Technology/Science
Cat Modelers Look to Clarify Cost of Cyber Risk
Even as the Sony Corp. cyber attack laid bare the kinds of vulnerabilities that typically drive companies to buy insurance policies, the lack of a risk model for insurers means such protection is not ...
RMS Reflects on the 2014 Catastrophe Risk Landscape
For the insurance industry, 2014 was not a year of big losses. However, look more closely and you will see a string of near misses and important reminders of the forces that can wreak destruction and ...
Sea Level Rise May Come Faster, Greenland Ice Sheet Study Says
The Greenland Ice Sheet is the second-largest body of ice on Earth. It covers an area about five times the size of New York State and Kansas combined, and if it melts completely, oceans could rise by ...
USAA Makes Strategic Investment in CaféX
USAA, an insurance and financial services company for military families, has made a strategic investment in CaféX, a provider of real-time engagement solutions for mobile and web platforms. CaféX ...
New York to Ban Fracking After Health Department Calls It Unsafe
The New York state Health Department said fracking for natural gas can't be done safely, dooming prospects that Governor Andrew Cuomo will end a six-year moratorium. Acting Health Commissioner Howard ...
Power Outages to Rise in NY, Philly, Other Cities: University Study
Cities like Miami are all too familiar with hurricane-related power outages. But a Johns Hopkins University analysis finds climate change will give other major metro areas a lot to worry about in ...
Former Sony Workers Suing Over Unprotected Personal Info
Sony Pictures Entertainment has been sued by two self-described former employees who accuse the movie studio of failing to protect Social Security numbers, healthcare records, salaries and other data ...Verisk Launches Next-Gen Commercial Property Data Analytics System
Verisk Insurance Solutions - Commercial Property, part of Verisk Analytics, has launched the next generation of its ProMetrix suite of data and analytics for commercial property carriers. Updates to ...