Risk
Why Hands-Free Cellphones Are Not Safer: Safety Council
A National Safety Council public opinion poll indicates that 80 percent of drivers across the country believe that hands-free devices are safer than using a handheld phone despite evidence to the ...
Aon’s New Political Risk Map Highlights BRICS Increased Risks
Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has unveiled its 2014 Political Risk Map, which identifies an increased risk rating for all five BRICS countries. Aon noted that ...
Chilean Wildfire Damage Wipes Out 2,000-Plus Homes And Counting
Chilean firefighters were struggling to control a blaze around the city of Valparaiso that has destroyed more than 2,000 homes on Monday, just two weeks after an earthquake collapsed houses in the ...
Life Without TRIA: Zurich, ACE Execs Debate Terror Coverage Strategies
Two weeks before the Senate introduced legislation to extend the federal terror insurance backstop, carrier executives revealed opposing plans for offering coverage to customers exposed to terror ...
UN Report: Renewables, Nuclear Energy Must Triple to Save Climate
The world needs to triple the energy it gets from renewables, nuclear reactors and power plants that use emissions-capture technology to avoid dangerous levels of global warming, United Nations ...
Senate TRIA Renewal Bill Elicits Cautious Optimism from Industry Trades
Insurance industry lobbying groups are hopeful that the bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate on April 10 to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, or TRIA, will have a better chance ...
AP Backstory: Day Before IPCC Report Filled With Wrangling Over Charts, Summaries
After racing against the clock in an all-night session, the U.N.'s expert panel on climate change was putting the final touches Saturday on a scientific guide to help governments, industries and ...
AIR Worldwide: Tough Building Codes Will Counter Cyclone Ita’s Wrath
Tropical Cyclone Ita slammed into the north Queensland coast late Friday, but tougher building codes, a sparse population near landfall and the relatively small size of the storm will minimize ...