Ecoroofs, Bioswales, Water Gardens: Cities Get Creative To Tame Stormwater Floods June 1, 2020 By Janet McConnaughey For more than a century, New Orleans has depended on canals and pumps to get rid of stormwater in a...
Investors, Bondholders Sue Occidental Over Anadarko Merger June 1, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Occidental Petroleum Corp. has been sued by investors who claim they suffered billions of dollars of losses because the heavily...
Sign Here First: Reopening Businesses Turn to Liability Waivers, Disclaimers June 1, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn and John McCrank As U.S. businesses reopen after weeks of pandemic lockdowns, many have been posting coronavirus disclaimers or requiring employees and patrons...
Pandemic-Hit Re/insurers Expect a Costly Hurricane Season – and Rates Are Rising June 1, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn The official start of the Atlantic hurricane season on Monday could signal more steep losses for insurers and reinsurers, already...
Coronavirus Could Complicate Hurricane Response, Warns Catastrophe Modeler June 1, 2020 By Kimberly Tallon “Hurricanes and COVID-19 are not a good mix,” says catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Co., warning in a report...
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Launches Parametric Product for Hail-Prone States May 29, 2020 Swiss Re Corporate Solutions (SRCS) has expanded its parametric offering with the launch of HAIL, a parametric hail insurance cover....
Insurance Survey Asks: How Is Pandemic Affecting Your Life, Your Work, Your Industry? May 29, 2020 How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life and your work? Now and going forward? No matter where you work...
U.S. Court Says State Courts Are Proper Forum for Climate Suits Against Big Oil May 29, 2020 By Brian Melley Big Oil lost a pair of court battles Tuesday that could lead to trials in lawsuits by California cities and...
Farm Workers Getting Sick, Spreading Coronavirus As Peak Produce Season Begins May 29, 2020 By Mike Dorning and Jen Skerritt All of the roughly 200 employees on a produce farm in Tennessee tested positive for Covid-19 this month. In New...
U.S. Warns Partners, Industrial Firms About Russian Hacking Operation May 29, 2020 By Christopher Bing The U.S. National Security Agency on Thursday warned government partners and private companies about a Russian hacking operation that uses...