Like Real Employees
Uber Technologies Inc. resolved the biggest threat to its business by settling with California drivers suing to be treated more like traditional employees, a move that could have broad-ranging ...
Cyber Thieves See Limited Chances Before Credit Card Chips Curtail Their Theft Opportunities
Cyber thieves see new credit card chip technology being adopted by U.S. retailers closing a lucrative window of opportunity to steal your data. So they want to move fast. "We've actually seen a ...
Assurant to Take on Nationwide’s FEMA Flood Insurance Business
Nationwide will start winding down its status this May as a "Write Your Own" carrier within FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program. Assurant said it formed an agreement with the insurer to fill the ...
VW U.S. Emissions Scandal Deal to Cost at Least $10B
Volkswagen AG agreed to fix or buy back about 500,000 tainted cars in the U.S., taking a significant step forward in its effort to emerge from the emissions-cheating scandal. After months of ...
Travelers, Allstate Blame March Texas Storms for Catastrophe Loss Surge
Property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos Inc reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit as catastrophe losses nearly doubled, mainly due to hail storms in Texas in March. Travelers said on ...