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Brexit May Hinder U.K.’s Ability to Tackle Climate Change
The U.K.'s decision to leave the European Union could make it more difficult for the country to cope with rising seas, floods and the spread of tropical diseases compounded by climate change, ...
Connected Cars Fuel Battle Over Big Data Goldmine
As you may have suspected, your car is spying on you. Fire up a new model and it updates more than 100,000 data points, including rather personal details like the front-seat passenger's weight. The ...
InsTech Startup Slice Partnering with Munich Re
Slice Labs Inc., the insurtech startup that disclosed $3.9 million of seed funding from XL Innovate and Horizon Ventures in March, announced Monday that Munich Re has signed on as a coverage partner. ...
SEC to Target Tesla for Disclosure Failure: WSJ Report
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Tesla Motors Inc. for a possible securities law breach after the electric car maker failed to disclose a fatal crash in May, the Wall ...
Texas Hailstorms Brought Nearly $700M to Texas Homeowners: CoreLogic
According to new data released by CoreLogic on Monday, the 2016 hail season is already one of the most severe in Texas history, with year-to-date results reaching the nine-year average for U.S. hail ...
UPC Sponsors $100M Discount Cat Bond
On Thursday last week, Swiss Re Capital Markets announced that it successfully structured and placed the issuance of $100 million of insurance-linked securities by Laetere Re Ltd. on behalf of United ...
Insurance Matters for Police Reform: University Researcher
Liability insurance may be a "neglected backdoor route to police reform," according to a researcher from the University of Chicago. John Rappaport, an assistant professor at the University of Chicago ...
Lawsuit Alleges Calif. Workers Comp System Biased Against Women
California's workers compensation system discriminates against women by judging benefits on the basis of stereotypes and ignoring harm done to women—such as refusing permanent benefits when a woman ...