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January Severe Weather in U.S. Cost Insurers More than $1B: Aon
Major weather and flood events in the U.S. during January will cost the insurance industry more than $1 billion as tornadoes hit a 17-year high, according a report published by Impact Forecasting, ...
Concussion Effects on Driving Linger After Symptoms Disappear
The effects a concussion has on driving a vehicle may continue to linger even after the symptoms disappear, according to a new study by University of Georgia researchers. Julianne Schmidt, associate ...
A Large Swath of Businesses Remain Ill-Prepared for Cyber Attacks: Hiscox
A study of 3,000 companies in the UK, U.S. and Germany, reveals that more than half (53 percent) of businesses in the three countries are ill-prepared to deal with cyber attacks. Fewer than one-third ...
Only 5 Percent of Large UK Firms Have Board-Level Cyber Expertise: Deloitte
Only 5 percent of large U.K. companies say their boards include directors with expertise in information technology or cyber security, even though the vast majority identify hacking and other digital ...
Catastrophe Tests Show London Insurers’ Capital Risks and Resilience
A major $200 billion loss from a combination of a cyber attack, U.S. hurricane and the failure of a reinsurer could strip insurers of up to 120 percent of their net capital base, tests of insurers in ...
Trump Administration Tax Reforms Could Dampen Bermuda Market’s Competitive Advantages: S&P
Bermuda insurers and reinsurers may lose their competitive advantage due to U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to restructure the U.S. tax code, Standard & Poor's warns in a new report. Few ...
Ransomware Attacks Quadrupled in 2016; They’ll Double in 2017: Beazley
Specialty insurer Beazley, which offers data breach response insurance, said its specialized breach response unit saw ransomware attacks quadruple in 2016 and the insurer projects they will double ...
In the UK, Price Drives Insurance Policy Choices for Small/Medium-Sized Businesses
The cost of insurance premiums was ranked as the top deciding factor when picking a policy by 61 percent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to survey data released by ...