Are Public, Private Partnerships the Answer to Cybersecurity’s Risk Management Problem? October 13, 2021 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Biden Administration is increasingly prioritizing growing ransomware threats as a risk management problem, according to guests on the latest...
Strong Earthquake Jolts Greek Island of Crete, 3 Weeks After Another Temblor October 13, 2021 ATHENS, Greece (AP) – A strong earthquake jolted the Greek island of Crete on Tuesday, three weeks after another temblor...
People Moves: New Hires at NFP, Alliant, RT Specialty October 13, 2021 NFP Hires Terracciano to Risk Management and Complex Risk Practice NFP, an insurance broker and consultant that provides property/casualty, corporate...
New Jersey Construction Worker Hurt in Three-Story Fall Down Elevator Shaft October 13, 2021 A construction worker was critically injured in a three-story fall down an elevator shaft at a New Jersey construction site,...
Johnson & Wales University Sues Insurer Over Pandemic Losses October 13, 2021 Johnson & Wales University is suing its insurer over financial losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic, alleging the company breached...
Howden to Acquire UK Broker Aston Lark From Goldman Sachs October 13, 2021 Howden, the London-based insurance broking group, announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Aston Lark from Goldman Sachs Asset...
Munich Re’s Venture Arm Raises $500M for Fund Focused on Insurtech, Cybersecurity October 13, 2021 Munich Re Ventures, the venture capital arm of Munich Re Group, has closed its new $500 million investment fund, with...
Typhoon Kompasu Lashes Hong Kong, Forcing Cancellation of Stock Trading October 13, 2021 By Dominic Lau and Jeanny Yu Hong Kong suspended schools and the city’s $6.3 trillion stock market canceled trading Wednesday as strong winds and rain from...
Chicago Meat Plant to Pay $1.1M to Settle Race Discrimination, Retaliation Suit October 13, 2021 Federal authorities say a Chicago meat processing company that was charged with unlawfully harassing black employees, rejecting them for hire,...
China’s Anti-Graft Watchdog to Inspect Financial Regulators, State Banks, Insurers October 13, 2021 By Bloomberg News China is inspecting the nation’s financial regulators, biggest state-run banks, insurers and bad-debt managers for the first time in six...