Intense Heat Expected to Challenge Records in Pacific Northwest Over Weekend July 19, 2024 Intense heat that has been baking parts of the interior Western U.S. is expected to expand into the Pacific Northwest...
Study Urges Rethinking of Disaster Management in Era of Compounding Events July 18, 2024 By Allen Laman A new report warns that compounding natural disasters introduce new, interconnected, and complex risk scenarios — and points to a...
Excessive Heat An Increasing Concern in Workers Comp: WCRI June 20, 2024 By Allen Laman With temperatures pushing above 90 degrees in parts of the Midwest and Northeast United States this week, many American workers...
Solar Risk Assessment Shines Light on Key Industry Challenges June 13, 2024 By Allen Laman Extreme weather, operational and battery risks — insuring the growing solar industry brings insurance companies, agents and brokers face-to-face with...
Insurers Are Working to Shore Up the $2 Billion Carbon Offset Market May 24, 2024 By Coco Liu Data fraud, questionable accounting practices and intensified catastrophes are just some of the issues that have battered the voluntary carbon...
Natural Disaster Protection Gap Returned to ‘Average Levels’ in 2023 January 24, 2024 Global insured losses from natural catastrophes totaled $118 billion in 2023, according to Aon’s annual Climate and Catastrophe Insight report....
Drought-Prone California Oks New Rules for Turning Wastewater into Drinking Water December 21, 2023 By Adam Beam When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places – the ice...
Expert: ‘Active Year Worldwide’ for Rapid Hurricane Intensification December 19, 2023 By Allen Laman While only three hurricanes made landfall in the United States this year, rapidly intensifying hurricanes in the Atlantic and Pacific...
Nationwide: Gap Between Agents, Commercial Clients View of Severe Weather November 20, 2023 By Allen Laman A Nationwide study has found that independent insurance agents believe many of their commercial clients don’t have adequate coverage to...
Weather Extremes May Force More Farmers, Ranchers to Consider Costly Irrigation August 24, 2023 By Melina Walling The Texas ranch where Gilda Jackson trains and sells horses has been plagued by grasshoppers this year, a problem that...