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U.S. to Reinsure Maritime Losses in Gulf Up to $20B
The U.S. will provide reinsurance for losses up to $20 billion in the Gulf region, to help provide confidence for oil and gas shippers during the war on Iran, the U.S. International Development ...
Flood Patterns Have Changed; Flood Insurance Needs to Keep Up
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is going broke. Increased flood strikes in more places, combined with outdated ways of predicting flood risk, are putting property owners at risk and the ...
Chlorofluorocarbon Replacements Cause Vast ‘Forever Chemical’ Pollution: Research
When the phaseout of ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) was first agreed in 1987, the world narrowly avoided an environmental catastrophe. However, the replacement of CFCs is causing the ...
Sentry: Are Business Leaders Worried About the Right Risks?
More than half (54%) of U.S. business leaders expect their companies to survive and thrive in 2026, yet 60% say they're more stressed than they were last year, according to mutual insurer Sentry's ...
IIHS Seat Belt Calculator Shows How Improved Laws Could Boost Safety
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced a new online tool that shows how specific changes to seat belt laws would affect belt use and fatality rates in each state. Using statistical ...
Senators Sound Alarm After New Data Shows Fewer OSHA Inspections, Fines
A group of U.S. senators issued a letter to Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer and Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health David Keeling, outlining their concerns about new data ...
NYC to Install Red Light Cameras at 600 Intersections by Year End
Last month, New York City announced it would begin activating red light cameras at 50 new intersections each week for the next five weeks, reaching 600 intersections by the end of 2026. The New York ...
Fake Lawyers Highlighted in OpenAI’s Threat Report Detailing ChatGPT Cybercrimes
OpenAI said it banned accounts linked to Chinese law enforcement, romance scammers, and influence operations, including a smear campaign against Japan's first woman prime minister, in a report ...