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Canadian Insurers Push Owners to Fortify Homes, Urge Carney to Prioritize Climate Risks
Worried about wildfires sending claims soaring this year, Canada’s property and casualty insurers are pushing owners to flood- and fire-proof homes and urging the government to take climate issues more seriously despite economic turmoil. Insurers Intact Financial, TD Insurance, Wawanesa …
POSTED APRIL 14, 2026 12:29 PM |
Tankers Pass Strait of Hormuz on First Day of US Blockade, Data Shows
A third Iran-linked tanker was entering the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday on the first full day of the U.S. blockade on vessels calling at Iranian ports, shipping data showed. U.S. President Donald Trump announced the blockade …
POSTED APRIL 14, 2026 11:59 AM |
US, Iran May Resume Talks This Week Despite Port Blockade
Negotiating teams from the U.S. and Iran could return to Islamabad this week to resume talks to end the war, sources told Reuters on Tuesday, after the collapse of weekend negotiations prompted Washington to impose a blockade on Iranian ports. …
POSTED APRIL 14, 2026 11:36 AM |
Bessent, Powell Warned Bank CEOs About Anthropic Model Risks, Sources Say
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent meeting with bank CEOs this week to warn of cyber risks posed by Anthropic’s latest artificial intelligence model, two sources familiar with the matter said on …
POSTED APRIL 14, 2026 11:11 AM |
Trump Suit Over Wall Street Journal Epstein Story Dismissed
A judge threw out Donald Trump’s $10 billion libel suit against the Wall Street Journal and parent company News Corp., dealing a blow to the president’s ongoing campaign of litigation against the media. The decision Monday in federal court in …
POSTED APRIL 14, 2026 10:53 AM |
Here’s a List of Non-Iranian Oil Tankers Transiting Strait of Hormuz Since Start of War
The U.S. blockade on vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports adds to uncertainty over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been all-but-shut since the start of the Iran war. Ordinarily, roughly one fifth of global oil and gas …
POSTED APRIL 14, 2026 10:51 AM |
Uber Faces Second Driver Sexual Assault Trial Following $8.5M Verdict
After a key setback in the first trial of its kind before a federal jury, Uber is expected to return to court on Tuesday to face a second woman’s claims that she was sexually assaulted by a driver she booked …
POSTED APRIL 14, 2026 10:49 AM |
Data Centers Offer a Potential $10 Billion Windfall for Insurers
Soaring demand for insurance coverage related to data center construction is creating a “meaningful growth opportunity” for the industry, outstripping some traditional insurance markets, according to S&P Global Ratings. The market for such coverage could reach $10 billion in premiums …
POSTED APRIL 14, 2026 8:24 AM |
Austria Races to Secure Power Supplies as ‘Peak Water’ Looms
Austria’s economic model has long been anchored in Alpine water flowing through turbines to generate power for homes and businesses, but as climate change redraws the country’s hydrological map, it faces a structural shift and geopolitical tensions have heightened the …
POSTED APRIL 14, 2026 5:05 AM |
Florida Mobile Home Insurance Market Still Struggling With Premiums, Coverage
Florida regulators have extended their supervision of American Mobile Insurance Exchange for another 120 days—for the sixth time in two years—suggesting that a runoff of the once-dominant carrier’s policies may be taking longer than expected in a still-stressed Florida mobile …
POSTED APRIL 14, 2026 5:01 AM |
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