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Cyber Attacks Reportedly Hitting Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution Infrastructure
Cyber attacks have been waged against COVID-19 vaccine distribution infrastructure, including a cold-chain storage company, U.S. Senator Gary Peters said on Thursday. "IBM recently released a very ...
A Crisis Within a Crisis: How COVID-19 Is Driving the Opioid Epidemic
While the current national health conversation has largely centered on the COVID-19 pandemic, another ongoing and deadly battle has been looming in the background: the opioid crisis. The misuse of ...
Banks, Global Law Enforcement Battle COVID-19 Crime Wave
Fraud risk analyst Rajendran Raj was used to the odd out-of-hours alert from authorities, but a call one Saturday in March heralded a new era, of tackling criminals seeking to cash in on coronavirus. ...
UK Travel Insurance Startup Raises $12M; U.S. Headquarters Planned
UK startup battleface Inc., a company that specializes in tech-enabled global travel insurance, raised $12 million in new venture capital financing designed to fuel growth, market expansion and ...
A Surge in Insurance Policies for M&A Deals Gone Wrong
A record rebound in merger activity this year and a rise in litigation has brought with it an upsurge in insurance policies that give companies and private equity firms cover for when a deal goes ...
Zurich, Farmers to Pay Nearly $4B for MetLife’s U.S. P/C Biz
Zurich Insurance and Farmers Exchanges have agreed to buy MetLife's U.S. property and casualty business for $3.94 billion, the insurers said on Friday, after the COVID-19 pandemic made motor and home ...
Zurich Private-Public Pandemic Option Gives Carriers Choice In Risk Share
Adding to the mix of ideas for a public-private pandemic risk partnerships between insurers and the federal government, Zurich is proposing a plan that gives insurers a role—and a say in how much ...
Eta and Iota Hurt, Causing $9B in Economic Losses: Aon
North American hurricane landfalls in November added about $9 billion to the total Atlantic seasonal financial toll in terms of catastrophe losses, Aon said in its latest Global Catastrophe Recap ...