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Business Leaders Appear Less Concerned by Cyber Risk: Report
The worldwide impact of cybercrime on business is predicted to balloon to $10.5 trillion by 2025, but boardroom focus on cyber risk appears to be diminishing, according to a Beazley risk and reliance ...
Reinsurance Broker Augment Launches With Access to $100M in Funding
Augment, a new Miami-headquartered reinsurance broker, announced its official launch with access of up to $100 million in funding from Altamont Capital Partners. Over the last decade, the global ...
Liberty Mutual Announces Organizational Changes, Leading to 370 US Job Losses
Liberty Mutual Insurance announced major organizational changes and executive leadership appointments, which are aimed at enhancing its personal and small commercial lines business in long-term ...
Remote Work to Wipe Out $800 Billion From Office Values, McKinsey Says
Remote work risks wiping $800 billion from the value of office buildings in major cities, highlighting the potential losses that landlords are facing from post-pandemic changes in employment ...
Conning: Cyber Insurance Market at a Critical Juncture
The next three years will be critical to the long-term growth prospects of the cyber insurance market, according to a scenario-led analysis of the market's dynamics report released by Conning, "Cyber ...Kin Enters Southwestern U.S. Market
Kin, a direct-to-consumer residential property insurer, announced its expansion into Arizona. The Grand Canyon State marks Kin's first move into the U.S. Southwest, building upon the company's growth ...
Higher Reserving Uncertainties Could Sustain Hard Market Conditions: Report
Systemic shocks related to the recent pandemic, the war in Ukraine, natural catastrophe losses and elevated inflation have raised questions about reserve adequacy for property/casualty insurers, ...
Tech Bytes: New Partnerships at Pepper, Reask, Blink Parametric
Pepper, a U.S.-based consumer Internet of Things platform as a service, announced the availability of cyber insurance through a partnership with Embedded Insurance. By leveraging Pepper's technology, ...