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Insurance Industry Collaboration Key to Facing Disruption, I.I.I. CEO Says
In an increasingly connected and globalized world, the insurance industry needs to work together to understand and accommodate the many disruptions it faces today and in the future, said Sean ...
Peyton Manning’s Pep Talk to Insurance Leaders: ‘You Are Only as Good as the Team Around You’
If retired NFL quarterback Peyton Manning felt out of place in a room filled with insurance professionals—miles away from where he was last year on his way to a Super Bowl-winning season—no one ...
2016 Ransomware Attacks Against Businesses Multiply Rapidly
Ransomware attacks against businesses will be four times higher in 2016 than last year, with a growing number of ransom-seeking hackers demanding bitcoin rather than money, according to a report by ...
XL Group CEO McGavick: In Q3, Catlin Merger Benefits Are Becoming Clearer
XL Group said it boosted net income and improved its property/casualty combined ratio during the 2016 third quarter, even as pretax natural catastrophe losses soared. CEO Mike McGavick asserted that ...
XL Group Restructures P/C Operations, Names Revamped Senior Leadership Team
Bermuda-based XL Group Ltd./XL Catlin announced senior role changes in connection with a planned realignment of its property/casualty operating model. All of the new appointments are effective as of ...
IACP Conference Report: Social Media’s Impact on Incidents Involving Police Use of Deadly Force
In an exclusive interview with our sister publication Claims Journal, Brian Gainer, a presenter at this year's annual International Association of Claim Professionals' conference held recently in ...
U.S. Treasury to Banks: Provide Details on Cyber Attacks
The U.S. government on Tuesday told banks to include details about cyber attacks when filing mandatory reports on fraud and money laundering, saying that will help battle digital crimes that pose "a ...
Ironshore Adds Mandarin-Language Products, Services to M&A Unit
Ironshore International said it is now offering insurance documents and services in Mandarin for its Mergers & Acquisitions unit, a move that will help it better market to Chinese companies. The ...