Public Sector Risk

The current economy and urban infrastructure of the U.S. must be "climate-proofed" for resiliency, said panelists at a major climate-change panel that included speakers from insurance, business and government organizations.

After considering more than 600 cities around the world, Swiss Re concludes the Tokyo-Yokohama region is the riskiest place in the world.

Over the years, schools have conducted endless fire drills, tornado drills and even in the heyday of nuclear threatduck and cover bomb drills in an ongoing effort to make the learning environment safer. Today, in the wake of school shootings, a growing number of schools are conducting active shooter drills...

Every year in the U.S., 68 million children are entrusted to paid caregivers during the workday, but only 17 states are prepared to protect infants and children from disasters while at school.

The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety has released an update to its Rating the States report, which looks at building codes of the hurricane-prone states from Texas to Maine.

A colossal wildfire raging across the western edge of Yosemite National Park swept further into the park on Sunday and forced the evacuation of some its camps. The fire was also threatening power and water supplies to San Francisco, about 200 miles to the west.