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Homeowners Insurers Argue for a 42% Average Rate Hike in North Carolina
With many western North Carolina residents still lacking power and running water from Hurricane Helene, a hearing began last Monday on the insurance industry's request to raise homeowner premium ...
Catastrophe Bonds Dodge Worst-Case Scenario After Milton
After fearing the worst from Hurricane Milton, investors in catastrophe bonds appear to have sustained losses well below those predicted as recently as the Wednesday before landfall. Estimates that ...
Severity of Ransomware Attacks Rose 68% in First Half of 2024, Report Shows
Ransomware claims severity spiked by 68% to an average loss of $353,000, according to a new report by a cyber insurance provider. Coalition published its 2024 Cyber Claims Report: Mid-year Update, ...
Repeat of 1/1/2023 Reinsurance Hikes Unlikely As Reinsurers Take Milton Hit
Reinsurers will have some meaningful losses from Hurricane Milton but a replay of the shocking price hikes cedents experienced during Jan. 1, 2023 renewals isn't likely to repeat for 2025, Fitch ...
Geopolitical Conflict Could Cost Global Economy $14.5 Trillion Over 5 Years: Lloyd’s
The global economy could be exposed to losses of $14.5 trillion over a five-year period from the threat of a hypothetical geopolitical conflict causing widespread disruption to global trade patterns ...
Hurricane Milton Spawns Tornadoes, Leaves Millions Without Power in Florida
Hurricane Milton marched across Florida on Thursday, whipping up deadly tornadoes, destroying homes and knocking out power to more than 3 million customers, but the Tampa ...
Hurricane Milton Has Reshaped Storm Science Even Before Making Landfall
Long after the winds subside and the hard work of rebuilding begins, scientists responsible for predicting hurricanes will continue to replay Hurricane Milton over and ...
Court Orders Start to Expose ‘Startling’ Data on Litigation Funding Sources
There is no federal law that requires the disclosure of litigation funding agreements in court cases, but some disturbing insight has been found in individual jurisdictions that have rules to ...