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SCOTUS Rejects Appeal From Lead-Paint Makers in $400M Case
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected appeals from Sherwin-Williams Co. and Conagra Brands Inc., leaving intact a ruling that requires them to pay more than $400 million for lead-paint remediation in ...
New U.S. Law Places Greater Focus on Disaster Resilience, Though Shortfalls Remain
The U.S. government is starting to focus more on disaster resilience, rather than just responding to natural catastrophes when they occur – something long called for by the property/casualty ...
California Utility Shuts Power for 60,000 People to Prevent Wildfires
PG&E Corp. has deliberately left customers in the dark for the first time as a precaution to prevent wildfires from breaking out. Almost 60,000 customers in six counties across the Sierra Nevada ...
Bank of England Urges Insurers, Financial Institutions to Form Credible Climate Change Plans
Britain's banks and insurers must come up with credible plans for protecting themselves against risks from climate change and may need to hold more capital, the Bank of England said on Monday. ...
Philippines Explores Plan to Sponsor Catastrophe Bond Issue
The Philippines' finance ministry said on Sunday it was exploring a plan to sponsor a catastrophe bond issue, similar to the one launched by the World Bank early this year covering Latin American ...
$25 Billion: Estimated Economic Losses Caused by Hurricane Michael
Hurricane Michael will probably end up causing at least $25 billion in economic losses. About $3 billion of that will fall on the federal flood insurance program and private insurers may get hit with ...
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 ...