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Why Near-Miss Cyberattack Put US Officials and Tech Industry on Edge
Apr 8 2024 // German software developer Andres Freund was running some detailed performance tests last month when he noticed odd behavior in a little-known program. What he found when he investigated has sent shudders across the...
East Coast 4.8 Earthquake Causes Disruption But No Injuries or Sweeping Damage
Apr 7 2024 // An unusual East Coast earthquake shook millions of people from New York and Philadelphia skyscrapers to rural New England on Friday, causing no widespread damage but startling an area unaccustomed to temblors. The U.S....
Revolutionizing Customer Experience: How Insurance Agencies Leverage Technology for Streamlined Services
Apr 5 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Dyad. In an era where technology is rapidly transforming every aspect of our lives, industries across the board are embracing digital innovations to enhance customer experience....
Tech Update: Vertafore Delivers Policy Binding in its Personal Lines Rater; Amwins’ Online Marketplace Provides Bindable Quotes From Multiple Carriers
Apr 4 2024 // Vertafore Delivers Policy Binding in Personal Lines Rater Vertafore, headquartered in Denver, launched the industry’s first bind capability within a personal lines rater. Vertafore’s personal lines rating and...
SEC Bribery Unit Probes Technology Companies’ Use of Contractors
Apr 4 2024 // The US Securities and Exchange Commission is asking publicly traded tech companies about their relationships with distributors and other business partners outside the US in a push to root out possible corruption, according...
Underwriters’ Dilemma: Is AI a Cyber or Tech E&O Risk?
Apr 1 2024 // When it comes to artificial intelligence, more questions than answers keep underwriters from venturing into the space and lead to a lack of clarity, according to panelists at The Professional Liability Underwriting...
People Moves: Lockton Taps Marsh’s Gill to Build Technology Specialty Practice
Mar 27 2024 // Lockton Taps Marsh’s Gill to Build Technology Specialty Practice Lockton, the independent insurance broker, announced that Manpreet “Preet” Gill is joining the firm’s technology specialty to build...
SEC Ramps Up Massive-Hack Probe With Focus on Tech, Telecom Companies
Mar 27 2024 // The US Securities and Exchange Commission is asking tech and telecom companies how they handled the sprawling 2020 SolarWinds cyberattack, and drawing fire from the cybersecurity industry and big business for what they...
Six Presumed Dead After Bridge Collapse, as Port Disruptions Hit Cars to Coal
Mar 27 2024 // The 1.6 mile-long bridge collapsed in a matter of seconds. The catastrophic consequences are set to stretch out for weeks. As much as 2.5 million tons of coal, hundreds of cars made by Ford Motor Co., and General Motors...
Apple Antitrust Suit Mirrors Strategy That Beat Microsoft, but Tech Industry Has Changed
Mar 22 2024 // The U.S. government’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple draws on the watershed 1998 case that broke Microsoft’s stranglehold on desktop software, but that may prove to be an imperfect blueprint for addressing...
Tech Update: Aon Launches Climate Risk Monitor to Aid Risk Mgmt, Renewal Decisions
Mar 22 2024 // Insurance broker Aon plc has launched its Climate Risk Monitor, a tool that helps clients visualize and understand their exposures to physical climate risk in order to enable better business decisions. The property...
Markets/Coverages: Tech Firm Gabriel Partners With Re/insurer Chaucer and Crisis Mgmt Specialist to Offer Active Assailant Product
Mar 21 2024 // Gabriel, an Israel-based technology company that tackles the challenge of mass shootings and workplace violence threats, announced it has partnered with global specialty re/insurance group Chaucer and crisis management...
Underwriters’ Dilemma: Is AI a Cyber or Tech E&O Risk?
Mar 19 2024 // When it comes to artificial intelligence, more questions than answers keep underwriters from venturing into the space and lead to a lack of clarity, according to panelists at The Professional Liability Underwriting...
PE Firm Nordic Capital Weighs Sale of Regulatory Tech Firm Regnology: Sources
Mar 13 2024 // Nordic Capital is weighing a sale of German regulatory software firm Regnology, in a deal which could value the business at up to 3 billion euros ($3.27 billion), four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The...
Tesla, Rivals Get Low Marks for Automated-Driving Technology
Mar 13 2024 // Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self Driving technology and nine other assisted-driving systems marketed by major automakers received “poor” ratings from the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in a...
Insurtech bolttech Partners with Saudi Telecom Group to Provide Embedded Insurance
Mar 12 2024 // Singapore-based insurtech bolttech announced its expansion into the Middle East with the launch of its partnership with telecommunications company stc Group. bolttech’s collaboration with Riyadh, Saudi...
Markets/Coverages: Mosaic Launches Primary Tech E&O Cover With Capacity of $15M
Mar 7 2024 // Mosaic Insurance’s cyber division has launched primary technology errors and omissions (E&O) coverage to protect tech companies from increasing liability risks. The launch builds on Mosaic’s primary cyber...
Resilience in California Launches Technology E&O Coverage
Mar 6 2024 // San Francisco, California-based Resilience launched a Technology Errors & Omissions coverage for U.S. organizations with $300 million to $10 billion in revenue. With $10M in limits available for both primary and excess...
People Moves: AXIS Taps SCOR’s Dejung as Global Cyber & Technology CUO; SiriusPoint Names 3 Key Leaders in Global Underwriting
Mar 5 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings and SiriusPoint. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXIS appoints Dejung as Global Cyber & Technology...
Construction Insurtech Shepherd in California Raises $13.5M in Series A Funding
Mar 4 2024 // San Francisco, California-based insurtech Shepherd announced it raised a $13.5 million Series A funding round led by Costanoa Ventures with participation from Intact Ventures, Era Ventures, Greenlight Re and Spark...
