Articles by Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn

Tornadoes Have Pushed Insurers’ Weather Claims Above $105B for 2021

Devastation from tornadoes that slammed parts of the United States this month will push the insurance industry’s 2021 bill for weather-related claims well above the predicted $105 billion, industry experts said, and premiums should rise on worries that climate change …

Risky Business: Climate Change Turns Up Heat on Insurers, Policyholders

Tony and Jhan Dunn never thought they would leave California, where they grew up, built a life together and planned to retire. But after a wildfire swept through their Northern California town of Paradise three years ago, burning their home …

New York Directs Two Cryptocurrency Lending Platforms to Cease Activity

Two cryptocurrency lending platforms were asked to cease activities in New York by the state’s attorney general on Monday and three other platforms were directed to provide information about their business. The move comes weeks after New York Attorney General …

Israeli Fintech Pagaya Agrees to Go Public via $8.5B SPAC Deal

Israeli fintech Pagaya on Wednesday agreed to go public through a merger with special-purpose acquisition company EJF Acquisition Corp in a deal with an enterprise value of $8.5 billion. The deal will include a $200 million private investment in public …

Offshore Energy Firms Warned of Insurance Limits for Ida Losses

Offshore energy firms are likely to face greater financial losses from Hurricane Ida than from previous storms in the Gulf of Mexico, because of reduced coverage offered by insurers, risk modeling firm RMS said on Thursday. Ida, one of the …

Insurers Pull Back as Risks of Satellite and Space Debris Collisions Surge

An ever-swelling amount of space debris is threatening satellites that hover around Earth, making insurers leery of offering coverage to the devices that transmit texts, maps, videos and scientific data, industry sources said. Thousands of new satellites are being launched …

Insurers Expect COVID-19 Liability Claims Against Employers as Employees Return

Liability insurers on both sides of the Atlantic are scaling back the cover they offer companies ahead of an expected wave of discrimination claims as employers call staff back to their desks after 18 months of pandemic-induced home working. There …

Insurers Expect COVID-19 Liability Claims Against Employers as Employees Return

Liability insurers on both sides of the Atlantic are scaling back the cover they offer companies ahead of an expected wave of discrimination claims as employers call staff back to their desks after 18 months of pandemic-induced home working. There …

PG&E in California Will Pay to Bury Power Lines to Prevent Wildfires

California power company Pacific Gas and Electric said on it would bury 10,000 miles of power lines in high-risk fire zones as a safety measure after its equipment caused multiple destructive wildfires over several years. The utility, which called the …

PG&E in California’s Will Pay to Bury Power Lines to Prevent Wildfires

California power company Pacific Gas and Electric said on Wednesday it would bury 10,000 miles of power lines in high-risk fire zones as a safety measure after its equipment caused multiple destructive wildfires over several years. The utility, which called …