Risk
Texas Fertilizer Plant That Blew Up Had Only $1M Policy
The Texas fertilizer plant that exploded last month, killing 14 people, injuring more than 200 others and causing tens of millions of dollars in damage to the surrounding area had only $1 million in ...
Enterprise Risk Reporting: The New ‘Form F’ Requirement Is Coming
In response to the 2008 financial crisis and, in particular, the AIG bailout, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) adopted a significant revision to the model Insurance Holding ...
What Every CEO Should Know To Protect Their Privacy On Social Media
Social media is all around us, but business executives run some additional risks when using these types of sites. A lot of sensitive information ends up on social media, and there is an undeniable ...
Florida Senate Approves Citizens Reform Bill; Path Ahead Remains Uncertain
Florida lawmakers have taken the first step towards reforming the state-backed property insurer, but not before significantly scaling back its impact on policyholders. Chances for final legislative ...
Spending Cuts May Deep-Six Crucial Flood Gauges
More than 100 crucial gauges that warn of imminent flooding or lack of needed water will be shut down starting next month as part of the federal government's automatic budget cuts. Some are in the ...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Down In 2011 In U.S, Europe; Up in China
Industrialized nations' greenhouse gas emissions dipped 0.7 percent in 2011, helped by a U.S. shift from high-polluting coal in power plants and by Europe's economic slowdown, data compiled by ...
U.S. Drought Continues To Ease
Drought conditions across portions of the central United States continued to moderate as rain and snow boosted soil moisture in the past week, according to a report released on Thursday by state and ...Times Square Was Next, Bomber Says
New York's Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly announced on Thursday that the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing "spontaneously" decided to target New York's Time ...