Technology/Science
Bank Cyber Attacks Reportedly Prompting New Fed Safeguards
U.S. regulators plan to require banks to adopt baseline safeguards to shield themselves from cyber threats after a series of assaults cost the industry billions of dollars and shook consumer ...
Carriers Losing Sight of Traditional Cat Risk Exposures: AIR Worldwide CEO
Novel risks of the digital age are not the only ones that property/casualty insurance industry executives should be worried about as they seek to manage insurance and reinsurance portfolios, the ...
AIG Hires Chief Digital Officer Who Upped JPMorgan Chase’s Game
American International Group hopes an executive that helped bring Apple Pay and a number of mobile banking apps to JPMorgan Chase & Co. can help it generate similar digital customer service ...
Worker Brain Health at Risk: Dull, Dirty Workplaces Affect Cognitive Function
A new study by a Florida State University researcher shows that both a lack of stimulation in the workplace and a dirty working environment can have a long-term cognitive effect on employees. ...
Key to Better Cyber Coverage: Make Underwriters and Techies Talk More
As insurers continue their push to meet fast-evolving cyber insurance demands, the coverage thus far appears to fall far short of what is still needed. This could change if underwriters and ...
New Forecast Model Predicts How Far Storm Waves Will Push Water Out on Beachfronts
When John Couch is certain a storm will hit Hatteras Island, he goes into action, moving merchandise in his auto parts store from bottom shelves to top ones and hauling away the most valuable items. ...
Manmade Climate Change Likely Contributed to Severity of French Floods
An international team of scientists has found that manmade climate change nearly doubled the likelihood of last month's devastating French flooding. In a quick but not peer-reviewed analysis, the ...
Father of Paris Terror Attack Victim Sues Google, Facebook, Twitter
The father of a young woman killed in the Paris massacre last November is suing Google, Facebook and Twitter, claiming that the companies provided "material support" to extremists in violation of the ...