Traditional Ways of Paying for Fires and Floods Aren’t Cutting It Fires and floods are sending some of the nation’s largest utilities to the bond market to cover huge, unexpected bills.... Read More
Coronavirus Cases Outside China “Could be Spark” for Bigger Fire, Says WHO BEIJING/GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday the spread of coronavirus cases which had no history of... Read More
Bayer Asks California Court to Reverse $86M Roundup Cancer Verdict Bayer AG has asked a California appeals court to overturn an $86 million verdict that found it was responsible for... Read More
State Law to Reduce $750 Million Jury Order Against J&J in Baby Powder Case Johnson & Johnson was ordered on Thursday by a New Jersey state jury to pay punitive damages of $750 million... Read More
Business News: Tristar, George Hills, RiskStream Collaborative, Verisk Tristar Buys RMS Tristar Insurance Group, a privately owned third-party claims administrator based in Long Beach, Calif., has agreed to... Read More
Satellites Are Helping the Municipal-Bond Market Assess Climate Risk The $3.8 trillion municipal-bond market has found a new tool in its effort to understand the impact of climate change:... Read More
Victoria’s Secret Refused to Act to Protect Women, Models Say Victoria’s Secret is under fire again from models after new allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced over the weekend. The Model... Read More
Extreme Weather Has Gardeners Looking for Resilient Plants Fiercer and more frequent natural disasters in recent years have many homeowners re-evaluating their landscaping. Many are restocking with trees... Read More
Cloud Companies Chase Future in Cybersecurity ‘Wild West’ In March, VMware Inc. Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger took the stage at a premier cybersecurity conference to deliver a... Read More
Ransomware Attack on Hospital Shows New Risk for Muni-Bond Issuers Hackers have finally done what bond issuers may have feared most from cyber criminals. A ransomware attack on Pleasant Valley... Read More