President Donald Trump green-lit disaster relief for eight states on Friday, assistance that some of the communities rocked by natural disasters have been waiting on for months. The major disaster declaration approvals allow Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas access to financial support through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Several states requested … Read more
The decommissioning of NOAA’s billion-dollar weather disaster database could force a rethink of parametric triggers used in catastrophe bonds and hamper insurers’ ability to model and price secondary perils, according to global ratings agency AM Best.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently announced that its billion-dollar weather and climate disasters database, which tracks U.S. … Read more
This is not Corning’s first swing at adding ceramic to the mix—the company is also responsible for Apple’s Ceramic Shield glass, which has been used on the company’s high-end phones since 2021. Apple fans have been largely impressed with the strength of Ceramic Shield, too. With the debut of Gorilla Glass Ceramic, we’ll be seeing … Read more
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity: Are You Prepared for the Worst? When disaster strikes, whether it’s a cyberattack, hardware failure, or natural disaster, the ability of your business to recover swiftly can mean the difference between survival and closure. For UK SMBs, this is not a hypothetical situation but a pressing reality. Yet, many businesses … Read more
The effects of a brutal storm that hit the eastern Spanish peninsula in late October were felt beyond the affected areas. Videos shared on social media and calls to television and radio programs showed the magnitude of the rain and flooding in Valencia, Albacete, and other towns in the area. Many of these testimonies had several things … Read more