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Tech Bytes: New Partnerships at Praedicat, FRISS, Hippo
Hippo Insurance Group's First Connect and Blink announced a collaboration to make personal cyber insurance protection available to independent agents that participate in First Connect's InsurTech ...
Japan Approves Plan to Release Wastewater From Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
Japan's nuclear regulator has approved plans by the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant to release its treated radioactive wastewater into the sea next year, saying the outlined methods ...
Executives on the Move at Everest Re, Erie, W.R. Berkley, Great American
Everest Re Group announced that Matthew Rohrmann has joined the company as senior vice president, head of Investor Relations. He will be focused on strategic planning, market analysis and ratings ...
Financial Risks of Climate Change Are Exaggerated: Senior HSBC Banker
Central bank policymakers and other global authorities are exaggerating the financial risks of climate change, a senior HSBC banker in charge of sustainable investments said in remarks that drew ...
Pollution Kills 9 Million People a Year, Mostly in Poorer Nations
Premature deaths from common pollution sources have risen by two-thirds globally since 2000, a dark consequence of the economic development that has lifted millions from extreme poverty this century. ...
U.S. Narrows Scope of Anti-Hacking Law Long Hated by Critics
The U.S. Department of Justice is changing its policy around a controversial anti-hacking law, addressing longstanding complaints from cybersecurity researchers that the law could criminalize ...
Zurich Insurance to Sell Russian Business to Local Team
Zurich Insurance has agreed to sell its Russian business to members of the local team, it said on Friday, as the Swiss insurer became the latest Western firm to exit Russia. It joins a list of ...
U.S. Pedestrian Fatalities Projected to Reach Highest Level in 40 Years
Twenty people per day were hit and killed by drivers last year, according to an analysis by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). Using the latest data available to project the number of ...