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Cyberespionage and ransomware attacks on the increase, report warns

April 27, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Cyberespionage is now the most common type of attack seen in the global manufacturing, education and now public sectors, a new report has revealed. According to the Verizon 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), released on Thursday, ransomware is now

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Known, hidden risks in supply chains demand an overall strategy for evaluating and mitigating risk: QBE

April 26, 2017 Angela Stelmakowich

PHILADELPHIA – The multitude and variety of risks are becoming more predictable, indicating multinational and domestic companies can benefit from taking a look at how global interdependence affects each link of their supply chain, says Jamie Luce, senior vice president,

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Can-Sure Underwriting & Beacon Underwriting promotes Cameron Copeland to president

April 18, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Canadian property and casualty managing general agency (MGA) Can-Sure Underwriting and Beacon Underwriting announced on Tuesday that Cameron Copeland will assume the role of president. Copeland assumed the role effective April 15, succeeding Can-Sure founder Jeff Hart, who has “decided

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Internet of Things spending to reach US$1.29 trillion by 2020, insurance industry to see fast spending growth: report

January 5, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) was forecast to reach US$737 billion in 2016 and grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.6% from 2015-2020 to US$1.29 trillion, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). The

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Increased cyber espionage, data integrity attacks part of global threat landscape in 2017: Stroz Friedberg

January 5, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Top cyber threats in the coming year include nation state cyber espionage, a rise in data integrity attacks and more attacks harnessing Internet of Things (IoT) devices, Stroz Friedberg, an Aon company, notes in its 2017 Cybersecurity Predictions report. “We

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Unexpected threats should be a concern to SMEs in U.K.: RSA

December 2, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

More than a quarter of polled small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom reported being hit with an unexpected £50,000 bill would put them out of business, notes a new report released this week by RSA. And while

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Aviva Canada launches cross-border insurance solution for Canadian domiciled companies

November 24, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Aviva Canada has launched a cross-border insurance solution for Canadian domiciled companies with assets, exposures or plated vehicles in the United States. On Thursday, the insurer announced the solution for Canadian domiciled companies that have physical assets, exposures or plated

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Global drone market to reach US$4.2 billion by 2025, North America to lead with 1.4 million drones: report

August 15, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

The global commercial and military drone market will reach US$4.2 billion by 2025, with a compound annual growth rate of 9.2%, a new report has suggested. Research and Markets, a global market research store, released their 90-page Commercial and Military

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Global spending on 3D printing expected to surpass US$35 billion in 2020: International Data Corporation

August 12, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Global revenues for the 3D printing market are expected to reach US$35.4 billion in 2020, over twice the US$15.9 billion forecast for this year, according to a recent update to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual 3D Printing Spending Guide.

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Cyber security enters U.S. manufacturers’ Top 10 risks: BDO

June 22, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Cyber security now ranks among the Top 10 risk factors of manufacturers south of the border, notes a report issued Tuesday by accounting and consulting organization BDO USA, LLP. The lion’s share of manufacturers in the United States analyzed in

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Risk professionals must look forward to what can be done with 3D printing to get fix on related risks, RIMS attendees hear

April 11, 2016 Angela Stelmakowich, Editor

SAN DIEGO – Those in insurance and risk management will need to readjust thinking from what has gone before to what could happen in future to get a firm grasp on the potential risk picture for 3D printing moving forward,