More than 20,000 U.S. organizations have been compromised through a back door installed via recently patched flaws in Microsoft Corp.’s email software, a person familiar with the U.S. government’s response said on Friday. The hacking has already reached more places …
Sierra Specialty has launched an agribusiness program now available in all 50 states. Sierra Specialty has sole authority to underwrite, bind, and issue policies for this program, focusing on the farming and agriculture industry. The program will target a wide …
Insurance Office of America has added Chris Hardin to its Mountain West team. Hardin joins the Denver, Colo., branch location as a commercial lines producer. He previously worked with ISU Insurance Services of Colorado Inc., focusing on the risk management …
This year is looking to be one of changes and big possibilities for surgeons. While 2020 brought declines in surgical revenue and drops in patient intake, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a paradigm shift. Adaptations and innovations designed to cope with …
Crest Insurance Group LLC of Scottsdale, Ariz. has acquired IBG LLC and added Craig Hay. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hay will move his operations to the Crest Scottsdale branch. Hay is a broker with experience in employee …
The White House on Sunday urged computer network operators to take further steps to gauge whether their systems were targeted amid a hack of Microsoft Corp.’s Outlook email program, saying a recent software patch still left serious vulnerabilities. “This is …
COVID-19 insurance policies are increasingly joining passports and sunscreen as vacation staples, creating opportunities for insurers as more countries require mandatory coverage in case visitors fall ill from the coronavirus. Airline bookings are on the rise in some regions, driving …
In mid-February, when a severe cold front came down from the North Pole and swept across the nation and record snowfall and low temperatures froze society in its tracks, insurance professionals were ready to lend a helping hand. The temperature …
Global investment firm KKR is acquiring a majority interest in Integrated Specialty Coverages (ISC) Carlsbad, Calif.-based multi-line insurance distributor that utilizes advanced artificial intelligence (AI) engineering and data analytics to build its products. Sightway Capital, a Two Sigma private equity …
The city of La Crosse, Wisconsin, has filed a lawsuit against a host of chemical manufacturers that produced firefighting foam linked to groundwater contamination around the city’s airport. Tests have revealed at least 40 wells around the airport on French …