Cyber insurance rates are jumping by as much as 25% following a surge of costly claims, according to reports. Ransomware, a malicious software program used to take control of IT systems, remains a significant problem despite attacks becoming less frequent in…
Lawsuits are flying around these days, and the price of insurance premiums is rising with them, especially for directors and officers, or D&O insurance, reports say. Aon, which serves as an insurance broker to Fortune 500 companies, says premiums for…
As the new decade begins, business interruption perils will be critical for risk managers to address, according to industry experts. From extreme weather to supply chain problems to cyberattacks, business interruptions have financial and reputational risks. Cyber-related business interruption can come…
By Markian Hawryluk | Kaiser Health News Kristie Flowers had been sick with the flu for four or five days in July before the 52-year-old registered nurse from Genoa, Colo., acknowledged she needed to go to the ER. At Lincoln…
There have been several high-profile medical lawsuits that have captured the media and the public’s attention. From the case of Larry Nassar, convicted of sexually molesting female gymnasts, to a campus gynecologist accused of sexual misconduct at the University of…
Companies lost $4.7 million on average last year from cyberattacks, while more than one in 10 lost over $10 million, according to a new report from a collaboration of cyber and risk management firms. The latest survey by ESI…
Now that it’s upending the way you play music, cook, shop, hear the news and check the weather, the friendly voice emanating from your Amazon Alexa-enabled smart speaker is poised to wriggle its way into all things health care. Amazon…
Some internet browser extensions are spying on every click and selling that data, including corporate secrets, according to a Washington Post investigation. As many as 4 million people were leaking personal and corporate data through Chrome and Firefox, and researchers…
The medical malpractice system in the U.S. is doing little to improve the quality of health care, according to new research. Published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the research focused on concerns that doctors with poor malpractice liability…
In pop culture, surgeons often get portrayed as technically gifted, but with boorish tendencies. In reality, if a surgeon is rude to the rest of their team, it can impact patient safety, according to a new study. The study looked…
