Cyber & Technology
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Emy Donavan replaces Pearson as AGCS global cyber head
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) will appoint Emy Donavan as global head of cyber to replace Nigel Pearson who…
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Cyber risks and the supply chain
Supply chain risk is a growing problem for companies, but one area that can sometimes be overlooked is the issue…
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Starr launches drone coverage for building industry
Starr Companies has launched primary and excess liability coverage for drones in the US construction industry. As a joint initiative…
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Barbican Protect hires Martin Eyres as underwriting director
Barbican Protect, the UK insurance arm of Barbican Insurance Group, has appointed Martin Eyres as underwriting director. Based in London,…
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Sompo develops online reputation insurance for corporates
Japanese insurer Sompo has launched a new insurance policy designed to protect a business from online attacks on its reputation,…
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Aon explains thinking behind new cyber captive solution
Commercial Risk Europe spoke to Aon about its new cyber risk captive solution that offers capacity of up to $400m…
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Cyber set to become number one purchase for corporates
Cyber insurance is likely to become the single most important insurance purchase for most large corporates, according to Lucien Mounier,…
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Zurich NA and Deloitte to offer cyber combination
Zurich North America is to cooperate with consultants Deloitte on providing cyber risk mitigation and transfer services to businesses in…
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Brit launches US cyber unit
Brit Ltd has launched a new cyber and technology team for Brit Global Specialty USA, with Michael Carr appointed senior…
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Risk managers urged to tackle dominant employee cyber threat
Willis Towers Watson has urged risk managers to look at the threat posed by employees when managing cyber risk and…
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Managing cyber risk challenges within reach: Swiss Re
Risk managers and insurers are within reach of tackling the challenges and complexities posed by cyber risks, according to a…
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Business votes digital risks as top three disruption threats
Digital risks rank as the top three interruption threats in a recent survey of global businesses, undertaken by the Business…
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Risk managers must understand true extent of cyber threat
Too many African risk managers and their companies fail to understand the true threat of a cyber attack, warns security…
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Risk managers face more prescriptive cyber rules
Data protection rules in the EU and US are becoming more prescriptive as governments look to tackle the rising cyber…
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Verizon and Singapore’s NTU Business School team up to tackle cyber risk
Verizon Enterprise Solutions, part of the New York-based communications and wireless group, and Singapore-based Nanyang Technology University's (NTU) Business School,…
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Validus Specialty poaches cyber duo from Nationwide
Validus Specialty, the wholly owned subsidiary of Validus Holdings, has launched a US cyber insurance unit based in New York,…
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Insurance Europe concerned by compulsory robotics insurance plans
Insurance Europe has told the European Parliament that it would not support a compulsory insurance scheme proposal for manufacturers of…
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Cyber security standards offer false sense of protection – report
Cyber risk security controls that meet international standards like CSC20 might not be fit for purpose, according to a new…
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IAG plans insurtech hub in Singapore
Insurance Australia Group (IAG) is the latest insurer to launch an insurtech centre in Singapore, in a bid to spread…
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Insurers must adapt if they are to meet insureds’ demands for the future
Insurers across Africa need to be preparing now for massive changes ahead, warns one South African insurance boss. Stuart…