Loss Control

A storm forecast to be one of the worst on record in Alaska lashed the state's western coastline on Wednesday, tearing roofs off buildings and pushing water and debris into communities, authorities said.

Placements in the catastrophe-bond market are off 30 percent last years pace primarily due to 2011 first-half catastrophe losses, says a report from Willis Group Holdings.

Placements in the catastrophe-bond market are off 30 percent last years pace primarily due to 2011 first-half catastrophe losses, says a report from Willis Group Holdings.

80 percent of companies are vulnerable to a major supply-chain disruption, according to a study by management-consulting firm A.T. Kearney.

A survey by a global economic think tank says it is important for corporations to understand that long-term planning is as important as short-term concerns, and more executives are recognizing the need for making plans long into the future.

The snow from a freak pre-Halloween snowstorm in the Northeast may have melted, but hundreds of thousands of residents remain without power, and damages in some areas rival those caused by Hurricane Irene.