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Here to Stay: Why ‘Weather Whiplash’ Is a Growing Concern for Insurers
If you think the weather these days feels like a seesaw, you're not alone. Consider the following: In Colorado last year, a prolonged spell of unusually warm, dry conditions and one of the deadliest ...
Unsyncopated Clocks: ‘Fire and Flood’ Book Highlights Insurers’ Climate-Change Late Show
Scientists have been sounding the climate-change alarm for decades. But despite these dire warnings, a large swath of the public still refuses to believe, and both policymakers and businesses have ...
Fire a Growing Risk to Shipping Because of Lithium-Ion Batteries, Allianz Says
Fire has always been a peril for shipping, but the advent of lithium-ion batteries has elevated the risk to the point that it now is the most expensive cause of loss for the industry, according to a ...
Doomed to Melt: Greenland’s ‘Zombie Ice’ and Rising Sea Levels
Zombie ice from the massive Greenland ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10 inches (27 centimeters) on its own, according to a study released Monday. Zombie or doomed ice is ...
5 Emerging Risks to Watch: Concurrent Weather Events, Electric Vehicles, Robots
In this edition, we highlight the possible effects of concurrent weather events on critical sectors, hacking vulnerabilities at EV charging stations, the toll having robot co- workers can have on ...
Landfills Could Soon Be Piled With Thousands of Wind Turbines
A new study led by the University of South Australia indicates tens of thousands of wind turbine blades will end up in landfills by the end of the decade unless end-of-life programs are established ...
Robots May Reduce Physical Injuries But Raise Substance Abuse, Mental Health Issues
Automation enhances industry, but it's harmful to the mental health of its human co-workers. A University of Pittsburgh study suggests that while American workers who work alongside industrial robots ...
Emerging Risks: Gun Liability, Subpar Building Codes and More
In this edition of Risk Alerts: the shifting gun liability landscape, outdated building codes, the possibility of a Cat 6 hurricane, and how copycat packaging is leading to accidental THC ...