Real estate services giant Fidelity National Financial has confirmed hackers stole data on 1.3 million of its customers during a November cyberattack that knocked the company offline for a week.
Author: Annie George
Martin & Company Poised to Accelerate Growth with Strategic Investment from Polaris Growth Fund
Martin & Company, a leading provider of technology & data solutions, actuarial services and countrywide state filings to carriers and Managing General Agents (MGAs), has received a significant investment from Polaris Growth Fund (PGF), a collaborative investment firm with more than two decades of technology investing experience.
Channel Harvest Research Launches 2024 Agent Survey
Channel Harvest Research is launching its annual national survey of independent agents and brokers, with a focus on how they’ve been managing the hard market in property-casualty insurance.
Ryan Specialty Expands Renewable Energy Insurance Offering with New MGU
International specialty insurance firm, Ryan Specialty, has expanded its renewable energy insurance offering on a global basis with PERse International, a managing general underwriter (MGU) based in London.
Higher Prices and Lower Interest Rates Are Drawing More Capital into Reinsurance
Insuring the risk of catastrophic hurricanes and earthquakes risk probably isn’t getting cheaper. But at least there might be more coverage coming to relieve the troubled insurance market.
DOL Finalizes New Independent Contractor Rule
The Department of Labor released its final rule regarding employee or independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act on Tuesday amid continued pushback from the financial industry, which often prefers independent status for advisers.
Severe Weather Hits Many Parts of the Country
A blockbuster storm with heavy rain and powerful winds sparked tornadoes across the South on Tuesday − ripping roofs off buildings, toppling trees and blowing over RVs − after the system roared across the Midwest with blizzard conditions en route to the Northeast.
Bills Would Add Flood-Protection Projects to Florida’s Home-Hardening Grant Program
Improvements to protect homes from flood damage would be eligible for up to $10,000 in state matching grants if bills filed last week are enacted during the upcoming session of the Florida Legislature.
Verisk Estimates Industry Insured Losses from Japan Earthquake Between $1.8B and 3.3B
Verisk estimates that insured losses to properties from the January 1 earthquake in Japan will be between $1.8 billion and $3.3 billion.
Chubb Report Offers Insight on Mindset of the Wealthy, Their Passions and Protecting What Matters
A new survey from Chubb finds that more than three-quarters of wealthy Americans and Canadians believe damage from severe weather stemming from climate change poses the biggest threat to their home.