Risk
Cautious Carriers Often Pursue Innovation Warily: A.M. Best
Insurers are reluctant pursuers of innovation, cautious about disruption that new technology and systems can cause, even as they see the need for such changes. A new A.M. Best survey found that most ...
Opinion: Climate Change Costs Could Be Even Higher Than Some Predict
The potential costs of climate change, already the subject of heated debate, may actually be understated. It's not just the potential disruptions to weather systems, agriculture and coastal cities; ...
Mistrial: J&J Talc Cancer Case Ends With Divided Jury
Johnson & Johnson's latest trial over claims that its baby powder causes cancer ended in a stalemate when jurors couldn't agree on a verdict. A state judge in Pasadena, California, declared a ...
Creating Frankenstein’s Monster: Lessons in Insurance Innovation and Risk
Of course, it was George's idea and for once not one of his famously mad, bad and dangerous ones. Stuck indoors in the "summer of darkness"—the wettest, coldest June on record, the impact on Lake ...
Editor’s Letter: Reflections on the Year Without a Summer
It wasn't until mid-July this year that I had ever heard the term "lava bomb" or thought about the prospect of a Category 6 hurricane. But both were in the news around the time I read about another ...
Geopolitical Tensions Driving Political Risk Losses Higher Around the World
Political risk losses are rising around the world, thanks largely to rising geopolitical tensions, according to a new survey from Willis Towers Watson and Oxford Analytica. Approximately 55 percent ...
Ex-Facebook Content Moderator Sues, Alleging Lack of Protection From Troubling Images
A former Facebook contract employee has lodged a suit against the company, alleging that content moderators who face mental trauma after reviewing distressing images on the platform are not being ...
Lawnmower Injuries Remain a Significant Liability Concern
Lawnmower injuries persists at a rate of close to 6,400 a year, most of them requiring surgery and hospitalization and costing an average of $37,000 per patient. In what Johns Hopkins Medicine ...