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Cyber InsurTech Sayata Labs Hires Flynn as Head of Insurance
An InsurTech designed to help brokers and carriers maximize their cyber business has hired a former Beazley Group executive in a leadership role. Israel- and Massachusetts-based Sayata Labs said it ...
Growing Risk for SME Insurers: Duty to Defend Cats
Until recently, there was a relative lull in new mass tort events in the United States. This led to a sense among insurers that mass litigation was no longer the looming threat that it was in the ...
InsurTech M&A: Coalition, Xceedance and Insurity
Coalition acquired a company focused on scanning and cybersecurity. Xceedance bought an outfit centered around insurance operations and technology services. Insurity, Inc. snatched up a company that ...
AI Will Produce a More Profound Change Than Fire: Google CEO
Google's chief executive officer has left no doubt about how important he thinks artificial intelligence will be to humanity. "AI is one of the most profound things we're working on as humanity. It's ...
Insured Losses, Economic Damages Set New Records Over Last Decade: Aon
The past decade broke new records in terms of economic damages and insured losses, according to Aon's latest catastrophe report. The costs to global economies reached $2.98 trillion between 2010 and ...
Marsh Reports Demand Spike for Political Violence Cover in the Gulf
Marsh, one of the world's largest insurance brokers and risk advisers, has seen a spike in clients' enquiries for political violence cover in the Gulf after attacks on tankers and oil installations ...
U.S. Cyber Rates Rise as Insurers Try to Curb Ransomware Exposures
U.S. insurers are ramping up cyber-insurance rates by as much as 25 percent and trying to curb exposure to vulnerable customers after a surge of costly claims, industry sources said. The changes ...
InsurTech CyberCube Calls on Carriers to Set Global Cybersecurity Standards
CyberCube, an InsurTech focused on cyber risk analytics, is calling on the insurance industry to set global cybersecurity standards as the world digitizes. "Internet-connected technologies is a prime ...