GJ Sullivan Co. Acquires Network E&S Insurance Brokers’ California Book

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G.J. Sullivan Company Excess & Surplus Lines Brokers has acquired Network E&S Insurance Brokers’ book of California business.

David Gorin and Sherri Gust will join GJS E&S, and will operate from Sullivan’s Orange County, Calif. office. Gorin will be responsible for servicing Network’s book of business and acquiring new business for all lines.

G. J. Sullivan Company acts as a wholesaler, providing a variety of retail agents and brokers across the United States with access to the top North American and international surplus lines insurance markets. Specialized programs include directors & officers, tow trucks, trucking and restaurants. The G.J. Sullivan Company Excess & Surplus Lines Brokers is a member of The Sullivan Group consortium founded in 1933.

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Cybersecurity Experts Eye Self-Correcting Network to Thwart Hackers

May 14, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticle1 Comments

In the online struggle for network security, Kansas State University cybersecurity experts are adding an ally to the security force: the computer network itself.

Scott DeLoach, professor of computing and information sciences, and Xinming “Simon” Ou, associate professor of computing and information sciences, are researching the feasibility of building a computer network that could protect itself against online attackers by automatically changing its setup and configuration.

DeLoach and Ou were recently awarded a five-year grant of more than $1 million from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to fund the study “Understanding and quantifying the impact of moving target defenses on computer networks.” The study, which began in April, will be the first to document whether this type of adaptive cybersecurity, called moving-target defense, can be effective. If it can work, researchers will determine if the benefits of creating a moving-target defense system outweigh the overhead and resources needed to build it.

Helping Ou and DeLoach in their investigation and research are Kansas State University students Rui Zhuang and Su Zhang, both doctoral candidates in computing and information sciences from China, and Alexandru Bardas, doctoral student in computing and information sciences from Romania.

As the study progresses the computer scientists will develop a set of analytical models to determine the effectiveness of a moving-target defense system. They will also create a proof-of-concept system as a way to experiment with the idea in a concrete setting.

“It’s important to investigate any scientific evidence that shows that this approach does work so it can be fully researched and developed,” DeLoach said. He started collaborating with Ou to apply intelligent adaptive techniques to cybersecurity several years ago after a conversation at a university open house.

The term moving-target defense

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Seeking to Combat Insurance Fraud, Louisiana Joins Federal Network

May 7, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

Louisiana has agreed to share information with a federal network designed to cut down on insurance fraud.

The Advocate reported that the agreement is between the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the Louisiana Department of Insurance.

State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the problem of fraudulent claims is about the same in all 50 states. Insurance industry studies have suggested that 10 percent or more of property-casualty claims are fraudulent

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