Mon, Oct 18 | Beazley to establish Lloyd’s syndicate pegged to ESG metrics

Beazley PLC, the British parent company of specialist insurance businesses, announced that “it has received initial approval from Lloyd’s of London to establish a syndicate that will offer additional capacity to businesses that meet environmental, social and governance rating metrics.” (Continue reading)

Thu, Oct 21 | The supply chain meltdown will make holiday shopping messy this year. Here’s what you need to know.

With less than two months until the holiday rush, experts warn that the supply chain disruption will continue to cause delays, limit inventory, drive prices up, and as a result, consumers may start their shopping earlier. (Continue reading)

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Fri, Oct 22 | RIMS receives $7.6M payout from event cancellation coverage

Last year, the Risk Management Society (RIMS) canceled its annual conference amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Though, due to its purchase of event cancellation insurance, the organization will be receiving a payout. (Continue reading)

Fri, Oct 22 | Top 10 OSHA Violations of 2021

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released its annual list of top workplace violations for the year, which are based on the number of citations a violation has received. (Continue reading) 

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Sun, Oct 24 | Tougher public safeguards urged for digital health data

A new report by Lancet and the Financial Times Commission on Governing Health Futures titled Governing Health Futures 2030: Growing Up in a Digital World, argues “that governments should limit data extraction of powerful tech companies.” (Continue reading)

Sun, Oct 31 | Workplace strikes are surging. Here’s why they won’t stop anytime soon.

Last month a surge of labor activism, that economists and labor leaders have called “Striketober,” could contribute to “near-term inflation, but over time, fundamentally change the economic standing of millions of workers.” (Continue reading)

Sun, Oct 31 | Lloyd’s of London heads for ‘fundamental change’ in post-pandemic era

According to the Chief Underwriting Officer at Lloyd’s insurer MS Amlin, the pandemic had “accelerated an evolution that was overdue, stepping away from a trading model that perhaps we had all convinced ourselves could only operate and function effectively one way.” (Continue reading)

Cybersecurity News

• 2021 Report | Axio’s State of Ransomware Preparedness Report
• Thu, Oct 21 | Percentage of ransomware demands paid falls sharply
• Fri, Oct 22 | Cyber risk accrual in U.S. commercial property could trigger $12B loss

Coronavirus News

• Thu, Oct 21 | COVID vaccine: CDC expands booster rollout, OKs mixing shots
• Thu, Oct 21 | Health care facility fined $38K over coronavirus hazard
• Sun, Oct 24 | Africa tries to end vaccine inequity by replicating its own
• Mon, Oct 25 | China to start vaccinating children to age 3 as cases spread
• Tue, Oct 26 | FDA advisers back Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for ages 5 to 11, saying benefits outweigh risks

Climate & Environment News

• Wed, Oct 20 | Flooding in Venice worsens off-season amid climate change
• Wed, Oct 20 | Wildfire smoke harms more people in the Eastern U.S. than West, study shows
• Thu, Oct 21 | White House, intelligence agencies, Pentagon issue reports warning that climate change threatens global security
• Thu, Oct 21 | U.S. Warns Climate Poses ‘Emerging Threat’ to Financial System

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• Sun, Oct 24 | Flood risks: big data is helping business keep its head above water
• Sun, Oct 24 | Longer, more frequent outages afflict the U.S. power grid as states fail to prepare for climate change
• Mon, Oct 25 | Drought-stricken California doused by major storm
• Tue, Oct 26 | California got a lot of rain, but not nearly enough to end the drought
• Sun, Oct 31 | Urgency over net zero sparks climate tech investment boom