Hail A Growing Loss Driver on Rising Tide of Severe Convective Storm Risk, Allianz Says April 1, 2026 By Don Jergler Hailstorms drove record insured damages as severe convective storms become more common and damaging, popping up in new places, a...
EPA Watchdog: Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites Vulnerable to Floods, Wildfires April 1, 2026 By Michael Biesecker and Jason Dearen Some 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential...
Bessent Says Hormuz Ships Insurance Program to Start Soon March 27, 2026 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Skylar Woodhouse Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a U.S. insurance program meant to boost shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will begin...
Crypto ‘Insurance’ Might Not Protect You From Theft March 27, 2026 By Austin Carr and Olga Kharif When Matthew Allan realized nearly $100,000 in Bitcoin was missing from his Coinbase account, he wasn’t too worried. He had...
Southwest Heat Wave Tumbles Records, Raises Fire Risk March 23, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan Nearly 9.5 million people across the U.S. Southwest face extreme high temperatures, as an ongoing heat wave continues to topple...
Is a Federal Reinsurance Backstop the Answer to Home Insurance Challenges? March 20, 2026 By Chad Hemenway The Brookings Institution’s Hamilton Project has released a proposal for a federal reinsurance backstop called US Re to leverage federal...
Lloyd’s CEO Says It’s Critical Mideast War Cover Stays Available March 19, 2026 The Lloyd's of London insurance market will continue to provide cover for vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz even...
Researchers Uncover iPhone Spyware Capable of Penetrating Millions of Devices March 19, 2026 By AJ Vicens A powerful software exploit capable of penetrating and stealing information from potentially hundreds of millions of Apple iPhones was planted...
FAA Overhauls Safety Rules for Pilots After Close Calls March 19, 2026 By Allyson Versprille The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is suspending the practice of pilots relying on their sight to maintain safe distances between...
Cyberattack Hits Stryker; Pro-Iran Group Claims Credit March 11, 2026 By Patrick Howell O'Neill and Ryan Gallagher A cyberattack against medical technology maker Stryker Corp. crippled the company’s global operations, according to a person familiar with the...