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Risk Alerts: Critical Infrastructure at Risk of Flooding; FSOC Warns About Climate Threat
New research by First Street Foundation finds that 25 percent of critical infrastructure is at risk of flooding today—and that number is expected to increase another 6 percent over the next 30 ...
Climate Modeler Startup Jupiter Raises $54M to Fuel R&D, Growth Push
Jupiter, a global climate modeling and technology startup, has nailed down a $54 million financing round – money that will help accelerate sales and marketing efforts. A big boost in research and ...
Florida Insurers Are Swimming in a Sea of Red Ink: Citizens CEO Gilway
It's not just a few Florida property insurance companies that are running into financial trouble. Almost every carrier is losing money in 2021 and the future does not look any better, the CEO of ...
Russia’s Renaissance Insurance Will Reduce IPO Size
Russia's Renaissance Insurance Group will reduce the size of its IPO to $250 million from an initial $290 million, two sources told Reuters on Wednesday, selling only new shares plus an ...
Metromile Hires Travelers Vet to Guide ‘Significant Expansion” of Independent Agent Program
Metromile, Inc. said it is pursuing "a significant expansion" of its pilot using independent agents to sell digital insurance, and it has hired a Travelers veteran to lead the effort. Scot Rankin, a ...
New York AG Orders Two Cryptocurrency Lending Platforms to Cease Activity
Two cryptocurrency lending platforms were asked to cease activities in New York by the state's attorney general on Monday and three other platforms were directed to provide information about their ...
Travelers’ High Q3 Investment Returns Counter Catastrophe Loss Surge
Property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos Inc reported a drop in third-quarter profit on Tuesday that still beat estimates, as higher investment returns mainly from its non-fixed income portfolio ...
Marshmallow, a $1.3B Car Insurance Startup, Aims for the Big Leagues
For three centuries, a handful of insurers have dominated the market from the City of London. The upstart intent on challenging them rents two floors just outside the district in an area known as ...