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Cyber Risks Poised to Become a $20 Billion Market: Allianz
Cyber risk remains a rapidly increasing problem with wide-ranging economic impact and cost. A new Allianz report illustrates how bad the situation has become, costing the global economy $445 billion ...
FHA Urges National Overhaul of Guardrail Standards After Review
U.S. highway guardrail systems made by Trinity Industries Inc. and Road Systems Inc. have "safety performance issues" in some real-world crash scenarios, the Federal Highway Administration said as it ...
Want to Retire at 65? (Many People Can) Forget About It
Approximately 60 percent of workers won't be able to maintain their living standards if they retire at age 65 because they are woefully behind in saving the money they'll need, a new Aon Hewitt ...
Executives On The Move at Aspen Re, Starr, Verisk and The Hartford
We have executive hires to tell you about at Aspen Re, Starr Companies, The Hartford and Verisk: *** Aspen Re brought on an Axis Reinsurance veteran to be its new head of global property catastrophe. ...
Warren Buffett Still Seeking Global Companies to Buy for Berkshire Hathaway
Billionaire investing icon Warren Buffett said on Tuesday there are dozens of countries in which his sprawling Berkshire Hathaway Inc conglomerate would be interested in buying new businesses. ...
Survey Says: Millennials Love Usage-Based Auto Insurance Policies
More drivers aged 18 to 34, commonly known as millennials, are interested in usage-based auto insurance policies than are drivers in all other age groups. Specifically, 88 percent of millennials are ...
Genome Sequencing is Boosting Food Safety Efforts in Crucial Ways
Investigations into foodborne illness are being radically transformed by whole genome sequencing, which federal officials say is enabling them to identify the source of an outbreak far more quickly ...
Autonomous Cars (and Their Hacking Risks) Move Insurance Liability to Manufacturers
Hacker attacks or faulty software could shift the burden of legal and regulatory liability toward makers of self-driving cars and away from customers, experts say, forcing regulators and insurers to ...