Wed, Oct 19 | Millions at risk of losing health insurance if U.S. ends Covid public health emergency in January 

When the public health emergency does end, HHS estimates up to 15 million people will be disenrolled from Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. (continue reading) 

Wed, Oct 19  | Amazon debuts home insurance store in the UK in latest move into finance 

Amazon is launching an online home insurance comparison service in the U.K., called Amazon Insurance Store, the service shows shoppers quotes for policies from third-party insurance providers including Ageas and Co-op. (continue reading) 

Thurs, Oct 20 | Requiring Citizens’ Policyholders to Also Buy Flood Insurance Could Address Problems 

Less than 20% of Floridians in vulnerable areas carry flood insurance. Uninsured flood losses from Hurricane Ian are projected to be as high as $16 billion. It’s not just coastal areas that are vulnerable to hurricanes and flooding. (continue reading) 

Thurs, Oct 20 | Hurricane Ian to increase home insurance rates for every Floridian 

No matter if your area was impacted by Hurricane Ian, every Floridian should expect to pay way more for home insurance in 2023. (continue reading) 

Fri Oct 21 | Florida Governor Plans to Call Second Special Session to Tackle Insurance Crisis 

Florida’s besieged property insurance industry is hoping the second time will be the charm, after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that he is working with lawmakers to schedule another special session to help stabilize the market. (continue reading) 

Supply Chain News 

• Wed, Oct 19 | Biden announces $2.8 billion in grants for US battery supply chains 

• Thurs, Oct 20 |  The Creativity Supply Chain is tech’s next huge opportunity 

• Thurs, Oct 20  | Renewed threat of rail strike has supply chain managers ramping up contingency plans 

• Thurs, Oct 20 | CNBC DISRUPTOR 50 Global supply chain woes have seen ‘huge improvement,’ 

• Fri, Oct 21 | Small cars are an endangered species — blame the supply chain 

Coronavirus News  

• Wed, Oct 19 | Updated Moderna Covid booster gives even better protection than earlier jab 

• Thurs, Oct 20 | CDC group endorses adding Covid shots to recommended vaccine schedule 

• Thurs, Oct 20 | Quick and stealthy ‘Scrabble variants’ are poised to drive a winter Covid-19 surge 

• Fri, Oct 21 | China deletes reports of 14-year-old girl's death in COVID quarantine facility in Ruzhou 

• Fri, Oct 21 | Pfizer expects to hike U.S. COVID vaccine price to $110-$130 per dose 

Climate & Environment News 

• Wed, Oct 19 |  Drought to continue for parts of Hawaii despite wet outlook 

• Wed, Oct 19 | Climate Questions: Why do small degrees of warming matter? 

• Tues, Oct 20 | Can floating turbines harvest the world's wind? 

• Thurs, Oct 20 | Climate change has become a health issue 

• Fri, Oct 21 | France to leave energy treaty criticized by climate groups 

• Fri, Oct 21 | Climate Questions: How does carbon dioxide trap heat?