Risk
GIS 2021: The Next Big Cyber Target Is Insurers Themselves
As "the next digital pandemic," cyber risks are increasingly becoming a problem for insurers themselves, according to an industry expert. With "a lack of controls at [an] insurer, [you] could have ...
Praedicat, AIR Worldwide Announce Updates
In separate announcements, InsurTech Praedicat and Verisk's catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide and unveiled changes to key products recently. Praedicat updated the litigation tracker in its ...
Gas Station Files Class Action Against Colonial Pipeline After Cyber Attack
Colonial Pipeline Co. was sued by a gas station seeking to represent thousands more over the ransomware attack in May that paralyzed the U.S. East Coast's flow of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. EZ ...
No Data Breach, LinkedIn Says
of several reports of a LinkedIn data breach surfacing in cybersecurity publications in recent days, the social media platform says that no breach actually occurred. In a post titled, "An update on ...
Better Use of Science Could Boost Climate Lawsuits
Newly-available scientific evidence, which could prove critical to the success of climate-related lawsuits, is often not produced in court, according to a new study published by the Oxford ...
SEC Climate Disclosure Seen Triggering Flood of Lawsuits
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may make corporations reveal more about climate risks in key regulatory filings, a push that Wall Street and the biggest tech companies say will lead to a ...
‘This Is The Big One.’ Early Fires Predicted Amid Historic Drought
Sarah Brunner opened the irrigation spigots on her farm in March, three months early. The rain should have still been falling in California. Now that summer is taking hold, she and her husband are ...
Businesses Hesitate To Demand Vaccine Proof From Customers
Customers wanting to wine, dine and unwind to live music at the City Winery's flagship restaurant in New York must show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination to get in. But that's not required at most ...