Articles by JOHN O'CONNOR

California lawmakers raised concerns Thursday that a proposal from Gov. Jerry Brown to shield electrical utilities from some financial liability... Read More

Igor Beresnev didn’t want to wait for a research grant or fresh data from the next big earthquake. So, over... Read More

Zurich Insurance Group AG got a boost from its property & casualty business, putting the company on track to meet... Read More

Big Island Mayor Harry Kim is planning to ask the state Legislature for $550 million for disaster recovery following the... Read More

Puerto Rico is now estimating that Hurricane Maria killed more than 1,400 people, far more than the official death toll... Read More

In anticipation of the first recreational marijuana stores opening within Massachusetts in the coming weeks, state officials Wednesday stepped up... Read More

AIG and The Carlyle Group Announce Strategic Partnership with DSA Re American International Group and The Carlyle Group announced a... Read More

As wildfires ravage the U.S. West, Republican Senate candidate Mitt Romney has called for more logging and a high-tech early... Read More

With four storms already in the books, the Atlantic is expected to produce a total of nine to 13 named... Read More