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Climate Change Risks Forcing States, Cities to Borrow Billions in Move to Adapt
Dan Gelber, the mayor of Miami Beach, Florida, says climate change will be a homeowners' worst nightmare. "If you own a home and you find that your roof has a problem or you find out there's a ...
Cyber Risk Management Firm Zeguro Secures $5M Financing From Munich Re, QBE, Others
Cyber Risk management firm Zeguro closed a $5 million seed financing round, attracting insurance industry investors including Munich Re and QBE. Both insurers made the capital contributions through ...
SCOTUS Lets Youths’ Climate Change Trial Proceed, but Other Challenges May Come
The U.S. Supreme Court refused, for now, to stop a trial in a sweeping lawsuit pressed by young people seeking to force the federal government to take steps against climate change. The order on ...
Cities Vulnerable to Climate Change Are Still Getting Their AAA Bond Ratings
Last fall, after a trio of deadly hurricanes, ratings companies warned vulnerable coastal cities to get ready for climate change -- or face higher borrowing costs on the $3.9 trillion municipal bond ...
Mudslides Following Typhoon Yutu Devastation in Phillippines Kill 10 People
At least 10 people were killed and about 20 are missing in a trail of landslides in the mountainous region of northern Philippines after the devastation caused by Typhoon Yutu, according to ...
Suit Alleges Tesla Overstated Autopilot Safety
Tesla Inc. was accused in a lawsuit of misleading consumers into believing that the Autopilot system on its cars can safely transport passengers at highway speeds. A Model S driver who was injured in ...
PCI Panel: Carriers Should Encourage Flood Insurance Even Outside of a Hazard Zone
It might be time for carriers and agents to encourage their clients to buy coverage even if they're not living and working inside a flood zone. Such an action is long overdue, according to insurance ...
Which Will Come First: Driverless Trucks or Commercial Auto Profits?
Commercial auto insurance hasn't produced an industrywide combined ratio below 105 in the United States since 2010, according to a Guy Carpenter analysis, which says the line's poor performance is a ...