More than one-third (35%) of employees feel they’ve experienced workplace harassment, 50 percent of whom said it was on account of their gender or sex, according to a new study by Hiscox, an international specialist insurer. These findings are according …
RMS Releases New Japan Earthquake and Tsunami High Definition Model Global risk modeling and analytics firm RMS announced the release of its new Japan Earthquake and Tsunami High Definition (HD) model. RMS collaborated with local experts, scientific agencies and insurers …
McLaughlin Named Chief Financial Officer for Hiscox in the US Hiscox, the international specialist insurer, announced today the appointment of David McLaughlin as Chief Financial Officer in the US. McLaughlin is based in Atlanta and will report to Ben Walter, …
Progressive Announces New Flo Chatbot Progressive Insurance announced a new Flo Chatbot experience on Facebook Messenger. The tool, enhanced by artificial intelligence and quoting technology, is now available for all Messenger users via Flo, the Progressive Girl’s Facebook page. The …
Small businesses are lagging behind larger companies in preparedness for attacks on their websites or computer systems. That’s the finding of a survey by Hiscox, an insurance company whose target market in the U.S. is small business. The survey released …
AIR Releases Industry’s First Open Source Cyber Scenario Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide announced it has released the industry’s first open source deterministic cyber risk scenario. AIR plans to release a series of deterministic cyber scenarios over the next 12 …
Hiscox Expands Terrorism Coverage Hiscox, an international specialist insurer, announced that they have enhanced their stand-alone Terrorism portfolio adding new products covering property damage due to malicious attacks utilizing nuclear, chemical, biological and radiological (NCBR) devices. Hiscox NCBR policies offer …
As the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission continues its aggressive enforcement against all forms of workplace harassment, a recent study suggests employment practices litigation is on the rise. A new study of employee charge trends by global specialty insurer Hiscox found …
California, Illinois, Alabama, Mississippi and the District of Columbia are the top five riskiest areas in the U.S. for employee lawsuits, according to a new study of employment practices litigation (EPL) data by international specialist insurer Hiscox. Businesses in these …