Technology/Science
U.S. Lawmakers Push Insurers to Stop Underwriting Fossil Fuels
A group of Democratic lawmakers, mostly members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, have asked some of the nation's biggest insurance companies to stop underwriting new fossil fuel projects that ...
Climate Change Exacerbates Extreme Weather in Europe: Report
Climate change produced another record-breaking year of extreme weather in Europe in 2021, triggering catastrophic flooding and the hottest summer on record, according to scientists at the Copernicus ...
U.S. Companies Warn China’s Data Rules Risk Creating ‘Digital Island’
China's "uniquely restrictive" data laws risk boosting U.S. firms' cost of doing business in the No. 2 economy and could lead to digital decoupling, a new report from an American business group ...
‘Zero-Day’ Hacks Hit Record in 2021, Google Researchers Say
After a year dominated by high-profile ransomware attacks and supply chain compromises, researchers from Alphabet Inc.'s Google have identified another ignominious cyber milepost for 2021: a record ...
As Climate Disclosures Toughen, Corporate Laggards May Be Vulnerable to Lawsuits
A push by Britain to toughen up corporate environmental disclosures will cast a spotlight on climate change dawdlers as campaigners increasingly turn to the courts to force a speedier transition to a ...
Accounts Deceivable: Email Scam Costliest Type of Cybercrime
It's a crime that siphons untold billions from the economy—but many people have never heard of it. Business email compromise scams involve criminals hacking into email accounts, pretending to be ...
PFAS, Microplastics, Baby Food: Emerging Casualty Risks Keep Coming
There is no longer a need to ponder the "next asbestos" because the current litigation environment and the recent pace of additions to the list of emerging risks and trends in casualty insurance is ...
Power Outages Increase as Extreme Weather Inflicts Toll on Aging Grid, Vulnerable Citizens
Power outages from severe weather have doubled over the past two decades across the U.S., as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms that cripple broad segments of the nation's aging ...