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The Hartford’s Former Leader Reflects on Turnaround
The Hartford Financial Services Group's Liam McGee, who stepped down as president and CEO on July 1 but will remain executive chairman until next year's shareholder meeting, spoke about the company's ...
Smartphones at Risk: Vulnerable to Stolen Passwords, Data Theft
Security researchers revealed two separate threats last week they say could put up to 90 percent of the world's 2 billion plus smartphones at risk of password theft, stolen data and in some cases let ...
Research Shows Ripple Effect of Emergency Room Closings on Nearby Hospitals
In the first analysis of its kind, UC San Francisco research shows that emergency department closures can have a ripple effect on patient outcomes at nearby hospitals. In a study of more than 16 ...
Passenger Jet Systems May Be Vulnerable to Hackers
Cybersecurity researcher Ruben Santamarta says he has figured out how to hack the satellite communications equipment on passenger jets through their WiFi and inflight entertainment systems—a claim ...AIG Exceeds Expectations for Q2 in Benmosche’s Swan Song
American International Group Inc. reported a better-than-expected 12.5 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by strong performance across all its key businesses, and the insurer said it would ...
New Class of Hacker Attacks May Target USB Devices
USB devices such as mice, keyboards and thumb-drives can be used to hack into personal computers in a potential new class of attacks that evade all known security protections, a top computer ...
Investment Gains Jolt Berkshire 2Q Earnings; P/C Earnings, Premiums Flat Overall
Net income for Berkshire-Hathaway soared nearly 41 percent to $6.4 billion in second-quarter 2014, with nearly $2.0 billion of investment gains lifting the total, while underwriting profits for ...
The Hartford Discloses a Second-Quarter Slump
The Hartford Financial Services Group said Wednesday its 2014 second quarter net loss widened to $467 million, compared to a net loss of $190 million during last year's second quarter. The results ...