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U.S. Businesses Advance Diversity Initiatives, but Disconnects Remain: Marsh/RIMS Report
U.S. businesses are increasingly pursuing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives but they continue to have some disconnect about how important the effort is, according to a new Marsh/RIMS ...
InsurTech NY Now Accepting Applications for 2021 Startup Accelerator Program
InsurTech NY is now accepting applications for its growth-stage InsurTech startup accelerator. The application window is open from July 7 to August 2 and applications will be accepted through the ...
Property Data Company ATTOM Makes an Acquisition
ATTOM, an InsurTech property data company, has made an acquisition. ATTOM snatched up GeoData Plus, which is centered around an application for in-depth property research, valuation and prospecting ...
Global Financial Regulators Seek Coordinated Efforts to Prepare for Climate Change Risks
The world's top financial regulators want to coordinate efforts to prepare for potential risks from climate change as authorities still lack common standards for assessing what could be one of the ...
Wildfire Risks Worsen With Record High Temperatures Hitting Nordic Region and Arctic Circle
Record-high temperatures from Canada to Scandinavia and intense wildfires flaring up from California to Russia's Far East are adding to extreme weather events recorded at the start of the summer in ...
The Insurance Industry’s Diversity Quest: One Size Does Not Fit All
In the wake of massive protests last year focused on racial equity and social justice, insurers are among the many industries confronting the need to incorporate more diversity into their hiring and ...
Executives On The Move at AXA XL and The Hartford
AXA XL appointed a new chief underwriting officer for its casualty business in the Asa-Pacific region and Europe. The Hartford named a new head of the Southeast Division for the its Middle and Large ...
Ransomware Attack on U.S. IT Firm Slammed Up to 1,500 Businesses
Between 800 and 1,500 businesses around the world have been affected by a ransomware attack centered on U.S. information technology firm Kaseya, its chief executive said on Monday. Fred Voccola, the ...