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Facebook Hit With $1 Million Fine Tied to User-Privacy Lawsuit
]]Facebook and its outside law firm were ordered to pay almost $1 million in sanctions for deceitfully denying that it shared users' private information with third parties without permission. The ...
The Race to Waterproof Outdoor Gear — Without Toxic Chemicals
Patagonia, Inc. has spent nearly a decade rejiggering its supply chain, redesigning products and dumping millions of dollars into a high-stakes trial-and-error process that's nearly complete. This ...
Global Reinsurers to Bear Bulk of Losses From Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Fitch
Most insurance payouts due to the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria ultimately will be borne by global reinsurers, according to Fitch Ratings. "The vast majority of insured losses will be covered ...
Fund Transfer Frauds, Data Theft Trends to Continue in 2023: Beazley
Incidents of fraudulent instruction scams were up 13 percent in 2022, according to specialist insurer Beazley's new Cyber Services Snapshot report. Under fraudulent instruction scams, criminals use ...
Moody’s Downgrades SCOR’s Rating to A1 From Aa3 on Weakening Profits
Moody's Investors Service downgraded the Insurance Financial Strength Rating (IFSR) of SCOR SE and its key operating entities to A1 from Aa3 while at the same time changing the company's outlook to ...
Allstate’s Plan to Return to Profit in Auto
Following a year of turbulence in its auto insurance business, Allstate Corp. outlined what CEO Tom Wilson called the company's No. 1 priority: improve margins. Allstate ended 2022 with an ...
InsurTech Spotlight: FloodFlash Is Closing Coverage Gaps with Parametrics
True to its name, a 2012 flooding event is what initially sparked the idea for the commercial flood InsurTech, FloodFlash. Since then, the company has grown out of an apartment kitchen to a fully ...
Insurance Groundhogs Have Their Day: Some Primary Prices Need to Go Higher
Sure, it's nice to know whether Spring is around the corner or more than a month away, but what about insurance market conditions? How long will a hard market last in many lines? Are insurance prices ...