Leadership & Strategy
Cyber Thiefs are Stealing Corporate Secrets to Game the Stock Market
Security researchers say they have uncovered a cyber espionage ring focused on stealing corporate secrets for the purpose of gaming the stock market, in an operation that has compromised sensitive ...
London’s ‘One Re’ Plans Expansion Into 38 African Countries by 2015
One Re Ltd., the first reinsurer approved under Britain's "twin peaks" system of financial regulation, said it's seeking clients across 38 African countries in the next year as growth outpaces ...
Arch Agrees to Take Full Ownership of Gulf Re
Arch Capital Group Ltd. agreed to take complete ownership of Gulf Reinsurance Ltd. after losses on a venture that was backed by oil-producing nations. Arch will also take on liabilities from ...
Swiss Re: Emerging Markets to Push 2015 Premium Growth
Global non-life insurance direct premiums will grow moderately over the next few years, Swiss Re predicts in a new report. A surging emerging market is expected to generally balance out stagnant and ...
Why Underwriters Should Require Business Continuity Plans From Insureds
True or False? Companies that identify and develop disaster avoidance, mitigation, response and recovery plans are likely to suffer fewer strategic, financial and operational losses and less adverse ...
Over 5,000 Volunteer for IICF Week of Giving
During the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation's (IICF) Week of Giving, 5,312 insurance industry volunteers from 87 cities across 21 states joined together to provide more than 14,500 hours of ...
Hack Attack Hits Sony Pictures Entertainment Hard
Sony Pictures Entertainment said its computer system was down for a second day on Tuesday, following media reports of a major hacking attack aimed at the film and television studio. Before Sony ...
Polar Vortex is Spiking 2014 Winter Storm Losses: I.I.I.
Insured losses from winter storms in the U.S. will climb well above $2.5 billion in 2014, double the annual average over the previous two decades. You can thank the polar vortex for much of the ...