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Intel Slapped With Class Action Suits Over Microchip Security Flaws
Intel Corp said on Friday shareholders and customers had filed 32 class action lawsuits against the company in connection with recently-disclosed security flaws in its microchips. Most of the ...
AXIS’ A.M. Best Outlooks Revised to Negative; Struggling Insurance Arm Blamed
AXIS Capital Holdings' money-losing insurance segment has drawn the attention of A.M. Best, which revised its outlooks for the Bermuda-based carrier to negative from stable, based largely on its ...
Catastrophe Losses Force Aspen to Cease Underwriting Property Insurance From Bermuda Platform
Aspen Insurance Holdings confirmed on Friday, Feb. 16, that it has ceased underwriting property insurance on its Bermuda platform, effective immediately, as a result of the company's 2017 catastrophe ...
Allianz Hurricane Claims Dampened Profit, but PIMCO Unit Surged
A record year for natural-disaster insurance claims worldwide and a decline in fourth quarter profit wasn't enough to stop Allianz SE from raising its dividend. Europe's biggest insurer will increase ...
Building Smarter Cat Models: Why They Need an Upgrade
Not too long ago, a phone was just a phone. Along with a phone, you needed an alarm clock, a calculator, a CD player, a camera and many other electronic devices. Today, all of those capabilities and ...
Growing Drone Risks Evident in Spike of Collisions and Close Calls
Aviation regulators are investigating a flurry of collisions and close calls between consumer drones and aircraft, encounters they say pose significant risks to the flying public. Canadian ...
Prudential Financial Will Buy 13.1% Stake in Peak Re
Prudential Financial is buying a 13.1 percent stake in Hong Kong-based reinsurer Peak Reinsurance Co. Ltd. The deal is taking place through a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial Inc. ...
Cybersecurity High on Executives’ Lists; Relatively Few Have Plan to Address It
Most executives now see cybersecurity as a major risk management priority, but relatively few have a plan in place to address it or are confident their companies can deal with the problem. The ...