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Crash Test Dummies Need to Do Better: GAO
A recent report from the Government Accountability Office recommended the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rethink crash test dummies to collect better data on more types of people. The ...
Zuckerberg Was Warned on Social Media Addiction, Filing Says
Employees at Meta Platforms Inc. and ByteDance Inc. were aware of the harmful effects of their platforms on young children and teenagers but disregarded the information or in some cases sought to ...
U.S. Commercial Rates Increased in Q4 – But at Slower Pace: WTW
U.S. commercial insurance prices grew in the fourth quarter of 2022 by an average of 4.8 percent, down from the rate of 5.2 percent in the previous quarter (Q3 2022), according to WTW's most recent ...
Demand for Transactional Risk Coverage Remained Strong in 2022: Marsh
Transactional risk insurance continued its rise in popularity in 2022 to become a global, mainstream feature on mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Despite macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges, ...
Viewpoint: Silicon Valley Bank’s Failure in Risk Management
As someone who had a front row seat at the largest bank failure in U.S. history, Washington Mutual, the demise of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) brings back memories of how seemingly well-run banks can in ...
China Is ‘Big Threat’ to Energy Industry, Cybersecurity Official Says
The U.S. energy industry must shore up protection against cyber attacks from China, a more pressing concern than attacks from Russia amid its war on Ukraine, according to a senior government ...
Silicon Valley Bank Parent SVB Financial Group Faces First Securities Class Action
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on Monday was hit with what appears to be the first federal securities class-action lawsuit against it, carrying allegations that the bank made false or misleading ...
Aon Updates Europe Windstorm, Severe Convective Storm Models
Aon plc, a leading global professional services firm, updated its Impact Forecasting Europe Windstorm and Severe Convective Storm (SCS) catastrophe models to incorporate emissions scenarios that ...