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Climate Change Appears Likely to Cause Extreme Waves, Coastal Damage
Climate change is expected to cause stronger storm winds that trigger more extreme waves and increase coastal damage in Australia, the Pacific and South America by the end of the century, new ...
Swiss Will Vote on Companies’ Global Liability for Rights Abuses
Swiss voters look set to get the final say on whether Swiss-based companies should be liable for human rights abuses and environmental violations in operations even outside Switzerland. As consumers ...
Attorney Behind Thousands of Insurer Lawsuits Suspended by Florida Supreme Court
The Florida Supreme Court has granted an emergency request by the Florida bar to immediately suspend an attorney who, with his firm, has filed thousands of assignment of benefit and first party ...
The Latest Launches From Zurich, Aon and Neptune Flood
Zurich Insurance Group launched a new legal panel to provide advice on managing large and complex claims across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Aon is partnering with cybersecurity company GK8 to ...
Lemonade Files Planned IPO Worth Up to $100M
Lemonade disclosed plans for an initial public offering worth as much as $100 million. The New York-based InsurTech has applied to use "LMND" as its ticker symbol for the New York Stock Exchange, ...
Opinion: Death of the Office? Not So Much
I returned to the office this week, joining thousands of bankers from Citigroup Inc. to Morgan Stanley that are trickling back to their desks in Hong Kong. After almost five months working from home, ...
Global Warming Increasing Frequency of 100-Year Rainstorms: Risk Alerts
Global warming is intensifying rainstorms in North America. Rats are becoming more aggressive in their hunt for food due to pandemic lockdown measures. *** If the current rate of global warming ...
InsurTech Betterview Pulls in $7.5M Financing Round From Guidewire, Others
InsurTech startup Betterview raised $7.5 million in new funding to fuel expansion of its AI technology that helps P/C carriers spot and manage property risk. Guidewire Software led the round, which ...