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The public power sector is reacting with concern about the ongoing efforts to reorganize the Federal Emergency Management Agency that's proposing shifting risk and disaster recovery costs onto local utilities.

The counties with the greatest exposure lie along the coasts of Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina and Texas.

Safepoint Holdings Inc and some of its backers are seeking to raise as much as $283.3 million in an initial public offering.

Proposed FEMA reforms could further increase financial strain for state and local governments after natural disasters.

Only 10% of property and casualty (P&C) insurers are successfully scaling AI, according to the Capgemini Research Institute's World Property & Casualty Insurance Report 2026.

Hacking group ShinyHunters took credit for the data breach that affected the Instructure-owned Canvas learning management system.

The loss of land to the sea in southern Louisiana over the next few decades places more than 1 million people in harm's way, the academics say.

Safepoint Holdings Inc., an underwriter of specialty homeowners and commercial insurance, filed for an initial public offering, disclosing growing profit and revenue.

It is not just about modernizing systems, but about standardizing how transactions are processed and how data is exchanged across the ecosystem.

Researchers examined more than 580,000 municipal bond issues and say the data shows communities with higher wildfire risk pay higher interest rates.

The gap between how insurers invest and measure risk is widening in ways that are often difficult to detect.

PwC's April 2026 survey reveals executives' investment priorities for 2026.

The homeowners insurance market in the U.S. "faces mounting strain from severe climate risk," Benjamin Collier and the other authors said in their commentary.

National Indemnity Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire, will make a 2.49% strategic investment in Tokio Marine, according to a statement Monday.

Digital engagement and self-service capabilities are critical areas for customer satisfaction, according to JD Power's 2026 life and annuity study.

A bill that would change the rules for handling natural disasters is stalled in Congress as county governments grapple with the Federal Emergency Management Agency's regulations.

Investors in catastrophe bonds are seeing a decline, according to an analysis by reinsurer Swiss Re.

Private equity firms EQT AB and Vitruvian Partners are working with advisers as they explore strategic options for their investment in cyber insurer CFC, according to people familiar with the matter.

The top two municipal bond insurers wrapped over $42.828 billion in 2025, up slightly from $41.166 billion in 2024, according to LSEG data.

Insurance platform Ethos Technologies Inc. and some of its shareholders raised roughly $200 million in an initial public offering, becoming the latest in the sector to go public.