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Flash Drought, Invasive Grasses, Winds, Hurricane and Climate Change Fueled Maui Fires
Hawaii went from lush to bone dry and thus more fire-prone in a matter of just a few weeks - a key factor in a dangerous mix of conditions appear to have combined to make the wildfires blazing a path ...
NAIC Weighs Overriding Credit-Rating Companies
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is gearing up to challenge credit graders by overruling ratings on certain assets bought by insurance companies. The NAIC, a consortium of state ...
Microsoft’s Role in Email Breach to Be Part of Cyber Inquiry
\A U.S. cybersecurity advisory panel will investigate malicious targeting of cloud computing environments, including Microsoft Corp.'s role in a recent breach of government officials' email accounts ...
Maui Wildfire Insured Losses Estimated to Be Second Worst in Hawaii History
A wildfire that quickly spread across the Hawaiian island of Maui last week will likely be responsible for the second worst disaster, in terms of insured losses, in Hawaii's history. Karen Clark ...
Distracted Driving Rises for Teens During Back-to-School Transition
There's been a consistent rise in distracted driving in teens as they return to school during the period between early August through Labor Day, according to new data from Cambridge Mobile ...
Rising Flood Risks Threaten U.S. Water and Sewage Treatment Plants
The crack of a summer thunderstorm once comforted people in Ludlow, Vermont. But that was before a storm dropped eight inches of rain on the village of 2,200 in two days last month. And it was before ...
ChatGPT Fever Spreads to U.S. Workplace, Sounding Alarm for Some
Many workers across the U.S. are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and Google to curb its use. Companies ...
S&P: COOs See Biggest Changes in Insurance Executive Compensation Packages
Though COOs experienced a decline in base salary in 2023, while CEOs and CFOs saw an increase, they made up for it with higher total compensation packages, according to the latest S&P Global ...