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Insurers Urged to Stress Test Cyber Portfolios for Russian Attack Potential
Cyber risk and analytics firm CyberCube said it has seen cyber attacks on Ukrainian government services, infrastructure and other industries and it urges the insurance industry to re-evaluate ...
Purdue Pharma, States Agree to New Opioid Settlement
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a settlement Thursday over its role in the nation's deadly opioid crisis that includes virtually all U.S. states and thousands of local governments, with the ...
Russian Cyber Attacks May Test Insurer War Exclusion Policy Language
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has increased the risk of cyber attacks and potential claim costs for property/casualty insurers globally that offer cyber coverage, the majority of which is ...
Funds Transfer Fraud Skyrockets in 2021; Small Businesses Hit Hard
Cyber claims from small and midsize businesses saw a "material uptick" in 2021, with funds transfer fraud a main culprit, according to cyber insurance and security firm Coalition. According to its ...
Analysis: Russian Ransomware Attacks on Ukraine Muted by Leaks, Insurance Exclusion
Warnings that pro-Russian ransomware gangs would snarl networks in Ukraine and its allies have so far failed to materialize amid disarray among the criminal underworld often behind such attacks and ...
D&O Loss Ratios Unchanged by Rate Hikes: Supply Disruption to Fuel Suits
Directors and officers liability insurance premium rate hikes have not had the anticipated impacts on loss ratios that carriers had hoped for, AM Best reported Monday, citing the impact of social ...
Hub, Bold Penguin to Acquire Small-Business Digital Agency Insureon
Brokerage Hub International and InsurTech Bold Penguin have agreed to acquire digital agency Insureon Holdings. Chicago-based Insureon calls itself the top independent marketplace for online delivery ...
Supreme Court Asked to Resolve Federal Drug Law vs. State Medical Marijuana Laws Debate
The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to address whether federal drug law that criminalizes possession of marijuana invalidates state orders requiring employers and their workers compensation ...