The Cooperative of American Physicians (CAP), a firm that manages the increasing costs of medical professional liability coverage, has expanded its CAPAssurance medical professional liability program to include large physician groups. ...
The Cooperative of American Physicians (CAP) has partnered with specialty writer of professional liability insurance ProAssurance to provide a new liability protection product, CAPAssurance, to fulfill the needs of hospitals and other ...
ACE USA, the US-based retail operating division of property and casualty insurer ACE Group, has launched Foreign Casualty Pollution Liability coverage endorsement for its clients. The new endorsement offers borderless international ...
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Rights advocacy groups and security practitioners remain on opposite ends of the spectrum on the merits of sharing information as a means to improve cyber security. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Center for Democracy and ...
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President Barack Obama is expected to issue a cybersecurity executive order in the days after his Feb. 12 State of the Union address. The long-expected executive order will create a voluntary program that will call for companies in ...
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The most controversial tech issue taken up by the outgoing Congress was, by far, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). This legislation drew a humongous public outcry that prompted a wholesale retreat by its supporters. But thanks to the ...
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Computerworld - A senior Democratic lawmaker is urging President Barack Obama to issue an executive order aimed at protecting the nation's critical infrastructure against cyber threats. In an open letter to the President on Tuesday, Sen. ...
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President Obama is exploring the option of using his executive authority to get government agencies and critical infrastructure owners to implement better controls for protecting their computer networks. According to a report by Reuters, ...
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Premier's healthcare alliance has selected Beazley as the preferred cyber liability insurer for its clients, which include more than 2,700 US hospitals and 90,000 healthcare sites. The firm's subsidiary, Premier Insurance Management ...
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The White House has announced that US President Barack Obama is considering issuing orders compelling or encouraging private companies in critical industries to improve their cyber defences. The announcement comes a week after Congress ...