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Pentagon Warns Climate Change Poses Dire Risks to Bases and Troops
The U.S. Defense Department has issued a dire report on how climate change could affect the nation's armed forces and security, warning that rising seas could inundate coastal bases and ...
Cash-Starved California Utility Won’t Commit to Paying 2015 Fire Victim Settlements
PG&E Corp. is so cash-starved that it won't commit to paying settlements reached with people who lost their homes in a 2015 wildfire caused by a tree falling on a power line. The disclosure by a ...
Guy Carpenter Appoints Post-JLT Merger Executives, Forms New Division
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter & Co. has formed a new division and made a series of executive appointments effective after parent company Marsh & McLennan Cos. closes its acquisition of ...
NAIC Names 2019 Key Committee Leaders
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has named its 2019 committee chairs and vice chairs. The association of state insurance regulators also assigned members to its standing ...
Big 3 Drive Personal Auto Insurance Recovery; Signs of Rate Hike Fatigue Ahead
Steady improvement for U.S. personal auto insurance companies has culminated in the sector's best underwriting performance in 10 years, according to a report from Fitch Ratings. The market ...
Gen. McChrystal at the I.I.I. Joint Industry Forum: Good Leaders Are Gardeners
Gen. Stanley McChrystal said a leader should be a gardener. That isn't necessarily something you'd expect to hear from McChrystal, a retired United States Army four-star general, and former commander ...
U.S. Proposes Dramatic Expansion of Commercial Drone Flights
The federal government has unveiled a long-awaited set of proposals to dramatically expand civilian drone flights while also tightening security, critical steps for an industry seeking to expand into ...
Former CNA CEO Motamed Joins AIG Board
The board of directors of American International Group has elected Thomas Firouz Motamed, who retired as chairman and chief executive officer of CNA Financial Corp. in 2016, as a director. Motamed ...