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Is Climate Litigation Covered by Insurance?
Federal or state court? How will attribution science impact climate litigation? The questions aren't the only ones of interest to insurers and reinsurers wanting to understand the potential for mass ...
‘Attribution Science’ May Help Plaintiffs Push Climate Suits Ahead
Although a U.S. Supreme Court decision put an end to climate lawsuits alleging violations of the federal common law of public nuisance, a second round of state actions may get further, researchers ...
Social Inflation or Science: What Is Fueling Climate Litigation?
A rising amount of litigation tied to the environmental and health impacts of greenhouse gas emissions prompted a question from the leader of a liability risk analytics company recently: "Is it about ...
Staffing Crunch Makes Risk Assessment a Challenge for Commercial Insurers
Over the past two years, the challenges prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic have forced businesses to scramble as new issues arise almost every day. The one challenge that has remained stagnant is the ...
Smaller Insurers Need to Take a Data Leap of Faith in 2022
The pandemic isn't hampering the insurance industry from effectively moving forward. But for some carriers, historic anxiety that prevents experimentation with new technologies is an obstacle to ...
The Growing Wave of Cloud in Insurance
A couple of years ago, insurers were skeptical of cloud computing. Now? Not only are they leaning into cloud-first strategies, but cloud has become the default hosting option for more insurance ...
The ABCs of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the insurance sector is gaining pace—not just linearly but exponentially. More and more people have become part of the conversation, yet many ...
A 9/11 Remembrance From Former Carpenter Chairman Newhouse
In remembrance of the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, we are republishing an August 2018 article, which contains the recollections of Britt Newhouse, former chairman of ...