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U.S. Releases Guidelines for Improved Corporate Cybersecurity
The U.S. government on Wednesday released the final version of standards meant to help companies in nationally critical industries better defend against cyber attacks, and officials now face the ...
Kemper Realigns P/C Operations
Kemper Corp. is realigning its business to create one property/casualty segment for financial reporting purposes, beginning with the first quarter 2014. The company said its new Kemper property & ...U.S. to Unveil Voluntary Guidelines for Corporate Cybersecurity
The U.S. government is expected on Wednesday to release the final version of voluntary standards meant to help U.S. companies in nationally critical industries better protect themselves against cyber ...
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 ...
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 ...
‘Wal-Mart Effect’ Seen Dampening Crime Rate Drops
Communities across the United States experienced an unprecedented decline in crime in the 1990s. But for counties where Wal-Mart built stores, the decline wasn't nearly as dramatic. "The crime ...
Towers Watson Releases UBI Auto Insurance Model
Towers Watson has launched DriveAbility 2.0 Score, an analytical scoring model designed for the automobile insurance industry. DriveAbility 2.0 Score includes a GPS version with location-specific ...
PCI Adds 3 to Washington Lobbying Operations
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) said it has added three new hires. Tom Glassic will join the association as vice president, policy and government relations; Nicole Austin ...