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Hackers Compromised CCleaner Free Software, Putting Legions of Devices at Risk
Hackers broke into British company Piriform's free software for optimizing computer performance last month potentially allowing them to control the devices of more than two million users, the company ...
China Online Insurer ZhongAn Begins $1.5B Hong Kong IPO
ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co., China's largest online insurer, started taking orders for a Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise as much as $1.5 billion. The Shanghai-based ...
Harvey, Irma Will Create Short-Term Hardened Property Market; Early Capital Concerns Minimal
Damage left by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey will lead to a hardened property market and pricing correction, at least in the short-term, according to a new KPMG survey. In related news, a new Morgan ...
Hurricane Jose Appears Headed for U.S. as Maria Strengthens
Hurricane Jose churned toward the U.S. Northeast and could cause swells along the coast by midweek, according to the National Hurricane Center, while Tropical Storm Maria is expected to become a ...
UK Business Leaders Want May to Seek Three-Year Brexit Transition
British business leaders urged Prime Minister Theresa May to seek a three-year transitional period after Brexit, warning failure to secure more time would jeopardize "our collective prosperity." In a ...
Spitzer Fair Game in Ex-AIG Chief Greenberg’s Defamation Lawsuit: Appeals Court Ruling
Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, former chief executive of American International Group Inc , may pursue large parts of his defamation lawsuit against former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, a New ...
Munich Re Warns Harvey, Irma Storms Could Erase Q3 Profit, Challenge 2017 Target
Munich Re, the world's largest reinsurer, said storms led by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma will probably wipe out third-quarter profit and threaten the company's ability to meet its full-year earnings ...
InsurTech Firms Often Help Traditional Reinsurers: JLT Re
A wave of InsurTech startups are entering the re/insurance market—but that's not necessarily a disruptive trend, according to a report published by JLT Re. Indeed, the report points to close ...