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Foreign Governments Have Hacked U.S. Grid, NSA Head Says
Several foreign governments have hacked into U.S. energy, water and fuel distribution systems and might damage essential services, the top national security official said. Those intrusions have left ...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Introduces Side A DIC D&O Liability Policy
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is rolling out a new executive liability insurance products focused on the D&O space. The Side A DIC Directors & Officers Liability Policy provides ...
A.M. Best: Workers Compensation Numbers Improved in 2013
While workers compensation continues to face heavy competition and low investment returns, we have good news to tell you. The industry's combined ratio dipped nearly 12 percent from 2012 to 2013, ...
Swiss Re Americas CEO: Underserved Markets Ripe for Insurance Innovation
Underserved populations and market niches are ripe with potential for insurance innovators who are willing to take on the challenge of creating opportunities in areas that may seem unprofitable at ...
Flood Risk Follows Record Snowfall in Western New York
Lake-effect snow that killed eight people and halted travel across western New York may reach as high as 7 feet in some areas before stopping tomorrow, when temperatures will start to rise along with ...
Hold on. My Phone Says I’m Having a Heart Attack: Top Tech Trends Revealed
"We're going to see more changes in the next 25 years than we've seen in the last 100," a futurist told a group of insurance professionals at an industry meeting last week. The pronouncement by ...
Towers Watson: Insurers Benefit from Proactive Claims Handling
Proactive claims handling is crucial to an insurer's bottom line, according to the latest Towers Watson survey of 35 property/casualty claims officers. The main operational goals of the U.S. P/C ...
Report: AIG Wants At Least $450M For Luxury South Korean Hotel
AIG Global Real Estate, a unit of American International Group Inc., is seeking at least $450 million from the sale of a luxury hotel in the South Korean capital, people with knowledge of the matter ...