Specialty
Misuse of Alphabet’s Virus Scanner Exposes Sensitive Files
Companies are misusing Alphabet Inc.'s virus scanner and similar products, unwittingly leaking data such as factory blueprints to intellectual property online, Israeli cybersecurity company Otorio ...
Chubb Chief Digital Officer Ringsted Sounds Off on Innovation, ITC and the Future
Sean Ringsted was one of the 7,000 or so people who attended the 2019 InsureTech Connect Conference, held Sept. 23 to 25 in Las Vegas. Ringsted is executive vice president, chief digital officer and ...
S&P Takes Closer Look at Argo Following SEC Subpoena Over Executive Compensation
The SEC's decision to subpoena Argo Group. International Holdings about its executive compensation practices is drawing the attention of Standard & Poor's. S&P said it has revised the outlook ...
Carrier Technology Shopping Lists
If this were the Christmas holiday season for insurance carriers, machine learning, big data, analytics and security would be high on their shopping lists. Insurer IT spending is growing for 2020, ...
Lawmakers Push for Removal of Tech Liability Shield
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is stepping up efforts to have U.S. trade officials eliminate a legal liability shield that tech companies are pushing to keep in new agreements, including a deal to ...
Brexit Business Opportunity: More Deals in Legacy General Insurance Policies
Britain's impending departure from the European Union is creating expansion opportunities for specialist general insurers who buy up and manage policies closed to new customers. Whether Britain ...
Could Your USB Cable Connect You to Hackers? — and More CM Risk Alerts
Some of the technology meant to help in your daily life may be hurting you as well. A modified USB cable could leave you connected to the bad guys. Your virtual assistant may be opening the backdoor ...
Executives On The Move at BHSI and Marsh & McLennan
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance hired veteran executives from RSA, Chubb and Allianz to fill three key leadership positions in Madrid. Marsh & McLennan made executive appointments in two ...