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A shutdown of the New York Stock Exchange on the same day that a network failure halted all United Airlines flights in the U.S. had people across the country thinking one thing: cyber-attack.

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Travelers Cos., the only property-casualty insurer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, said second-quarter profit advanced 19 percent as natural-disaster costs dropped.

PartnerRe Ltd., the reinsurer that agreed to merge with Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., said it will enter negotiations with hostile bidder Exor SpA after the Italian companys latest cash offer for more than $6.7 billion.

Jay Fishman said hes open to more deals, yet decided not to buy Chubb, which agreed to be purchased by Ace.