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El Nino Predicted Through Winter
The National Weather Service has indicated there is a greater than 90 percent chance that El Niño will continue through the Northern Hemisphere winter. Last month, a weak El Niño was associated ...
Another Insurer Limiting Florida Insurance Policies
AAA won't renew "a very small percentage" of homeowners and auto insurance policies in hurricane-wracked Florida, joining other insurers in limiting their exposure in the Sunshine State despite ...
District of Columbia Sues Manufacturers for ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination
District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb has filed a lawsuit against more than 25 chemical companies for manufacturing, marketing, distributing and selling products containing dangerous ...
The Latest Launches From Corvus, INSUREtrust, In The Car
Corvus Insurance, a cyber underwriter powered by an AI-driven cyber risk platform, announced new AI and natural language processing driven features to increase the degree of automation of routine ...
New NOAA Hurricane Model Launched
A new hurricane model released last month by NOAA's National Hurricane Center, a division of the National Weather Service, has proved better at predicting rapid intensification. The Hurricane ...
Bain Capital Raises $1.15B for First Insurance Investment Fund
Bain Capital has raised $1.15 billion for its first fund dedicated to investing in the insurance industry, as the private equity firm aims to create and invest in companies in the sector, a senior ...
Good ‘Mind Reading’ Abilities Lead to Successful Teamwork
University of Birmingham researchers have found that people with strong mind reading abilities — the ability to understand and take the perspective of another person's feelings and intentions — ...
New Cybersecurity Labeling Announced for Smart Devices in the U.S.
The Biden administration and major consumer technology players on Tuesday launched an effort to put a nationwide cybersecurity certification and labeling program in place to help consumers choose ...