Hurricane Season Ends: Atlantic Stayed Below Normal; Pacific Set Records December 1, 2015 The Atlantic, eastern and central Pacific hurricane seasons officially ended yesterday, and as NOAA predicted, the Atlantic season stayed below...
Best, Worst States for Insurance Regulation December 1, 2015 Vermont, Utah, Iowa, Virginia and Kentucky get an “A” and North Carolina an “F” in one think tank’s annual grading...
Aging U.S. Nuclear Plants Pushing Limits of Life Expectancy November 29, 2015 By Jonathan N. Crawford The U.S. is set to become the first nation to decide whether it’s safe to operate nuclear power plants for...
Highway Death Toll Takes Troubling Turn: Up 8.1% This Year November 25, 2015 By Jeff Plungis The death toll on U.S. highways rose 8.1 percent in the first half of 2015 as low fuel prices contributed...
Toy Drones Are Serious Risk to Aircraft: Aerospace Firm November 25, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson Troy drones can be dangerous and costly to the aerospace industry and consumers, according to a new report from a...
Cyber Attacks on Private Sector a Growing Corporate Credit Risk: Moody’s November 25, 2015 By Dustin Volz Cyber attacks on the private sector are an increasingly important risk in corporate credit analysis, U.S. ratings agency Moody’s Investors...
Emerging Markets Are Growth Engines for Re/Insurance Industry: Swiss Re Report November 25, 2015 The global economy is expected to strengthen moderately next year, which will support insurance premium growth in most regions, according...
London Insurance Market Vulnerable to Major Cyber Attack: Xchanging Survey November 23, 2015 Only one-third of insurers in the London market believes their firm could withstand a major cyber attack, and almost half...
California Worker Injury Rate Lowest in 13 Years November 20, 2015 The California Department of Industrial Relations has posted the state’s 2014 occupational injury and illness data, which offers a look...
States Graded ‘A’ to ‘F’ for Extreme Weather Preparedness November 20, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson Many states across the country are unprepared to face the risks posed extreme heat, drought, wildfires, inland flooding, coastal flooding...