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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 ...
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 ...
What to Know About Trump’s Executive Order to Curtail State AI Regulations
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday pressuring states not to regulate artificial intelligence. Trump and some Republicans argue that the limited regulations already enacted by ...
Viewpoint: The 2026 Forecast for European Insurers Is Partly Cloudy
The European insurers that S&P rates displayed good operating performance in the life and non-life segments in 2025, and we expect they will largely continue to do so in 2026. The European ...