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J&J Cleared by Jury of Liability in Talc Cancer Case
A New Jersey jury on Thursday cleared Johnson & Johnson of liability in a case involving a woman who alleged that the company's talc-based products, including its baby powder, contain asbestos ...
FEMA Chief Calls for a Natural Disaster Preparation Focus on Insurance and ‘Resilience’
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long angrily criticized the failure of citizens to heed evacuation warnings and leaders to better prepare for natural disasters such as ...
Damage From Hurricane Michael Could Reach $4.5B in Florida Alone: Standard & Poor’s
Hurricane Michael is expected to inflict up to $4.5 billion in insured losses on coastal and inland Florida, according to a report from Standard & Poor's. But while the hurricane will be costly ...
As Hurricane Michael Hits, a Look Back at September’s Natural Catastrophes
September was a tough month for the United States in terms of tropical cyclones, and sites around the world faced tsunamis, typhoons and earthquakes. The United States dealt with two over the 30-day ...
Payment Companies Test Cyber War Games as Way to Manage Hack Attack Risks
Global payment companies held their first joint cybersecurity war games to test their systems' readiness for simultaneous attacks, uncovering differences in their defenses including even how to ...
Hurricane Michael: At Least 57,000 Coastal Florida Homes at Risk
About 57,000 Florida homes were at risk from a coastal storm surge as Hurricane Michael approached the United States on Tuesday, and a number of insurers face potential liabilities from the storm. ...
Machine Learning Techniques Used to Detect Vehicle Hacks
In acts of terrorism, vehicles have been deployed as killing machines. These incidents involved human operators, but another sinister possibility looms: a vehicle cyber hack intended to cause human ...
Clearcover Email Marketing Account Hacked, Used to Send ‘Hateful and Obscene’ Emails
A Clearcover email marketing account was hacked early Monday, exposing an undetermined number of client email addresses to "hateful and obscene" messages, the data-driven auto InsurTech startup ...