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Markets/Coverages: Travelers Adds Enhanced Services for Cyber Liability; Willis AdWrap for Marketing and Ad Production
The Travelers Companies launched Travelers Cyber Risk Services, a suite of capabilities added to all cyber liability policies designed to help lower the risk of a cyberattack and the cost to recover from one. In addition to always-on threat monitoring …
Read More Leaked Files Raise Fears About Shell Oil Production Fleet, Years After Devastating Spill
Off the coast of Nigeria, one of the world’s largest oil production ships, called the Bonga, was taking oil from a field on the ocean floor and transferring it to a tanker ship. Such transfers are routine in the offshore …
Read More UK Financial Services Industry Slow to Hire Women to Top Roles, Report Finds
Britain’s financial industry has made little progress in recruiting more women to top positions, a new report from the UK finance ministry said on Thursday, a pace of change the head of British insurer Aviva called “unacceptable.” Further progress may …
Read More Hackers Target Australia’s Largest Pension Funds in Coordinated Attacks
Hackers targeting Australia’s major pension funds in a series of coordinated attacks have stolen savings from some members at the biggest fund, according to a source with knowledge of the matter, and compromised more than 20,000 accounts. National Cyber Security …
Read More Generali to Comply With Government’s View on Natixis Deal, CEO Tells Newspaper
Italy’s biggest insurer Generali intends to heed advice from the government when Rome starts reviewing a planned asset management tie-up with France’s BPCE, CEO Philippe Donnet said in a newspaper interview on Friday. Generali in January signed a non-binding accord …
Read More SCOR Placed Under Court Examination for Allegations Against Former Chair Kessler
French reinsurance company SCOR said on Friday it has been placed under examination by a Paris court for facts alleged against its former chairman, Denis Kessler, in relation to Covéa Group’s acquisition of PartnerRe in 2022. SCOR said it firmly …
Read More Dallas Fed Warns of Slowing Growth in Trade-Reliant Texas
Texas, the nation’s top trading state, is facing a weakening economic outlook as the Trump administration’s sweeping trade and immigration policies fuel worries among businesses about higher costs, reduced demand and labor shortages, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of …
Read More Microsoft Pulls Back on Data Centers From Chicago to Jakarta
Microsoft Corp. has pulled back on data center projects around the world, suggesting the company is taking a harder look at its plans to build the server farms powering artificial intelligence and the cloud. The software company has recently halted …
Read More Report Highlights Louisiana’s Tort System as Barrier to Social Mobility
A report published this week by a Washington, D.C.-based think tank ranks Louisiana as the worst state for social mobility, and links the state’s lawsuit abuse climate as a factor for why many residents never get ahead. Archbridge Institute published …
Read More Several Companies Must Face Lawsuit Over Tainted Baby Food, Judge Rules
A U.S. judge said several companies including Walmart, Beech-Nut and Gerber must face a nationwide lawsuit claiming that toxic heavy metals contaminated their baby food, causing brain and neurodevelopmental damage to children who ate it. In a decision on Wednesday, …
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