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As Ransomware Attacks Rise, U.S. Bank Regulator Urges Vigilance
A top U.S. banking regulator is cautioning firms to ensure they have robust policies to protect themselves from cyberattacks, saying it is seeing an uptick in ransomware attacks, it said in a report ...
Fitch Predicts Double-Digit Rate Increase for Property Cat Reinsurance in 2022
Fitch Ratings predicts reinsurance rates will increase by more than 10 percent in catastrophe-related lines of business for January 2022 renewals, which supports the improving sector outlook for ...
Sartain Named Head of Marsh Specialty for U.S. and Canada
Marsh named Michelle Sartain as head of Marsh Specialty for the U.S. and Canada. In this role, Sartain will oversee Marsh's aviation, construction, energy and power, credit specialties, financial and ...
La Nina, Stuck Jet Stream Blamed for Unusually Warm Weather
America's winter wonderland is starting out this season as anything but traditional. The calendar says December but for much of the country temperatures beckon for sandals. Umbrellas, if not arks, ...
Diversity a Big Part of Post-Pandemic Hiring: III Joint Industry Forum
Victor Terry has a simple tip for insurers hiring new, younger employees: They don't have any particular desire to fit in. "Gen X, which I am a part of, [has] learned how to figure out how to ...
IMF Official: Omicron COVID Variant Will Lead to Growth Downgrades
Global economic growth projections from the International Monetary Fund will likely be downgraded due to the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, IMF Managing Director Kristalina ...
U.S. SEC Investigating Tesla Over Whistleblower Claims on Solar Panel Defects
The U.S. securities regulator has opened an investigation into Tesla Inc over a whistleblower complaint that the company failed to properly notify its shareholders and the public of fire risks ...
Insurers Passed the Pandemic Test: III CEO Kevelighan
Over the last two years of the coronavirus pandemic, property/casualty insurers have been rigorously put to the test in multiple ways. According to Insurance Information Institute CEO Sean ...