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New, Massive Ransomware Attack Spreads Around the World
A new cyberattack similar to WannaCry reached parts of Asia after hitting businesses, port operators and government systems in Europe, U.S. and South America. A terminal operated by A.P. ...
PCI: Insurers Must Get ‘Reasonable’ Access to Automated Vehicle Data
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America wants future federal rules governing driverless vehicles to guarantee insurers "reasonable" access to data from cars with automated driving ...
Wells Fargo Selling Commercial Insurance Business to USI Insurance
Wells Fargo is selling its commercial insurance business to national brokerage USI Insurance Services. USI said it has agreed to acquire Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, which includes commercial ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb, Hiscox USA and Crawford & Company
Chubb named a new leader for a key business within its North America Financial Lines division. There's a newly-appointed chief operating officer at Hiscox USA. A former Zurich North America executive ...
Major Ransomware Virus Attacks Servers Across Europe
A major ransomware attack on Tuesday hit computers at Russia's biggest oil company, the country's banks, Ukraine's international airport as well as global shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk. ...
Anthem to Settle U.S. Data Breach Lawsuits With Record $115M Payment
Anthem Inc, the largest U.S. health insurance company, has agreed to settle litigation over hacking in 2015 that compromised about 79 million people's personal information for $115 million, which ...
Apple, Cisco Jointly Pursue Cyber Insurance Discounts for Their Business Clients
Apple Inc is working with Cisco Systems Inc to help businesses that primarily use gear from both companies to get a discount on cyber-security insurance premiums, Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim ...
Five Questions With Friendsurance Co-Founder Tim Kunde
When Carrier Management last checked in with Friendsurance in June 2016, the Berlin-based company was pursuing expansion, both in number of customers and geographic reach. One year later, the ...