Terrorist attacks, large cyber attacks, and misuse of technology are the top risks facing businesses in the United States, according the World Economic Forum survey released Wednesday. Continue reading
Social media networking, namely Twitter, presents businesses with several advantages including reaching potential and current customers. However, when used without prudence, social media, and namely Twitter can also result in situations where companies can face various liabilities including reputation damage, defamation cases and intellectual property lawsuits. Therefore, it’s important for individuals and businesses to exercise prudent risk management before deciding whether to tweet. Continue reading
With a shift in Healthcare laws it is no wonder that Professional Liability “Medical Mal-Practice” insurance is changing as well. Over the past several years subtle changes in the healthcare industry have begun to relate to physician’s Professional Liability needs. With the increase in “E-visits”, a decrease in hospital stays, and of course the ever-evolving idea of healthcare reform, it is interesting that little is talked about when it comes to Professional Liability insurance needs for physicians. Continue reading
Some of the most popular industrial and consumer robots are dangerously easy to hack and could be turned into bugging devices or weapons, IOActive Inc. said.
The Seattle-based cybersecurity firm found major security flaws in industrial models sold by Universal Robots, a division of U.S. technology company Teradyne Inc. It also cited issues with consumer robots Pepper and NAO, which are manufactured by Japan’s Softbank Group Corp., and the Alpha 1 and Alpha 2 made by China-based UBTech Robotics. Continue reading
In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law to give disabled people the same access to American life as those without disabilities. The Act is intended to give equal access to all Americans to all public spaces. The law was initially thought of as only applying to brick and mortar locations and couldn’t address access to the Internet, since the Internet wasn’t fully commercialized until 1995. Continue reading
U.S. teenagers are more reckless after their first few years of driving, often becoming overconfident in their abilities and putting themselves at higher risk for accidents, a new study shows.
More than half of high school seniors have car accidents or near misses, compared with 34 percent of sophomores, according to the study conducted by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. and the group Students Against Destructive Decisions. Continue reading
Anil Lewis was behind the wheel of his Ford Mustang convertible on a sunny Atlanta day in 1988, when he nearly hit a pedestrian who appeared in a crosswalk ahead of him, seemingly out of nowhere.
It was then Lewis realized his deteriorating eyesight would soon end his days behind the wheel. Now 53 and legally blind, the prospect of fully autonomous vehicles gives him hope of returning to the road on his own. Continue reading
Cyber crime insurers largely avoided costly claims from the recent attacks that hit business around the globe. The next global virus could change that. Continue reading
