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Implications of NYDFS Regulations on Cyber and D&O Exposure
March 1, 2017 marks the effective date for the first-of-their-kind cybersecurity regulations from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). The regulations, which will be phased in over ...
Climate Change Worsens U.S. Mobile Home Tornado Vulnerabilities
Tornadoes and mobile homes don't mix to begin with, but throw in the volatility of climate change and the potential for massive property damage and deaths is even higher in coming decades, indicates ...
Warren Buffett: ‘If I Die Tonight, I Think the Stock Would Go Up Tomorrow’
Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., assured shareholders that they'll be fine after he's gone. "If I die tonight, I think the stock would ...
A Millennial Says: Individual Development Plans, Pay Incentives Help Nurture Younger Staff
The insurance and risk management fields are professions with legions of rapidly-retiring older employees, and they struggle to hire and keep promising new, and younger ones. How to accomplish this? ...
Munger Sees Danger, Opportunity in Berkshire Hathaway’s $10.2B AIG Deal
Charles Munger, the vice chairman of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said the decision to take on insurance liabilities from American International Group Inc. offers plenty of risk, and ...
Weaker Results at GEICO, Gen Re Dampen Berkshire Hathaway’s Q1 Profit
Berkshire Hathaway Inc , the conglomerate run by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, reported a 27 percent decline in first-quarter profit on Friday, and said a loss from insurance underwriting ...
State Farm to Displace 4,200 Workers and Exit 11 Locations
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., the largest U.S. home and auto insurer, plans to shut 11 U.S. facilities, displacing about 4,200 workers, after a $7 billion annual underwriting loss last ...
J&J Will Appeal $110M Talc Powder Cancer-Link Verdict
Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a St. Louis jury to pay more than $110 million to a Virginia woman who blamed her ovarian cancer on the company's talcum products. Imerys Talc America, which ...