Pandemic Shows Why Climate Change Is Major Economic Risk, Says Europe’s Schnabel August 31, 2020 By Balazs Koranyi and Frank Siebelt The coronavirus pandemic demonstrates in the clearest terms why central banks must take a bigger role in fighting climate change...
Total Return Reinsurers Underperform Traditional Bermuda Reinsurers: AM Best August 31, 2020 Although total return reinsurers, which like to take more risk on the investment side of their balance sheets than other...
Insured Loss for UK’s February Floods Estimated at £375 Million August 31, 2020 The updated estimate of the insured property market loss for floods that hit February 9 to 29, 2020, across the...
Safety Agency Offers App for Alerts on Vehicle Recalls August 31, 2020 The U.S. government’s road safety agency is offering a smartphone app that will alert drivers if their vehicles are recalled....
Britain Eyes Fast-Tracking Coronavirus Vaccines That Pass Safety, Quality Tests August 31, 2020 By Kate Holton Britain’s medical regulator will be able to grant temporary authorisation for any coronavirus vaccine that meets safety and quality standards...
Tennessee Gov. Extends Covid-19 State of Emergency August 31, 2020 Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has once again extended the state of emergency until the end of September. Lee, a Republican,...
Sidewalk Collapse in Florida Kills Worker, Injures 3 Firefighters August 31, 2020 A county worker was killed and three firefighters were injured after a sidewalk in a Florida suburb collapsed on Friday....
Uber Vows Better Disclosure of Safety Data on Self-Driving Cars August 31, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Uber Technologies Inc. vowed to make public more safety information regarding its self-driving cars after the National Transportation Safety Board...
Judge Allows Palin Defamation Suit Against New York Times August 31, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge on Friday rejected the New York Times’ bid to dismiss Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit over a 2017...
Fire at Hurricane-Hit Louisiana Chemical Plant Contained August 30, 2020 By Liz Hampton A chlorine chemical fire that erupted last Thursday, triggering shelter-in-place orders and closing roadways in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura,...