Los Angeles Faces Days of 100F Heat as Southwest Fire Risk Grows August 25, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal Los Angeles is bracing for a lengthy heat wave as the weather system that’s cooked Texas expands westward and begins...
Report Documents Growing Silicosis Epidemic Among Quartz Countertop Workers August 20, 2026 By George Washington University Newswise — A new report documenting California’s rapidly growing silicosis epidemic among quartz countertop workers underscores the urgent need for...
Crypto Firm Trezor Says Data Breach Exposed Thousands of Clients August 14, 2026 By Anna Irrera Trezor, a maker of hardware devices used to store cryptocurrencies, said personal information belonging to thousands of customers was exposed...
New Database Shows 6.5 Million Americans Face Landslide Risks — and Where They Live August 7, 2026 Newswise — Landslides cause an estimated $3-6 billion in damage and multiple fatalities annually in the United States. Those numbers...
Oil-Related Materials Claims Exposure Varies Broadly Across US August 7, 2026 By Don Jergler Oil prices are giving claims costs a hit, and depending on the part of the country, the exposure for replacement...
Meta AI Model Hacks Another Company During Testing August 6, 2026 By Rajveer Pardesi and Mrinmay Dey Meta said on Wednesday one of its AI models hacked another company during cybersecurity testing, fanning concerns about how developers...
Europe’s Wildfire Season Exposes Climate Insurance Gap August 6, 2026 By Jemima Denham, Elizabeth Howcroft and Michael Jones Domestic insurers are expected to absorb most of the losses from Europe’s worst wildfire season in recent history, but the...
AI Risks Require Tougher Cyber Defenses, Top US Officials Warn August 6, 2026 By Maggie Eastland The U.S. government’s top information security official warned that computer systems nationwide need to bolster their defenses to meet the...
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...