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Smartphones at Risk: Vulnerable to Stolen Passwords, Data Theft
Security researchers revealed two separate threats last week they say could put up to 90 percent of the world's 2 billion plus smartphones at risk of password theft, stolen data and in some cases let ...
The Promise of Predictive Analytics in Commercial Lines
In "Predictive Modeling Pitfalls: When to Be Cautious," published by Carrier Management last month, Ira Robbin from AIG presents a compelling case for exhibiting care when developing and implementing ...
Brazilian Investment Bank, Abu Dhabi Fund Partner on Ariel Re Takeover
Grupo BTG Pactual, Brazil's only publicly traded independent investment bank, is partnering with shareholder Abu Dhabi Investment Council to expand its reinsurance business, said Chief Executive ...
$100M Project to Prepare Vulnerable Regions for Climate-Related Disasters
The U.S. Agency for International Development and the Rockefeller Foundation are starting a $100 million project to prepare vulnerable communities for climate-caused humanitarian disasters before ...
Passenger Jet Systems May Be Vulnerable to Hackers
Cybersecurity researcher Ruben Santamarta says he has figured out how to hack the satellite communications equipment on passenger jets through their WiFi and inflight entertainment systems—a claim ...AIG Exceeds Expectations for Q2 in Benmosche’s Swan Song
American International Group Inc. reported a better-than-expected 12.5 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by strong performance across all its key businesses, and the insurer said it would ...
Veteran Citigroup, J.P. Morgan Exec Joins XL Group’s Board
XL Group is adding a former Citigroup Inc. and J.P. Morgan & Co. Inc. executive to its board of directors, an interesting reach by the property/casualty insurer and reinsurer for some banking ...
Wall Street Poll: No Fed Rate Hike Seen Before H2 2015
A majority of Wall Street's top bond firms see no move by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates before the second half of next year, and most see the U.S. central bank sticking with a range ...