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Texas Sues Utility Company to Recover Wildfire Damages Sparked by Downed Power Lines
Texas has sued the utility company whose downed power lines sparked the largest wildfire in state history, a deadly blaze that destroyed homes and livestock and charred miles of landscape, causing ...
Tesla Door Safety Issues Have Owners Buying Car Escape Tools
Erin Geter's toddler son became trapped inside her Tesla in May when the electric doors lost power. A few weeks later, she was at a Honda dealership buying a new family car. "I was very traumatized," ...
Underwriter, Actuary Fears of AI Drop; Work Needed on Collaboration
You're just about as likely to find a commercial P/C underwriter or actuary who is unconcerned about the increased use of AI in insurance as you are to find one that's afraid of being replaced by AI. ...
Catastrophe Bonds Linked to Wildfires Lose ‘Untouchable’ Status
Alternative investment managers are starting to take a serious interest in catastrophe bonds tied to wildfires, moving into a risk category that just a few years ago was seen as too difficult to ...
Head of Workplace Rights Agency Urges White Men to Report Discrimination
The head of the U.S. agency for enforcing workplace civil rights posted a social media call-out urging white men to come forward if they have experienced race or sex discrimination at work. "Are you ...
Seasonal Seismic Signals Hint at Alaska Tsunami Threat: Study
Researchers studying a massive landslide in Alaska detected strange seasonal seismic pulses caused by water freezing and thawing in rock cracks. The faint signals could become an important early clue ...
Year-end Holiday Shipping Surge Poses Heightened Cargo Theft Risk
The supply chain and logistics industry should heighten security and verification practices during the year-end holiday shipping surge, according to a new alert by Verisk's CargoNet. Based on a ...
Japan to Restart World’s Biggest Nuclear Plant 15 Years After Fukushima
Japan took the final step to allow the world's largest nuclear power plant to resume operations with a regional vote on Monday, a watershed moment in the country's return to nuclear energy nearly 15 ...