Ransomware: Growing Threat for SMBs By Byron Acohido Do-it-yourself kits now let anyone conduct a ransomware attack, and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are a ripe target.
Cyber Threats to Watch This Year By Byron Acohido As cyber security continues to move to center stage, look for a new focus on the threats raised by insiders -- and for a political candidate to be hacked.
Wearable Tech Raises Privacy Concerns By Margaret Grisdela Workers’ comp insurers see wearable tech initiatives reducing workplace accidents and injuries. But at what cost to privacy?
Expect More Cyber Turbulence in 2016 By Byron Acohido As rough as 2015 was for cyber security, 2016 will be worse. Small and medium-size businesses are especially vulnerable.
Use of Cloud Apps Creates Data Leakage Companies don't realize how many cloud apps employees are using (sometimes hundreds) -- and the grave danger of data leakage.
Has an International Cyber War Begun? The need for formal declarations of cyber war, acts of terrorism, etc. can raise tricky questions for cyber insurance policies.
New Vulnerabilities in the Connected World Cars, homes, livestock, pets, even bees -- it's hard to think of something these days that can't be connected to the Internet (and hacked).
Why Credit Monitoring Doesn't Work After a data breach, companies often offer credit monitoring to those affected, but the current approach does little to prevent fraud.
'Digital Twins': The Race Is On By Roger Arnemann The concept is widely adopted in manufacturing and supply chain. Insurers that integrate digital twins will significantly out-compete rivals.
Insurance in 2030: What Does the Future Hold? By Marie Carr In an increasingly fractured world, insurers have to cover a greater array and frequency of intensifying risks.
Tech Secret to a Combined Ratio Below 100% By Matteo Carbone Deepak Karthikeyan While large personal auto insurers have adopted telematics-based programs, they’re only scratching the surface of the potential benefits.
Insurtech Is at an Inflection Point By Tom Kussurelis Insurtech funding has been dropping since 2021 and hit a 20-quarter low in 4Q22. Will it rebound, continue on a flat path or decline further?