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Video: The BI Interview with Vishaal Hariprasad of Resilience
Vishaal Hariprasad, CEO of Resilience, discusses trends in the cyber insurance market and how cyber risk management processes are improving.
POSTED JANUARY 31, 2023 5:33 PM |
Ambac hires from Axis for distribution division role
Ambac Financial Group Inc. on Tuesday said it has named former Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. executive John Tatum as a managing director and business development officer for its insurance distribution division, Cirrata Group.
POSTED JANUARY 31, 2023 2:24 PM |
WTW hires risk manager to co-lead public entity practice
Willis Towers Watson PLC has hired Twane Duckworth, a seasoned public entity risk manager and former board member of the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc., to co-lead its public entity practice.
POSTED JANUARY 31, 2023 1:14 PM |
Cyber MGA unveils Coalition Insurance
Coalition Inc., a managing general agent specializing in cyber risk, said Monday it is introducing Coalition Insurance Co., which plans to begin issuing policies in March.
POSTED JANUARY 31, 2023 12:35 PM |
Axis executive named APIW Woman of the Year
The Association of Professional Insurance Women Inc. on Tuesday said Janet Jordan-Foster has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the APIW Insurance Woman of the Year Award.
POSTED JANUARY 31, 2023 11:45 AM |
US court rejects J&J bankruptcy strategy for talc lawsuits
A U.S. appeals court on Monday shot down Johnson & Johnson’s attempt to offload tens of thousands of lawsuits over its talc products into bankruptcy court. The ruling marked the first major repudiation of an emerging legal strategy with the potential to upend U.S. corporate liability law.
POSTED JANUARY 31, 2023 11:11 AM |
US seeks Tesla driver-assist documents; company hikes capex forecast
Tesla Inc. disclosed on Tuesday the U.S. Justice Department has sought documents related to its Full Self-Driving and Autopilot driver-assistance systems as regulatory scrutiny intensifies.
POSTED JANUARY 31, 2023 11:03 AM |
Musk seeks to end lawsuit over late disclosure of Twitter stake
Elon Musk asked a U.S. judge to throw out a lawsuit claiming that his delayed disclosure of a large stake in Twitter Inc. defrauded shareholders who sold Twitter stock at artificially low prices because they were kept in the dark.
POSTED JANUARY 31, 2023 10:56 AM |
Denmark raises cyber risk alert level after Russian attacks
Denmark on Tuesday raised its cybersecurity alert level from “medium” to “high” after several attacks by pro-Russian hacker groups in recent weeks, the country's Center for Cyber Security said.
POSTED JANUARY 31, 2023 10:49 AM |
Federal laws expand protections for pregnant, lactating workers
Two federal laws signed by President Biden in December that require employers to accommodate pregnant and lactating women will broaden protections for workers who are not covered by similar state laws and provide more clarity to employers, experts say.
POSTED JANUARY 31, 2023 6:55 AM |
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POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 1:57 PM |
'Very significant event': thousands lodge NZ flood claims
Extreme flooding in New Zealand’s North Island over the weekend will be the largest ever weather-related claims event for Auckland – and likely for the whole of New Zealand, the Insurance Council of New Zealand tells insuranceNEWS.com.au...
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 1:56 PM |
Industrys hybrid working model here to stay
Insurance industry employees will retain the ability to work from home some days of the week, long after the covid-19 pandemic has faded from view, sources say...
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 1:55 PM |
Extreme rainfall drives up Actuaries Institute spring climate index
Extreme spring rainfall that caused flooding in parts of the country has driven the seasonal Australian Actuaries Climate Index to its third highest value...
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 1:54 PM |
Living cost pressures lead global risk list
Respondents in Australia and globally have ranked the current cost of living crisis as the top risk in terms of likely severity for the next two years, according to the World Economic Forum’s latest report...
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 1:53 PM |
Business Insurance
Video: The BI Interview with Vishaal Hariprasad of Resilience
Vishaal Hariprasad, CEO of Resilience, discusses trends in the cyber insurance market and how cyber risk management processes are improving.
POSTED JANUARY 31, 2023 5:33 PM |
Ambac hires from Axis for distribution division role
Ambac Financial Group Inc. on Tuesday said it has named former Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. executive John Tatum as a managing director and business development officer for its insurance distribution division, Cirrata Group.
POSTED JANUARY 31, 2023 2:24 PM |
Missouri HVAC company cited over worker’s death
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Missouri heating, ventilation and air conditioning company for three serious and two repeat violations after an apprentice technician was electrocuted at a job site last summer.
POSTED JANUARY 31, 2023 2:08 PM |
WTW hires risk manager to co-lead public entity practice
Willis Towers Watson PLC has hired Twane Duckworth, a seasoned public entity risk manager and former board member of the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc., to co-lead its public entity practice.
POSTED JANUARY 31, 2023 1:14 PM |
Utah bill proposes firefighter comp cancer presumption
A legislative proposal in Utah would amend the existing workers compensation law to create a rebuttable presumption for cancer diagnoses in firefighters and would require the state Division of Industrial Accidents to conduct a study regarding cancers typically associated with firefighting.
POSTED JANUARY 31, 2023 1:04 PM |
Cyber MGA unveils Coalition Insurance
Coalition Inc., a managing general agent specializing in cyber risk, said Monday it is introducing Coalition Insurance Co., which plans to begin issuing policies in March.
POSTED JANUARY 31, 2023 12:35 PM |
Connecticut contractor cited in fatal trench collapse
A Connecticut demolition contractor is facing proposed fines of $375,021 after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration alleges the July 22, 2022, death of a worker during a trench cave-in arose from apparent workplace safety failures.
POSTED JANUARY 31, 2023 12:25 PM |
Axis executive named APIW Woman of the Year
The Association of Professional Insurance Women Inc. on Tuesday said Janet Jordan-Foster has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the APIW Insurance Woman of the Year Award.
POSTED JANUARY 31, 2023 11:45 AM |
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