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U.S. Led the Catastrophe Pack With Major Flood Damage in March
Damage from flooding in March 2019 reached $8 billion from events across the globe, with much of the damage happening in the U.S., according to Aon's "Global Catastrophe Recap – March 2019." "The ...
Shareholder Suit Accuses Boeing of Concealing Safety Shortfalls in 737 MAX Planes
Boeing Co's legal troubles grew on Tuesday as a new lawsuit accused the company of defrauding shareholders by concealing safety deficiencies in its 737 MAX planes before two fatal crashes led to ...
QBE North America Adds AI Virtual Assistant to Claims Reporting Process
Some QBE North America customers will now interact with an artificial intelligence virtual assistant while reporting claims. The specialist insurer said its TextQBE services will improve and enhance ...
Norsk Hydro Credited With Quick Response to Cyber Attack Despite Unrelated Upheaval: RMS
When Norsk Hydro, one of the world's largest aluminum producers, was hit by a major cyber attack in the early hours of March 19, it was already undergoing a major upheaval: just the day before the ...
Climate Change Is Sweeping Europe and New Satellite Photos Prove It
Climate change is picking up pace in Europe, thrusting farmers and power generators onto the front lines of a battle with nature that threatens to upend the lives of the half billion people who ...
Fiat Chrysler Will Pay $10M to Resolve U.S. Investor Suit Over Diesel Controversy
Italian-American automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has agreed to pay $110 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it misled U.S. investors over excess diesel emissions and failed to comply with ...
Insurers See Opportunity With Quick-Paying Parametric Disaster Insurance for Public Sector
Some of the world's largest insurers are eagerly pitching cities, states and even school districts on policies designed to pay out quickly with few questions in the event of extreme weather. The ...
Carrier Lobbyists Argue Tax to Fund Wildfire Prevention Would Harm Insurance Consumers
Lobbyists for the property/casualty insurance industry are trying to prevent a $125 million jump in Washington's insurance premium tax that would fund wildfire prevention and suppression. The tax ...