Moody’s: US Faces $375B in Uninsured Flood Losses From 1-in-100-Year Event May 28, 2026 By Ezra Amacher The U.S. faces a widening gap between growing flood risk and the take-up of flood insurance, potentially exposing the nation...
West Coast Chemical Emergencies Raise Questions About Safety May 28, 2026 By Martha Belisle and Josh Funk There are millions of chemical tanks around the U.S., and experts say it is exceedingly rare for them to fail...
Panama Passes Law Imposing Stricter Requirements on Multinational Firms May 28, 2026 Panama’s National Assembly approved a law that requires multinational entities domiciled in the country to demonstrate real local operations or...
Germans Switch to EVs at Record Pace Thanks to Government Bonus May 28, 2026 By Iain Rogers More German drivers switched to an electric vehicle in the first quarter of this year than ever before after the...
Australia Sues 3M for $1.4 Billion Over PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contamination May 28, 2026 By Christine Chen The Australian government said on Thursday it had launched legal action against 3M over contamination from firefighting foam supplied by...
Iran and US Trade Air Strikes After Trump Dismisses Report of Hormuz Deal May 28, 2026 By Jana Choukeir, Enas Alashray and Phil Stewart Iran targeted a U.S. air base in Kuwait on Thursday after the United States struck what Washington described as an...
Viewpoint: The AI Boom – When Risk Stops Being Rare, Insurance Must Evolve May 28, 2026 By Roger Franklin Insurance has always depended on a simple premise. Losses must be possible but not inevitable. You’ve got to be able...
Michigan House Explosion Leaves 1 Dead May 28, 2026 A Michigan house explosion early Tuesday left one person dead and one in critical condition, authorities said. Authorities have not...
Shepherd Insurance Acquires Pair of Indiana Agencies May 28, 2026 Shepherd Insurance announced it has expanded its footprint in Indiana by acquiring a pair of agencies. Shepherd recently acquired Indianapolis-based...
Volvo Cars Wins Approval to Import Vehicles With ‘Connected Car’ Technology May 28, 2026 By David Shepardson and Marie Mannes Volvo Cars, majority owned by China’s Geely Holding, said it received approval from the U.S. government allowing it to continue...