Risk
Fire Sweeps Through New Jersey Shore Boardwalk Rebuilt After Sandy
A wind-driven blaze consumed a New Jersey Shore boardwalk and amusements freshly rebuilt after Hurricane Sandy, destroying dozens of businesses. The fire swept through at least six blocks of Seaside ...
NASA Launches Drones from Virginia to Study Storms
NASA scientists are using former military surveillance drones to help them understand more about how tropical storms intensify, which they say could ultimately save lives by improving forecast models ...
California Wildfire Destroys 30 Homes; Hundreds More Threatened
A fast-moving wildfire ripped through rolling hills and ranch land in rural northern California on Tuesday, after destroying 30 homes overnight and prompting more than 500 area residents to evacuate, ...
Rain but No Damage as Gabrielle Buffets Bermuda; Humberto to Miss Land
Missing a record for being the latest first Atlantic hurricane in the satellite era by just a few hours, Hurricane Humberto developed early Wednesday, according to AIR Worldwide, which also reported ...
Tech Risks Threaten Supply Chain More Than Weather: Guy Carpenter
Technology failure and cyber attacks represent a greater threat to most organizations than adverse weather, fire and social unrest combined, according to a new report by Guy Carpenter. The report, ...
Google Loses Appeal in Street View Privacy Case
A federal appeals court rejected Google Inc.'s bid to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of violating federal wiretap law when its accidentally collected emails and other personal data while building its ...
Rendez-Vous Recap: Alternative Capital Remains Elephant in the Room
The 57th Reinsurance Rendez-Vous is winding down, and, while it's been another successful networking opportunity for the industry's movers and shakers, most of the discussions have ended on a note of ...
World Bank Insurer Posts Third Record Year on Power Projects
Political risk insurance provided by a World Bank Group agency in developing nations rose for a third straight year to a record, led by guarantees on power projects from Angola to Bangladesh. The ...