In its latest move to address the effects of climate change, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced a new climate risk division and appointed Dr. Nina Chen as its executive deputy superintendent. Dr. Chen, DFS’ inaugural director …
A proposed bill was heard last month in the Massachusetts legislature that aims to place a time limit on auto insurance claims investigations and would make investigating insurers responsible for premium payments until the cause of loss is determined. The …
The home page of Otterstedt Insurance Agency’s website says, “It’s about people, not policies.” After more than 100 years in business, the agency seems to know that living up to this motto starts with its own people. “I have worked …
Growing ransomware attacks aren’t the only issue concerning the cybersecurity industry today, according to experts on this episode of The Insuring Cyber Podcast. Another concern within the cybersecurity workforce is the gender gap. “I do believe that whatever we have …
Driving a truck too fast and injuring a fellow officer during a firearms training is not within the scope of employment duties for a Massachusetts police officer, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court found. This means his insurer is on the …
For New York City-based Foa & Son International Insurance Brokers, the company’s roots and history play an important role in its approach to customer service. “Our agency writes business in every state in the U.S., as well as writing outside …
The Biden Administration is increasingly prioritizing growing ransomware threats as a risk management problem, according to guests on the latest episode of The Insuring Cyber Podcast. This comes as four insurance firms — Travelers, Coalition, Resilience Cyber Solutions and Vantage …
One employee of The Rowley Agency, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Concord, New Hampshire, said that joining the agency was the best decision they made as a recent college graduate. “Five years ago, I walked into this office not …
The normal bustle inside of many office buildings has come to a halt during the pandemic switch to remote work, but these empty buildings could be inviting a different kind of activity: cyber crime. “With any type of confusion, and …
pplpleasr, a New York City-based multi-disciplinary artist, first became interested in digital art while watching the Pixar-produced film Wall-E in college. “When I watched the credits, there were so many names in the credits, and I thought, “Oh, there’s no …
