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Israeli Cybersecurity Company Sees Autos as Significant Growth Market
The Israeli cybersecurity company that pioneered corporate firewalls is making deeper inroads with the auto industry. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., the world's second-biggest provider of ...
Jury Urged to Hold J&J, Bayer Accountable for Allegedly Hiding Drug’s Flaws
Joseph Boudreaux says taking Johnson & Johnson's blood-thinning drug Xarelto was one of the biggest mistakes of his life. While Xarelto was supposed to help cut his stroke risk, Boudreaux says it ...
Chubb CEO Greenberg Elaborates on Initial Critical Comments About Wholesale Brokers
In the London and other wholesale insurance markets, the practice of some brokers bundling similar accounts into high-volume portfolios to be more efficient and attract underwriters while still ...
Executives On The Move at CNA, Hamilton Re and Groundspeed Analytics
CNA has a new president and CEO of its Canadian division. Hamilton Re made a number of new appointments and promotions to its managing team. Commercial insurance data automation firm Groundspeed ...
New York’s New Cyber Regulation Could Impact D&O Liability Coverage
While the full implications of the New York State Department of Financial Services' (DFS) cybersecurity regulation, which went into effect March 1, are still being realized by the insurance industry, ...
Trump, Brexit Fueling Interest in Political Risk Insurance Demand
Rocked by a shakeup in the Western political order, companies are buying more insurance to protect themselves against the threat of rising protectionism and upheaval to their operations in emerging ...
CoverHound Launches Online Rideshare Offering
Online insurance comparison shopping platform CoverHound announced last week that it will offer auto insurance quotes to the drivers of rideshare services, such as Uber and Lyft. This new service ...
AXIS Begins Actuarial Scholarship With China’s Renmin University
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. has partnered with Renmin University in China to launch a scholarship there for actuarial students. The AXIS Re Actuarial Scholarship will provide financial assistance to ...