Hurricane Milton Could Use Up P/C Insurers’ 2024 Catastrophe Budgets October 10, 2024 S&P Global Ratings said potential losses from Hurricane Milton could fully deplete the 2024 natural catastrophe budgets for rated U.S....
Flaws of the Saffir-Simpson Scale: Wind Isn’t the Only Threat in Modern Hurricanes October 10, 2024 By Zachary S. Finn The insurance industry faces significant challenges in covering catastrophic risks, especially as climate change drives more extreme weather events. With...
Geopolitical Conflict Could Cost Global Economy $14.5 Trillion Over 5 Years: Lloyd’s October 10, 2024 By L.S. Howard The global economy could be exposed to losses of US$14.5 trillion over a five-year period from the threat of a...
GSK Agrees to Settle About 80,000 Zantac Lawsuits for Up to $2.2B October 10, 2024 By Brendan Pierson GSK has agreed to pay up to $2.2 billion to settle most lawsuits in U.S. state courts claiming that a...
Marriott Settles With States for $52M Over 2018 Data Breach at Starwood October 10, 2024 By Chad Hemenway Marriott International has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission and 50 state attorneys general over a series of...
NSA Investigating If Chinese Hackers Breached US Telecoms October 9, 2024 By Katrina Manson The US is in the early stages of an investigation into potential Chinese hacking of American telecommunications companies, according to...
Verisk Says Helene’s Insured Losses Could Reach $11 Billion October 9, 2024 Catastrophe modeler Verisk predicted wind, storm surge and flooding from last month’s Hurricane Helene will cause insured losses of between...
Experts Predict Impacts of $25B+ Milton Hit to Insurers, Reinsurers October 9, 2024 By Susanne Sclafane A wide cone of uncertainty surrounds insurance experts’ pre-landfall predictions about the state of the industry that will prevail in...
Hurricanes Milton and Helene Expose Limits of US Flood Maps October 9, 2024 By Leslie Kaufman and Leonardo Nicoletti Even before the second megastorm in as many weeks brings devastating floodwaters to the Southeast US, it’s already clear that...
Home Security Firm ADT Reports Unauthorized Activity on Its Network October 9, 2024 Home security firm ADT Inc said on Monday an unauthorized actor had illegally accessed its network using credentials obtained through...