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FEMA Head Said He Was Unaware of US Hurricane Season, Sources Say
Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to ...
Rate Moderation Continues During June’s Property-Cat Renewals: Howden Re
Property-catastrophe reinsurance pricing saw continued moderation at the June 1 renewals with a selective return of capacity following historic pricing strength, according to Howden Re, the ...
Safety Training Cuts Threaten Workers in America’s Most Dangerous Jobs
By the time Robbie Roberge spotted the fire consuming his boat's galley last August, he knew he had just minutes to evacuate his beloved Three Girls fishing vessel, named for his daughters. As the ...
Demand for Insurance Rises as Majority of Pet Parents Underestimate Cost of Care: Study
Costs associated with pet care continue to rise, according to consumer financing company Synchrony's 2025 Pet Lifetime of Care Study, which found an increase of 10 percent for dogs and close to 20 ...
Cotality: Over 33 Million Properties at Risk of Hurricanes, Creating ‘Liquidity Traps’
Cotality said it has identified more than 33.1 million residential properties from Texas to Maine with a combined reconstruction cost value of $11.7 trillion that are at least at moderate risk of ...
LA, California Top City, State for Dog Bites According to U.S. Postal Service
California and LA ranked as the top state and city for dog attacks on postal service employees, which rose to more than 6,000 cases last year. In conjunction with the 2025 USPS National Dog Bite ...
Amazon’s Zoox Issues Second Software Recall After San Francisco Robotaxi Crash
Amazon.com's self-driving unit Zoox issued a second software update to improve how its vehicles track nearby pedestrians and prevent movement when someone is close, following a crash in San Francisco ...
Forecasters Warn Several Years of Record Heat Expected
Get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes Earth to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes, two of the world's top weather agencies forecast. There's an 80 ...