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Legal Clashes Await U.S. Companies Covering Workers’ Abortion Costs
A growing number of large U.S. companies have said they will cover travel costs for employees who must leave their home states to get abortions, but these new policies could expose businesses to ...
Emerging Risks: Quantum Computing, Lower Construction Quality, Legal Tech
The global community continues to deal with known challenges such as the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, economic turmoil and failing trust in established social institutions. But a report from Swiss ...
Cyber InsurTechs and Insurers ‘In This Together,’ Not in Competition
InsurTechs and insurance companies are "breaking down the wall" that stood between them as competitors in favor of working together to tackle dynamic cyber risk. "We're all trying to solve the same ...
Tech Bytes: New Partnerships at QBE, Mercury Insurance, Slice Labs
International risk carrier QBE Insurance Group is rolling out a range of products from cyber risk analytics firm CyberCube. Australia-headquartered QBE plans to use CyberCube's account manager and ...
Argo Group Appoints Bradley as CEO as Rehnberg Departs
Bermuda-based specialty insurer Argo Group International Holdings has named Thomas A. Bradley as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Bradley has served as Argo's chairman since 2020 and ...
Digital Insurer Startup Wefox Seeks Funding at Over $5 Billion Value
Wefox, the German digital insurer, is in advanced discussions to raise fresh funding at a valuation of $5 billion to $6 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Berlin-based InsurTech ...
Supreme Court Voids New York Gun Permit Law, Establishes Right to Carry Outside Home
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a New York law that required people to show a special need to carry a handgun in public, ruling for the first time that the Second Amendment protects gun rights ...
What Factors Could Drive Northern Hemisphere Tropical Cyclone Risk This Season?
With June 1 heralding the official start of the 2022 North Atlantic hurricane season, Tropical Storm Alex already on the scoreboard and eight hurricane landfalls in the last two seasons, the question ...