Specialty
AXIS Capital Names Phillips Chief Investment Officer
Bermuda-based global specialty insurer AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. on Tuesday announced the appointment of David Phillips as executive vice president and chief investment officer, effective April 17. ...
Tech and Medical Device Convergence Exposes New World of Risks
When the acclaimed television drama series "Homeland" climaxed with a devious plot by terrorists to kill America's vice president by hacking into his electronic pacemaker, critics mocked the ...
FBI Alert: Healthcare Sector Faces Cybersecurity Risks
The FBI has warned healthcare providers their cybersecurity systems are lax compared to other sectors, making them vulnerable to attacks by hackers searching for Americans' personal medical records ...
Hacking Threat Is Real For Global Shipping Fleet
The next hacker playground: the open seas—and the oil tankers and container vessels that ship 90 percent of the goods moved around the planet. In this internet age, as more devices are hooked up ...
Lloyd’s Focuses on Brokers, MGAs, Capital in New ‘Vision 2025’ Plan Details
Lloyd's has published a more detailed strategy for 2014-2016, setting out how it will work towards achieving goals embodied in its "Vision 2025" Plan, describing "how the Corporation will support ...
Livestock Producers Targeted By New U.S. Farm Law Insurance Plan
A plan in the new U.S. farm law to help dairy farmers limit losses from rising feed costs or falling milk prices may become a model in coming years for livestock producers who have resisted similar ...
Aspen Restates, Expands on ‘Serious Concerns’ With Endurance ‘Proposal’
Three days after adopting a poison pill to fend off a hostile bid from Endurance, Aspen sent a letter to its shareholders Sunday restating concerns it first aired hours after the bid was made public ...
Aspen-Endurance Battle Escalates: Aspen Adopts Poison Pill, Endurance Reacts
The takeover battle between Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. and Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. escalated on Thursday, with Aspen's board of directors announcing a shareholder rights plan—commonly ...