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U.S. Small Businesses See Big Increase in Phishing Emails: Munich Re/HSB Survey
U.S. small businesses have experienced a worsening cyber vulnerability over the last year: Suspicious emails seeking money. Nearly 60 percent of business executives polled in a new survey from Munich ...
Presenting HSB: The New Name for Munich Re’s Hartford Steam Boiler
Munich Re's Hartford Steam Boiler is formally rebranding itself with a new name – an acronym of the moniker it has had for 154 years. The Connecticut-based specialty insurer will now be known ...
Today’s Product Partnerships: CNA/Hartford Steam Boiler and Aon/CyberCube
CNA plans to bring more Internet-of-Things-related technology products and services some of its business customers, by way of a new product alliance. Aon plans to deliver cyber insurance and ...
Cloud Computing Is Becoming a Pricy Business Interruption Risk: Hartford Steam Boiler
Cloud computing is shaping up to be a pricy and challenging business interruption risk, according to a new survey from Munich Re/Hartford Steam Boiler. According to the 2018 HSB survey, 34 percent of ...
Cyber Risk Management Firm Zeguro Secures $5M Financing From Munich Re, QBE, Others
Cyber Risk management firm Zeguro closed a $5 million seed financing round, attracting insurance industry investors including Munich Re and QBE. Both insurers made the capital contributions through ...
Munich Re Closes Acquisition of IoT Startup That Helps Companies Pursue ‘Digital Transformations’
Munich Re has closed its acquisition of relayr, an Internet of Things-related software company in which it had initially invested in 2016. The acquisition, through Munich Re subsidiary Hartford Steam ...
Munich Re Will Buy an IoT Startup Focused on Business Clients’ Digital Needs
Munich Re said it will acquire relayr, an Internet of Things-focused software company the reinsurer claimed is valued at $300 million. The acquisition is taking place through Munich Re subsidiary ...
Executive Viewpoint: Insurers Must Raise Their Own Cybersecurity Standards Before They Can Credibly Protect Others
Business owners, particularly those with small-to-medium-size businesses, often think of cyber risks as an information technology problem, not a management problem. They believe their IT staff or ...