São Paulo Battles Drought and Floods Together in Climate Paradox February 17, 2026 By Fabiano Maisonnave São Paulo, one of the world’s largest metropolitan areas housing 21 million people, is living through its largest climate-induced stress...
Rampant AI Demand for Memory Is Fueling a Growing Chip Crisis February 17, 2026 By Debby Wu, Takashi Mochizuki and Yoolim Lee A growing procession of tech industry leaders including Elon Musk and Tim Cook are warning about a global crisis in...
UK Litigation Funder Stung by Car Finance Saga Is Raising Cash Again February 17, 2026 By Constantine Courcoulas and Upmanyu Trivedi A UK litigation funder is seeking fresh capital less than six months after it liquidated a key fund, the latest...
State Farm Adjuster’s Opinion Does Not Override Policy Exclusion in MS Sewage Backup February 17, 2026 By William Rabb Insureds cannot rely on the word of an insurance adjuster—even one hired by the insurer—to show that a homeowners’ policy...
OSHA Flags Safety Issues That ‘Exposed’ Workers to Explosion at US Steel Plant February 17, 2026 By Marc Levy A federal safety agency investigating an August blast at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh that left two workers dead...
Catastrophe-Bond Risk Premia Drop to Rates Last Seen in 2022 February 17, 2026 By Gautam Naik Investors in catastrophe bonds are seeing a decline in risk premia to levels not seen since before Hurricane Ian hit...
People Moves: Hub Names Hetrick VP, Private Client Risk Advisor; WSRB Chief Newman to Retire February 17, 2026 HUB International Hires Hetrick as VP, Private Client Risk Advisor Hub International Limited named Brandon Hetrick vice president, private client...
ALKEME Insurance Inks $27M Naming Rights Deal for Arizona Basketball Arena February 17, 2026 ALKEME Insurance has signed a $27.7 million naming rights partnership with the Arizona Athletics and Arizona Sports Enterprises to rename...
NYPD Official Charged With Taking Bribes From Firm Selling ‘Panic Button’ to Schools February 17, 2026 By JAKE OFFENHARTZ A former high-ranking official in the New York Police Department has been charged with accepting $35,000 in cash, luxury travel...
California Insurance Commissioner Unveils Intervenor Reform Regulations February 13, 2026 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is pushing a change to the state’s long-standing intervenor regulations, which enable groups to intervene...