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Employee Brain Activity Studied to ID Cybersecurity Threats
The old adage that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link certainly applies to the risk organizations face in defending against cybersecurity threats. Employees pose a danger that can be just ...
CNA Targets Smaller Life Sciences Companies With New Coverage Option
CNA is debuting new coverage for the life sciences market – an admitted product liability policy offering targeted to smaller companies. The property/casualty insurer said that its Life Sciences ...
$1.8B Endurance/Montpelier Re Merger Up For July Shareholder Vote
Shareholders with both Endurance Specialty Holdings and Montpelier Re Holdings will likely vote on their planned $1.8 billion merger in early July, Endurance Chairman and CEO John Charman said during ...
AIG Among Companies Pushing For Drone Concessions as FAA Mulls Restrictions
As U.S. regulators study how to govern commercial drones, corporate America is plunging ahead on using unmanned aircraft in a bid to speed the process and win concessions on proposed restrictions. ...
Oil Train Explosions Still Likely Even With New Speed Limits in Place: Critics
New U.S. and Canadian speed limits for oil trains will do little to temper the likelihood and severity of explosive accidents that have grown in frequency over the past two years, critics of new ...
95% of Small Businesses Lack Cyber Security Insurance: Survey
A whopping 95 percent of small businesses in a new survey said they lack cyber security insurance, even as a large majority view the issue as a huge concern. At the same time, less than half have ...
Bitcoins are Emerging as the Next Cyber Insurance Risk
Consumers around the world are racking up more than 100,000 financial transactions every day without using cash, credit cards or a barter system, How are all those buyers doing it? With Bitcoins, of ...
Buffett Expects Berkshire Hathaway Conglomerate to Continue Without Him
Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said his life's work won't be broken apart by activist investors once he's no longer at the helm. "The ...