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Gallagher Updates Regulation for Artificial Intelligence

Gallagher’s Cyber practice remains laser focused on emerging technology and the potential for increased risks as organizations begin to use them. Throughout 2024, we’re concentrated on evolving compliance requirements for the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Recent AI-specific regulatory proposals …

US Regulator to Issue Carbon-Credits Rulebook Within Months

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission expects to finalize its guidance for carbon credits within the next six months, as it pursues a broader crackdown of fraud and manipulation in the embattled market. CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero said she …

S&P: 2023 Marked Stall of Rapid Growth in US Cyber Insurance

S&P Global Market Intelligence weighed in on the U.S. cyber insurance marketplace, reporting that premium dipped in 2023 to end several years of rapid growth. The overall 0.7% decline in cyber insurance direct written premiums was driven by a 3.2% …

BASF to Pay $316 million to Settle PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Lawsuit

German chemical company BASF said on Tuesday it reached a $316.5 million settlement with some U.S. public water systems that claimed toxic “forever chemicals” in firefighting foam made by the company contaminated their water supplies. The money provided by the …

Auto Insurers’ Digital Channels ‘Remarkably Resilient’, Finds J.D. Power Study

Auto insurance websites and apps are doing a good job of delivering foundational functional capabilities, bringing in more customers than agents and call centers. But far fewer are providing the type of value-added services that set them apart. With auto …

Markets/Coverages: MGA OpenRoad Enters Collector Vehicle Insurance Market

Managing general agency Open Road Insurance announced its entry into the marketplace for collector vehicle auto insurance with its first license in Texas, and plans to launch in other U.S. states later this summer. National Interstate Insurance Company, a member …

Triple-I and NICB Partner to Help Consumers Fight Contractor Fraud

The Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) are marking May 20-24 as Contractor Fraud Awareness Week (CFAW) to highlight how homeowners can protect themselves from dishonest contractors. “For many homeowners who are victims of contractor …

Cyberattacks Over Work Email Most Used; Ransomware Hits Victims Hard: Arctic Wolf

Business email compromise is now the top method of cyberattack, according to a survey from cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf. Of the 1,000 surveyed senior IT and cybersecurity decisionmakers from organizations in more than 15 countries, 70% said they were targets …

GSK Faces Whistleblower Suit From Lab That Found Zantac Risk

GSK Plc is facing a whistleblower lawsuit that could potentially cost it billions of dollars from the laboratory that revealed the presence of a probable carcinogen in Zantac, the heartburn medication that the UK drugmaker invented and turned into a …

US to Deploy More Than $50 Million to Shield Private Hospitals From Cyberattacks

The US government is seeking to play a more active role in protecting the private health-care sector from a deluge of cyberattacks that have disrupted patient care and left providers unpaid. US health officials will unveil Monday a new program …

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