Government
Insurers in California Face Mandate to Disclose Coal Company Holdings
California's insurance commissioner on Monday asked all insurance companies doing business in the state to voluntarily divest from coal companies and said he will also require insurance companies to ...
Eastern U.S. Blizzard Leaves Disruption and Death in Its Wake
New York, Washington and the U.S. Mid- Atlantic on Sunday shoveled away more than two feet of snow from a blizzard that brought the region to a standstill, grounded more than 13,000 flights, cut ...
Climate Change, Mass Migration Top World’s Major Risks: World Economic Forum
Failure to mitigate and adapt to climate change is the global risk with the greatest potential impact in 2016. The risk ranked as most likely: large-scale involuntary migration. Both are major ...
Swiss Re Joins Urban Catastrophe Recovery Initiative
Swiss Re is linking with a French utilities company and a U.S. non-profit to help cities better protect key infrastructure and recover more quickly after catastrophe strikes. Specifically, Swiss Re ...
Pentagon Postpones Cyber Security Requirement for 10,000 Contractors
The Pentagon has delayed for almost two years a requirement that as many as 10,000 companies show that they have systems to protect sensitive but unclassified information from cyber-attacks before ...
Liar, Liar: GM Switch Plaintiff Accused of Fibbing Drops Case
The Oklahoma mail carrier at the center of the first trial over General Motors Co.'s deadly ignition-switch defect is dropping his claims after being accused of lying to the court. Robert Scheuer, ...
Hiscox Adds Nuclear and Biothreat Coverage to Terrorism Portfolio
Hiscox said it has beefed up its terrorism coverage, with an eye on addressing nuclear, chemical or biological threats. The specialist insurer also noted it provides the coverage, including policies ...
South Korea Will File Criminal Complaint Against VW’s Local Chief
South Korea plans to file a criminal complaint against the head of Volkswagen AG and Audi AG's local unit later on Tuesday, saying that a recall plan for emissions-cheating cars fell short of legal ...