Industry News
A New Hacking Threat Worsens: Fraudulent Instruction
A form of hacking is on the rise that insurers and their clients should be aware of: fraudulent instruction. The latest Beazley Breach Insights report outlines the escalating threat, where a hacker ...
Israeli Venture Capitalist Calls for Middle East Cyber Defense Alliance
Middle Eastern countries facing potential cyber attacks from Iran should form a Euro-Med alliance to protect their assets and people, said Erel Margalit, venture capitalist and former member of the ...
California Wildfire Insurance Claims Hit $12B Mark, a Record
Insurance claims from last year's deadly California wildfires have reached $11.8 billion, making it the most expensive series of wildfires in state history, an official said Wednesday. The staggering ...
Allianz Will Buy Sri Lanka’s Janashakthi General Insurance for $106.3M
Allianz announced it has inked a deal with Janashakthi Insurance PLC (JINS) to acquire its subsidiary Janashakthi General Insurance Ltd. (JGIL) for 106.3 million. The transaction will go through ...
CROs Will Become Key in Hacker Attack Battles, and Other Aon Cyber Predictions
As cyber attacks increasingly threaten business and grow in volume and scale, companies will be forced to take new measures to address cybersecurity risk holistically, integrating it more ...
W.R. Berkley CEO: Trump Tax Cuts Bring Domestic Carriers a ‘Double Plus’ Benefit
W.R. Berkley Corp. President and CEO Robert Berkley Jr. referred to the Trump tax cuts as a "double plus" that will benefit domestic insurers in a number of ways in the months ahead. "From our ...
Insurers, Reinsurers Are Taming InsurTech Startups to Suit Their Investment Needs: Willis Towers Watson
Traditional insurers and reinsurers played a big part in fueling InsurTech startup investment momentum in 2017. By doing so, they tamed potential rivals, turning them into a source of technology to ...
The Latest Launches From The Hartford and Esurance
The Hartford said that it has added some new bells and whistles to its online business quoting system for agents and brokers. Esurance is getting into the rideshare insurance business in California, ...