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TSA Wants Major Rail, Air Companies to Report Hacks and Hire Cyber Chiefs
The Transportation Security Administration will introduce regulations that compel the most important U.S. railroad and airport operators to improve their cybersecurity procedures, Homeland Security ...
Chubb Buying Cigna’s Asia-Pacific A&H, Life Businesses for $5.75B
In a deal that will expand its Asia book to $7 billion in net premiums, Chubb announced a definitive agreement to acquire some life and non-life insurance companies from Cigna in seven Asia-Pacific ...
J.D. Power Agents’ Survey Reveals Top-Ranked P/C Carriers (Story in Charts)
Neglected no more. Independent agents are feeling the love from property/casualty insurance carriers—and the scores they are giving carriers are moving higher, J.D. Power reports. According to ...
U.S. Senators See ‘Actuarial Disaster’ on the Horizon With Flood Risk Rating 2.0
U.S. senators from coastal states are predicting "an actuarial disaster" in the future once FEMA's new flood insurance rating systems goes into full swing. In a press call on Sept. 30, Louisiana Sen. ...
Why Tesla Could Face Tough Road If It Tries to Slash $137M Racial Bias Verdict
Tesla Inc. will likely seek to slash a $137 million jury award for a Black worker who accused the automaker of racial discrimination but could have difficulty reducing the verdict amid claims that ...
Shareholder Suits Over Willis/Towers Watson Merger May Cost Insurers $80M
Seven insurers that shared the risk for directors and officers policies sold to Towers Watson may have to pay up to $80 million for settlements with shareholders who cried foul after learning that ...
Employees May Not Be Working Inside Office Buildings, But Cyber Criminals Are
The normal bustle inside of many office buildings has come to a halt during the pandemic switch to remote work, but these empty buildings could be inviting a different kind of activity: cyber crime. ...
6th Circuit Reverses Finding That COVID Orders Caused Direct Physical Loss
A federal appellate court reversed a rare policyholder win in a COVID-19-related business interruption claim, once again holding that government orders that restrict the use of a property do not ...