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North Carolina Buildings Sustained $1.5B in Hurricane Matthew Damage
North Carolina emergency officials have estimated that the destructive and deadly Hurricane Matthew caused $1.5 billion worth of damage to more than 100,000 homes, businesses and government buildings ...
The Latest Launches From XL Catlin, AXIS and Take1 Insurance
XL Catlin added cyber insurance as optional coverage in its professional liability cover for design professionals. AXIS Capital Holdings will start offering U.S. customers cybersecurity ratings data ...
Virtual Claims Startup Snapsheet Raises $20M Round; Liberty Mutual, USAA Among Backers
Liberty Mutual and USAA are among the backers behind Snapsheet, a startup developing virtual auto claims technology and services that recently closed on $20 million in new financing. Snapsheet ...
British Banks Underplay Cyber Attacks, Fearing Bad Publicity or Punishment
Britain's banks are not reporting the full extent of cyber attacks to regulators for fear of punishment or bad publicity, bank executives and providers of security systems say. Reported attacks on ...
Hurricane Nicole Hits Bermuda, Barely a Week After Matthew Went Away
Hurricane Nicole made landfall in Bermuda on Oct. 13 as a Category 3 storm, less than a week after Hurricane Matthew plowed through the island nation and Haiti before slamming into the U.S. Southeast ...
Millions of North Carolina Chickens Killed in Hurricane Matthew Floods
Flooding from Hurricane Matthew has killed up to 5 million poultry birds in North Carolina, most of them chickens, the state's top environmental official said on Wednesday, hurting a major ...
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf Quits in Fake Account Fallout
John Stumpf, who led Wells Fargo & Co. through the financial crisis and built it into the world's most valuable bank, stepped down as chief executive officer and chairman, bowing to public outcry ...
Hurricane Matthew Drownings and Flood Damage Rise in North Carolina
Rivers swollen by rainfall from Hurricane Matthew rose dangerously higher in North Carolina on Wednesday, prompting officials to go door to door urging residents to leave as a wide swath of the state ...