Risk
Analysis Shows No Way to Know if California’s Ski Season Is Deadlier Than Usual
It's been a deadly winter on California's slopes, but the state has no idea how bad it really is. In February alone, a 21-year-old skier was found dead on a black diamond at Northstar California. ...
Heat Waves Sparking Damaging Droughts Occurring More Frequently: Study
Heat waves that lead to sudden and damaging drought are spreading across the globe at an accelerating rate, highlighting how climate change-fueled extremes can build dangerously off each other, a new ...
Burning Out: AI Fuels Six-Day Workweeks for Cybersecurity Leaders
Cybersecurity leaders are working the equivalent of a six-day workweek while absorbing fundamentally new responsibilities, according to new research from Seemplicity, a provider of an agentic AI ...
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 Increased flood strikes in more places, combined with outdated ways of predicting flood risk, are putting property owners at risk and the ...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 ...