Public Sector Risk

Stockton, California said on Friday it had struck tentative deals opening the door to settlements with two major creditors, and putting the city at the "beginning of the end" of its bankruptcy case.

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.

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.