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Costs of Small Business Cyber Attacks Are Down But Frequency Is Up, Says Hiscox
The less-than-encouraging news: Only 33 percent of U.S. small businesses consider cyber risk high or very high. The somewhat encouraging news: 53 percent of U.S. small businesses have either a ...
Charities, Churches and Schools Critical in Providing Severe Weather Aid
A new survey found that a majority of Americans (82 percent) think nonprofit organizations, schools, camps and houses of worship should prepare in advance for severe weather events since members and ...
Survey Shares Insights of High-Performing Workplace Teams
New study findings indicate that just 30 percent of workplace teams are regarded as high-performing. Dale Carnegie and Associates researchers released the study, which surveyed 2,650 global leaders ...
Recent Iran Hack on Water System has U.S. Calling for Tighter Cybersecurity
A top White House national security official said recent cyber attacks by Iranian hackers on U.S. water authorities, as well as a separate spate of ransomware attacks on the health care industry, ...
U.S. Commercial Lines Survey Shows Aggregate Q3 Increase of 6.1%
Commercial insurance prices for the U.S. increased 6.1 percent in the third quarter, maintaining an upward trend. According to the latest results from WTW's Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey ...
Africa Specialty Risks Gets ‘In Principle’ Approval to Launch Syndicate in 2024
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a pan-African focused insurance and reinsurance group, has received "in-principle" approval to launch a Lloyd's syndicate in 2024. The syndicate will be launched in ...
Porch Pirates Will Lead to $6B Loss This Holiday Season
An estimated $6 billion will be lost to Porch Pirates this year, according to new statistics released by home security tip company SafeWise. The sixth annual report provides insight into package ...
NICB: Staged Vehicle Accidents Top Fraud Trend in South Carolina
Staged auto accidents are the top fraud issue in South Carolina, according to new analysis released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). South Carolina ranked 13th in the nation in terms of ...