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Family Wealth Report Awards 2019: Winners
Family Wealth Report Award Winners 2019 The Family Wealth Report, a part of the Clearview Publishing family, held its 6th annual awards gala on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The Family Wealth Report Awards honor individuals and organizations which drive the family office...
FOX wins Thought Leader 2019 at FWRA
Family Office Exchange Wins in 2019 Family Office Exchange (FOX) was recognized with two thought leadership awards on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at the 6th annual Family Wealth Report Awards. "It is especially momentous as we celebrate our 30th anniversary this year—a...
Change your Facebook & Instagram Passwords 2019
Facebook Stored Passwords Wrong For many years, Facebook had stored hundreds of millions of users' passwords in a plain text format--something easily read by anyone. "To be clear, these passwords were never visible to anyone outside of Facebook and we have found no...
AIG Ceases Canadian Personal Lines Operation (2019)
AIG No Longer in Canada AIG has announced that it will be ceasing personal lines operation in Canada effective immediately for new business and June 30th, 2019 for renewals. Impact To Private Families Many families with cross-border exposure will be affected as AIG...
PURE Wins Best High Net Worth Insurer 2019
Private Asset Management Awards 2019 The PURE Group of Insurance Companies was named "Best High Net Worth Insurance Company" at the 2019 Private Asset Management (PAM) Awards. This is the second consecutive year PURE has earned this honor. Katherine Frattarola, Chief...
Cyber Attack: Whitepaper from Chubb 2019
Cyber Attack Inevitability Cyber risk is the most prolific risk to businesses of all sizes in modern memory. Bill Stewart and Dave Charlton of Chubb, have authored a new guide to help businesses understand how this impacts them. Why is this important to private...