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Alabama Insurance Dept. Forms Dedicated Resiliency Division to Reduce Disaster Risk

The Alabama Department of Insurance has created a new division dedicated to supporting risk reduction against natural disasters for both policyholders and insurance companies, according to a statement from ALDOI. The new Mitigation Resources Division, directed by Brian Powell, is …

UN, IIS, Willis Urge ‘Convergence of Communities’ to Face Climate Change

The third day of the International Insurance Society’s Annual Seminar was an all-day session devoted entirely to the threat posed by climate change, the studies of its risks and the solutions available to face them. While the re/insurance industry is …