Major Hedge Funds Targeted in Wave of Attempted Cyberattacks August 6, 2026 By Hema Parmar, Katherine Burton and Sridhar Natarajan Hackers launched a wave of sophisticated attacks on Wall Street firms in recent days, targeting information systems at major money...
Wildfires Fan Record Sales of Catastrophe Bonds to Backstop Risk August 4, 2026 By Gautam Naik and Alastair Marsh Insurers are turning to catastrophe bonds to pass on historic levels of wildfire risk to the capital markets. Issuance of...
Prediction Market Bets on Wildfires Draw Scrutiny From Senators August 4, 2026 By Lydia Beyoud and Zahra Hirji A group of Democratic senators urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to rein in prediction market trading on wildfires, expressing...
Insurers Are ‘Actively Evaluating’ New Catastrophe Risks as Europe Burns July 31, 2026 By Alastair Marsh and Claudia Cohen Europe’s insurers are bracing for a new era of catastrophe risk fanned by rising temperatures in the world’s fastest-warming continent....
Spain and France Race to Contain Fires as Next Heat Wave Builds July 28, 2026 By Sabrina Nelson Garcinuño and Nayla Razzouk Firefighters in Spain and France are racing to contain wildfires threatening Madrid and Bordeaux, as Europe’s fourth heat wave of...
Majority of Small Business Are Underinsured as Other Expenses Prioritized July 27, 2026 By Andrea Wells New small business owners are more likely to have proper business insurance than those that have been operating longer. Even...
Luxury Homes Are Raising Risks for California’s Insurer of Last Resort July 22, 2026 By Todd Woody As California’s wildfire insurance crisis drives homeowners to the state’s insurer of last resort, wealthy areas such as Beverly Hills,...
Insurance Woes Amid US-Iran War Stall Airlines’ Return to Dubai July 20, 2026 By Kateryna Kadabashy and Guy Johnson Challenges in securing insurance as hostilities between the U.S. and Iran escalate are slowing the return of some foreign airlines...
Scientists Affirm Climate Change Fuels Extreme Weather July 17, 2026 By Eric Roston Human-induced changes to the global climate have “a direct and well-understood impact” on extreme heat and rainfall, according to a...
One Weather Firm Warns New England Could See Big Hurricane This Season July 15, 2026 By William Rabb All of the best-known storm forecasting services have predicted a mild 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. That includes Colorado State University,...