March 31, 2020
Insurer Chubb Ltd on Thursday said it is investigating a computer security incident that may involve unauthorized access to data held by an outside service provider. Chubb has no evidence that the incident affected its network, a spokesman said. “Our …
March 6, 2020
Chubb Appoints Head of Claims, Complex Claims Chubb has expanded its North America claims leadership team with two new appointments: Bill Hazelton was named head of Chubb North America Claims, and Megan Watt has been appointed to a newly created …
March 4, 2020
Chubb has expanded its North America claims leadership team with two appointments: Bill Hazelton has been named head of Chubb North America Claims, and Megan Watt has been appointed to a newly created leadership role, head of North America Complex …
February 14, 2020
Fee Schedule Change Shifted Spending to Primary Care California’s conversion of its fee schedule to the system used by Medicare increased the share of dollars spent on primary care while reducing the share spent on specialists, meeting a key goal …
February 5, 2020
Auto body shop owners may know better than anybody how well insurance companies take care of their customers. A report card released this week by an industry publication suggests that if you’re looking for exceptional results, don’t look to the …
January 31, 2020
I shudder at the thought that an algorithm developed by artificial intelligence will allow the insurance industry to no longer spread the risk among all policyholders, but stick it to the few whom the data points identify as the most …
September 3, 2019
Bruce Gendelman wanted a mountainside retreat when he bought 12 acres in Aspen, Colorado. But forest fires that have torched nearby land in recent years left him concerned. So Gendelman, who runs an insurance brokerage, tapped into a program that …
April 16, 2019
The average ransom paid to cyber criminals nearly doubled to $12,762 per incident in the first quarter of 2019, compared to $6,733 during the fourth quarter of 2018, according to a report released today by Coveware, a cybersecurity firm based …
February 22, 2019
The average price tag for a business to recover after a cyber attack is $400,000, which can be fatal for small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to a report published by Chubb. This hefty cost of repairing the business and its reputation …
November 14, 2018
California’s raging wildfires are so bad that American International Group Inc., Chubb Ltd., and PURE are deploying teams of specialists and former firefighters to spray retardants on homes. The season may soon rank among the industry’s most costly. The latest …