Technology/Science
Hacking/Malware Attacks Surge at Banks and Credit Unions: Beazley
Financial institutions such as small banks and credit unions faced a huge spike in the number of hacking and malware attacks during the first six months of 2016, Beazley found in a new report. ...
Do Coconuts Hold the Key to Earthquake Resilience?
Reports surfaced from several media outlets last week suggesting that the special structure of coconut walls could help unlock the key to building property that can withstand earthquakes and other ...
More U.S. Superbug Cases Expected in Coming Months
After two confirmed U.S. cases of a superbug that thwarts a last-resort antibiotic, infectious disease experts say they expect more cases in coming months because the bacterial gene behind it is ...
Connected Cars Fuel Battle Over Big Data Goldmine
As you may have suspected, your car is spying on you. Fire up a new model and it updates more than 100,000 data points, including rather personal details like the front-seat passenger's weight. The ...
JLT Specialty USA, Stanford Team Up on Cyber Breach Data Effort
JLT Specialty USA, a U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc., is partnering with academics at Stanford University, to build a comprehensive cyber breach data set, JLT announced late last ...
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 ...