Specialty
RLI Bullish on Southeast Property Market as Others Exit
RLI Corp. has been hiring teams of property insurance professionals as the specialty insurer embraces opportunity in the southeastern U.S. market that others are fleeing, executives said Thursday ...
Over-The-Road Trucker Beats IT Consultant in Job Growth: Indeed Report
The online job site, Indeed.com, posted a list of the top jobs of 2022 last last week, finding that registered nurse positions ranked first in employer demand, salary (using a baseline annual salary ...
Are MGAs Winning the Insurance Talent War?
With more than 1,000 managing general agents writing roughly $70 billion in direct premiums last year, researchers at Conning believe one growth driver is the fact that the MGA model attracts talent. ...
The Latest ‘Endemic’: Log4j Software Vulnerability
A computer vulnerability discovered last year in a ubiquitous piece of software is an "endemic" problem that will pose security risks for potentially a decade or more, according to a new ...
Travelers Seeks to Rescind Cyber Policy; Insured Lied About MFA Use
In what may be one of the first court filings of its kind, insurer Travelers is asking a district court for a ruling to rescind a policy because the insured allegedly misrepresented its use of ...
Beazley: Data Exfiltration Remains Prevalent as Attack Methods Evolve
Data exfiltration, or the theft or unauthorized transfer of data from any device, is a common form of cyber crime, and specialist insurer Beazley found in a recent report that the criminals are ...
U.S. Farmers Battle Floods, Heat in Bid to Replenish Food Supplies
Global grain markets are at a pivot point, with prices finally starting to ease after a dizzying surge earlier this year. Where things go from here could end up being determined by farmers like ...
The OIL Group Changes Name as Part of Major Rebrand
Bermuda-based energy insurer OIL Group of Companies has announced a major rebrand and will now be known as Everen Group. The group's operating units have also been renamed: Oil Insurance Limited ...