Specialty
Foreign Governments Have Hacked U.S. Grid, NSA Head Says
Several foreign governments have hacked into U.S. energy, water and fuel distribution systems and might damage essential services, the top national security official said. Those intrusions have left ...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Introduces Side A DIC D&O Liability Policy
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is rolling out a new executive liability insurance products focused on the D&O space. The Side A DIC Directors & Officers Liability Policy provides ...
Hold on. My Phone Says I’m Having a Heart Attack: Top Tech Trends Revealed
"We're going to see more changes in the next 25 years than we've seen in the last 100," a futurist told a group of insurance professionals at an industry meeting last week. The pronouncement by ...
Toronto, Worried About Safety & Liability, Seeks Uber Shut-Down
Toronto is asking a court to order the mobile car-booking service Uber Technologies Inc. to shut down in North America's fourth-largest city. Uber has been operating in Toronto since 2012 without a ...
Aon Benfield Places AIG Cover For Massive U.K. Energy Meter Project
Aon Benfield said it has brokered insurance underwritten by AIG that will facilitate the U.K. government's push to install smart energy meter systems around the country by 2020. Specifically, it will ...
Safety Concerns Aside, Drone Use is Soaring
The government is getting near-daily reports — and sometimes two or three a day — of drones flying near airplanes and helicopters or close to airports without permission, federal and industry ...
Marsh Brokers Specialty Insurance for Class-Action Lawsuit Settlements
Marsh is now selling specialty insurance designed to help companies address the cost of class-action lawsuit settlements. Class Action Managing General Agency created the coverage, which is known ...
Carriers Try ‘Holding the Line’ on Property-Cat Renewals: NAPCO
Property-catastrophe insurers have been focused on winning new business, which means new customers are seeing bigger price cuts, according to a market report from a wholesale broker specializing in ...