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Senate Democrat raises concerns around Universal Health Services breach

riskacademy — Sat, 10 Oct 2020 17:49:31 +0000

Sen. Mark WarnerMark Robert WarnerHillicon Valley: Twitter tightens rules before election | Intelligence chief briefed lawmakers on foreign influence threats | Democrats launch inquiry into Pentagon’s moves on a national 5G network Senate Democrat raises concerns around Universal Health Services breach Hillicon Valley: Congressional antitrust report rips tech firms | Facebook tightens ban on QAnon content | Social media groups urged to weed out disinformation targeting minority voters MORE (D-Va.) on Friday raised concerns around a recent cyberattack on hospital chain Universal Health Services (UHS) that resulted in the data of millions of customers potentially being compromised.

In a letter to UHS Chairman and CEO Alan Miller, Warner, who serves as vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, asked a series of questions in relation to a ransomware attack on UHS last month that crashed systems at hospital facilities across the nation.

UHS has more than 400 facilities in the U.S. and United Kingdom, with more than 90,000 employees, and it has previously stressed that there is no evidence any data was stolen or accessed. NBC News reported last week that the incident…

2020 US Insurance Award winners revealed

riskacademy — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 00:38:23 +0000

Business Insurance on Thursday announced the winners of the 2020 U.S. Insurance Awards during a virtual awards presentation.

Highlighting the event was the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Kevin H. Kelley, retired vice chairman of Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.’s Global Risk Solutions business and former CEO of Ironshore Inc. and Lexington Insurance Co.

In addition, teams of professionals from across the industry were honored for specific projects they had collaborated on in the field of commercial insurance.

Finalists in 14 categories were selected by Business Insurance staff from more than 170 nominations.

The winners were selected by a panel of more than 50 risk managers who independently assessed each of the finalists.

The 2020 USIA winners are:

Broker Team of the Year (firms with less than $500 million in U.S. revenue)

Oswald Cos.

Broker Team of the Year (firms with more than $500 million in U.S. revenue)

Beecher Carlson, a unit of Brown & Brown Inc.

Community Outreach Project of the Year (Donations)

Higginbotham Insurance Group Inc.

Community Outreach Project of the Year (Pro Bono and Volunteer)

Crawford &…