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La Niña’s Back, but Will It Amp Up Hurricane Season?
La Nina, the cooler and at times costlier flip side of El Nino, has arrived to warp weather worldwide, meteorologists said Thursday. This natural weather phenomenon often turbocharges the Atlantic ...
All Commercial Insurance Lines Except One in ‘Soft-Market Territory’: WTW
Moment of opportunity. Clear horizons. The latest WTW Marketplace Realities report, published in early October, is heavy on descriptions of a "unique and promising" inflection point for commercial ...
U.S. Workforce Burnout Reaches 6-Year High
Workplace burnout is at an all-time high in the U.S., according to the 15th annual Aflac WorkForces Report's survey results from 1,002 employers and 2,000 employees across the United States. ...
Tesla Driver Assistance Software Probe Opened Over Traffic Violation Reports
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on Thursday that it is launching an investigation into 2.88 million Tesla vehicles equipped with its Full Self-Driving system, ...
California’s Top 5 Most Destructive Wildfires
The Palisades Fire was the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles to date and among the five worst in California's history. Federal authorities said last Wednesday that they have charged Jonathan ...
Agents Struggle to Find Capacity, Meet Customer Timing Expectations: Survey
A new P/C insurance industry survey report reveals some of the key challenges that independent agents are facing, including providing quotes within customers' expected time frames—or finding ...
Cyber Insureds Gain Ground on Attackers, But Holidays Bring Heightened Risk: Report
Large insured companies that have strengthened their cybersecurity preparedness and response capabilities are becoming increasingly resilient against cyberattacks, helping mitigate some large cyber ...
Fears of Massive Battery Fires Spark Local Opposition to Energy Storage Projects
More and more, big arrays of lithium-ion batteries are being hooked up to electrical grids around the U.S. to store power that can be discharged in times of high demand. But as more energy storage is ...