Risk
GAO Report Questions U.S. Readiness For Nuclear Terror or Mega-Cat
Bhe U.S. government isn't fully prepared to handle a nuclear terrorist attack or a large-scale natural catastrophe, lacks effective coordination, and in some cases is years away from ensuring ...
Large-Truck Crash Deaths Increase for Fourth Year
The number of people killed in large-truck crashes increased for the fourth straight year, bucking a trend of overall improvement in U.S. highway safety. Fatalities rose to 3,964 people last year, ...
XL Group Comes Out With Nuclear/Radiological Event Coverage
XL Group has come out with insurance coverage for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear events. The insurer's crisis management team is handling the rollout as it did earlier in December ...
Amlin Buys Up Added Cat Bond Storm Cover for U.S. and Europe
Amlin Plc said it has obtained reinsurance coverage for U.S.-named storm, U.S. earthquake and European Windstorm perils of up to $200 million from Tramline Re II Ltd, a Bermudian special purpose ...
Eastern U.S. Faces Heightened Travel Risks With Christmas Eve Downpour
Planning a trip in the eastern U.S. this holiday season? Pack a little extra time along with the presents. You might need it if the meteorologists are right. First, though, the positive side to the ...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Still Rising From the World’s Top Companies
Greenhouse gas emissions by the world's top 500 companies rose 3.1 percent from 2010 to 2013, far off the cuts urged by the United Nations to limit global warming, a study showed on Monday. The top ...
Cat Modelers Look to Clarify Cost of Cyber Risk
Even as the Sony Corp. cyber attack laid bare the kinds of vulnerabilities that typically drive companies to buy insurance policies, the lack of a risk model for insurers means such protection is not ...
RMS Reflects on the 2014 Catastrophe Risk Landscape
For the insurance industry, 2014 was not a year of big losses. However, look more closely and you will see a string of near misses and important reminders of the forces that can wreak destruction and ...