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Death Toll Possibly Over 30 in Japan Volcano Eruption
More than 30 people may be dead in a volcanic eruption in central Japan, the nation's second natural disaster in the past month. Smoke and ash billowed from Mt. Ontake throughout the day yesterday as ...
Africa to Issue Climate Change Bonds in 2016; Structure Similar to Cat Bonds
Global warming in Africa may soon move bond markets. In 2016, the first climate change bonds will be issued from Africa— unique instruments that will enable the world's poorest continent to tap ...
Swiss Re’s Donnell: TRIA Needed in an Uncertain World
In business and life, it's important to know one's strengths and weaknesses. While the insurance industry is adept at modeling windstorms, anticipating emerging liability risks and ensuring orderly ...
IRS Warns of FATCA-Related Phishing Scams
The Internal Revenue Service is warning that "scam artists" posing as members of the agency are using phone calls and faxes in an attempt to steal financial and account holder information from ...
Nearly 2,000 U.S. Flights Disrupted by Disgruntled Worker Setting a Fire
A fire that police said was started by a contractor at a Chicago area air-traffic center grounded about 1,800 flights across the U.S., disrupting major routes run by Southwest Airlines Co., American ...
Six Movie and TV Companies Win Drone Use Approval
U.S. aviation regulators loosened restrictions on the commercial use of drones on Thursday, granting six television and movie production companies permission to use the small, remotely piloted ...
New ‘Shellshock’ Computer Bug Already Drawing Hacker Attention
Hackers have begun exploiting the newly identified "Shellshock" computer bug, using fast-moving worm viruses to scan for vulnerable systems and then infect them, researchers warned on Thursday. ...
Duperreault, Reardon Lead Hamilton Re Into the ‘Data Analytics’ Future
If you're going to successfully operate a relatively new reinsurance company in these troubled times, you better know what you're doing. Fortunately, Bermuda-based Hamilton Re would seem to pass ...