I read a great article in an industry publication recently, outlining how insurers are seeking new product lines to offset the soft market. The article noted how carriers were exploring insurance products for lost profits resulting from reputational
InformationWeek reports that in a contest of hackers, a MacBook Air was easily compromised within two minutes using a zero-day vulnerability (a vulnerability that is exploited for hacking before it ge
InformationWeek reports that in a contest of hackers, a MacBook Air was easily compromised within two minutes using a zero-day vulnerability (a vulnerability that is exploited for hacking before it
The head of Marsh's insurance brokerage unit warned the chief executives of the world's major oil companies today that they need to be adequately prepared for new risks to business, including cash and
It seems that whenever you read about hackers, malware and other security problems in the insurance industry, the focus is on protecting carriers. But what about agents? NU's Ara Trembly asks the sti
Say the words "financial institution," and a money-center bank or a big regional bank with a correspondingly big ad budget often comes to mind. But in many small towns, a financial institution often takes the form of
It's no surprise, then, that many brokers turn to technology to deliver the kind of speed and efficiency they need to be among the winners in the race for fatter bottom lines. But which technologies
While most agency employees welcome the benefits of modern technology, the passwords needed to gain access to it are reflexively viewed as a nuisance, the workplace equivalent of tossing a quarter into a toll booth. We're accustomed to
Do you know the difference between a worm and a Trojan horse, or why spam is such a threat to your enterprise? If your insured's response is a glazed look, The Hartford Financial Services Group may