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Extreme Weather Linked to Man-Made Warming: Weather Researchers
Some of last year's crazy weather -- including extreme heat around the world to unusually warm waters in the Bering Sea -- can be blamed on man-made climate change, according to a report from a group ...
Cyber Attack Sponsored by Nation-State Halts Plant Operations
Hackers likely working for a nation-state recently invaded the safety system of a critical infrastructure facility in a watershed attack that halted plant operations, according to cyber investigators ...
La Nina Will Likely Be Here Through Entire Winter
Looks like a potentially market-roiling La Nina will last through the new year, threatening to bring a colder, snowier winter to the northern U.S., drought to Latin America's soybean-growing regions ...
May’s Brexit Plan Changed by UK Parliament
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is headed to a European summit that was set to approve the breakthrough victory in Brexit talks she celebrated last week. Instead, she arrives after a serious defeat ...
Ganging Up on Blockchain and Other Hyped Tech Concepts
What is the most hyped InsurTech concept? At the 2017 InsureTech Connect Conference, the favorite answer seemed to be blockchain, although Munich Re Digital Partners CEO Andy Rear was hesitant to ...
In Zurich’s Financial District, Landlords Resist Rent Cuts and Offices Lie Empty
Two floors of a prime lakeside office building in the heart of Zurich's financial district remain empty six months after they were offered for lease. While that's a cost for owner Zurich Insurance ...
Embracing the Future of Catastrophe Modeling
This year, 2017, marks the 30th anniversary of the beginning of catastrophe modeling. Back in 1987, after a few quiet decades of natural catastrophes in the United States, the idea of ...
Executives On The Move at Validus and The Hartford
Validus Holdings Ltd. made a number of executive appointments following a reorganization into three major divisions. The Hartford named one of its executives to lead Personal Lines. *** Validus ...