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Risk Alerts, Leadership Tips and More
Carrier Management, Insurance Journal's sister publication focused on insurance company leadership insights and carrier news, is celebrating the one-year anniversary of two special newsletters this ...
CEO Viewpoint: Unlocking Cyber ILS
With cyber risk capital currently constrained, the insurance sector will ultimately need to look to the alternative capital markets if it is going to address the significant peak risks in this class ...
More La Ninas Confounding Computer Models and Fueling Western Drought
Something weird is up with La Nina, the natural but potent weather event linked to more drought and wildfires in the western United States and more Atlantic hurricanes. It's becoming the nation's ...
Can U.S. Gunmakers Be Liable for Mass Shooting?
An 18-year-old gunman stormed a Texas elementary school on Tuesday and killed 19 children and two teachers, reigniting a debate in the United States over gun control and the ...
Where Property Insurance Buyers Are Headed: A Paradigm Shift
Rising commercial property insurance costs have gotten the attention of executives across a broad cross-section of corporate America. Aon, a leading broker of commercial insurance, reports that ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Buffett Talks Nuclear Risk and Tribalism
Shareholders attending Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting on Saturday had questions about what will happen to the conglomerate when Chairman Warren Buffett is no longer around to lead it. They also ...
Experts Confirm Cyber Incidents Up Since War in Ukraine Started, Insurance Underwriters Adapting
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the number of cyber incidents in the U.S. has increased, and underwriters will need to adapt, according to a panel of experts at the PLUS Cyber Symposium. ...
8 Emerging Risks to Watch: Gas Stoves, Underground Fires, Trackers
In this edition of Risk Alerts, we highlight underground coal fires, trackers being used as stalking tools, BadUSB drives and methane leaks, among other threats. A hidden risk: underground coal ...