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Rising Sea Levels Increase Threat of Arsenic in Drinking Water: Study
Rising seas due to climate change could exacerbate the threat of arsenic in drinking water, according to a study published in PLOS One in January. Researchers focused on arsenic in well water in ...
InsurTech Coverdash Announces $13.5M Series A Funding
Coverdash, a small and midsize business focused InsurTech, announced in February $13.5 million in Series A funding. This financing comes within one calendar year of Coverdash's oversubscribed Seed ...
For nearly four years, Drew Hill has worked alongside Vertafore through our partnership with Mutual Capital Analytics (MCA), helping insurance...
Study: Wildfires Increase Mental Health Burden
A new study of prescription records supports a long-suspected link between wildfires and mental health, indicating that large wildfires appear to exacerbate preexisting mental health conditions, ...
Lawsuit Alleges Xcel Energy Utility Equipment Started Damaging Texas Wildfire
A Texas homeowner whose house was destroyed by a massive wildfire raging northeast of Amarillo sued electric utility Xcel Energy on Friday, alleging that a splintered power pole owned by the company ...
N.J. City’s Limited Street Parking Leads to Zero Traffic Deaths in 7 Years
Street parking was already scarce in Hoboken, N.J., when the death of an elderly pedestrian spurred city leaders to remove even more spaces in a bid to end traffic fatalities. For seven years now, ...
Florida OIR Approves Another 54,000 Citizens Takeouts; More Coming if Bills Pass
Florida's Insurance Commissioner last week approved another round of takeouts from the state-created Citizens Property Insurance Corp., with assumption dates in May. That brings the total takeouts ...
Executives Deliver Divergent Views on Sustainability of Workers Comp Profits
Property/casualty insurance industry leaders delivered two different views on whether workers compensation will continue to be a bright spot on the industry profit picture during an investor ...
U.S. Insurers Face Challenges as Spike in Ratings Actions Expected to Continue
Negative ratings actions and financial challenges are forcing carriers to explore reinsurance options offering needed capital, according to a report released last month by Gallagher Re's Strategic ...