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Executives On The Move at AXA XL and The Hartford
AXA XL appointed a new chief underwriting officer for its casualty business in the Asa-Pacific region and Europe. The Hartford named a new head of the Southeast Division for the its Middle and Large ...
Arch Capital Closes $700M Acquisition of Watford Holdings
Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd., along with investment partners Kelso & Company and Warburg Pincus, announced the completion of its previously disclosed acquisition of Watford Holdings Ltd. ...
Finance Envisioned to Help EU Achieve Climate Neutral Continent
Europe plans to funnel hundreds of billions of euros into sustainable investments each year through EU banks and markets to create the first "climate-neutral continent" by 2050. The European Union's ...
Ransomware Attack on U.S. IT Firm Slammed Up to 1,500 Businesses
Between 800 and 1,500 businesses around the world have been affected by a ransomware attack centered on U.S. information technology firm Kaseya, its chief executive said on Monday. Fred Voccola, the ...
Experts Warn Companies Struck by REvil Ransomware Attack Could Take Weeks to Recover
Computer systems of several companies across the world, including 800 physical grocery stores of Sweden's Coop, that were shut down after attacked by REvil ransomware could take weeks to recover, ...
High-Fives, Hugs and Face-to-Face Networking at GIS 2021
It's not a typical experience to find joy at a work conference. At least, that was the case before COVID-19. But after 15 months of social distancing, masks, quarantines and then vaccines, the 2021 ...
Indian Fintech Startup Digit Is Raising $200M to Boost Insurance Customer Reach
Indian fintech startup Digit boosted its valuation to $3.5 billion in a fresh funding round, gaining capital for its effort to win insurance customers via mobile technology. The company is raising ...
Drones Pulled Into Play to Help Fight Wildfires in U.S. West
In a grassy meadow outside Missoula, Montana, Jennifer Fowler eyes two drones high in the sky with weather instruments -- part of a program to see how drones can help to fight and monitor wildfires. ...