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‘The Mask’ Revealed; Researchers Find Cyber Spies Targeting Govt. Agencies, Energy Cos .
A computer security software firm has uncovered what it calls the first cyber espionage campaign believed to be started by a Spanish-speaking country, targeting government agencies, energy companies ...
Carriers Pass A.M. Best Terror Stress Test; Plans Include Not Writing Cover
Insurers that faced negative rating actions from A.M. Best for failing a terror risk stress test last year were able to convince the rating agency they could survive without a government backstop, an ...
Majesco’s Fall ’26 Product Release Accelerates the Journey to a Frontier Firm We are standing at the edge of a...
Top 5 States for Disaster Losses in 2013; Oklahoma Leads
The Oklahoma tornadoes of May 2013 contributed the state's designation last year as the costliest state for natural disaster related insurance payouts, the Insurance Information Institute reported ...
P/C Executive Views: Data Security Strategies and Cyber Insurance Sales
As cyber attackers continue to menace businesses in all industry sectors, property/casualty insurers are working to provide network security and privacy coverage. But how are the insurers managing ...
Early California Wildfire Season Could Be Unprecedented
California's worst drought in decades is feeding what may become a devastating wildfire season, one that is starting about five months early. Extremely dry conditions have sparked 487 wildfires so ...
Regulatory Compliance at Top of Financial Executives’ Worry List
Financial industry executives are almost as concerned about the growing demands of regulatory compliance as they are with market volatility, according to today's survey of 400 financial companies by ...
U.K. Floods Could Cost Insurers $822M: Deloitte
Floods and storms pounding the U.K. may cost the insurance industry at least 500 million pounds ($822 million), a figure that may double if the weather conditions persist, according to a partner at ...
P/C Combined 97.6 for 2013; Commercial Outlook Still Negative: A.M. Best
A relatively quiet year for catastrophes helped the U.S. property/casualty industry achieve an underwriting profit for the first time in four years, according to A.M. Best. The industry managed its ...