Risk
Mexico at Risk For Another Potential Pacific Hurricane
With just about a month left in the eastern Pacific's hurricane season, Mexico is once again the target of a tropical system on its western coast. The latest system, Tropical Storm Vance, was ...
Africa is Luring Global Insurance Companies
Global insurance companies are flocking to Africa, where millions of people have started earning enough to afford business cover and protection for their families, said private equity firm LeapFrog ...
Kimberly-Clark Being Sued Over Medical Gown Ebola Protection Claims
Kimberly-Clark Corp. was accused in a lawsuit by a Los Angeles surgeon of putting its "monetary self interest" ahead of public safety by falsely claiming its medical gowns protect against Ebola when ...
Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for South Korea Ferry Captain
South Korean prosecutors on Monday demanded the death penalty for the captain of a ferry that sank in April, killing more than 300 people, and life sentences to three key crew members, a court ...
Litigation Trifecta Keeps Insurers Busy
Suits related to violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), cyber breaches and concussions remain at the top as far as litigation trends go, according to industry experts. And while ...
Lessons of a Risk Modeler: RMS CEO Hemant Shah
Not many CEOs are willing to talk publicly about their biggest misfires and what they learn from them. Hemant Shah did not hesitate when confronted with the question. The co-founder and CEO of ...
Space Station Supply Rocket Was Insured for $50M
Authorities on Wednesday started investigating what made an unmanned U.S. supply rocket explode in a fireball moments after lifting off from a launch pad in Virginia, destroying supplies and ...
Zombie Storms Threaten More Damage After Hurricanes
A hurricane may lose its name, its structure and even its place on National Hurricane Center tracking maps. None of that is a guarantee the storm's meteorological energy won't keep making mischief. ...