Public Sector Risk

Emergency-response managers from most major cities say they need more federal funds and information than they currently receive if they are to properly respond to a terrorist attack involving a radiological dispersal device or an improvised nuclear device.

Emergency-response managers from most major cities say they need more federal funds and information than they currently receive if they are to properly respond to a terrorist attack involving a radiological dispersal device or an improvised nuclear device.

Apart from its impact on consumers and businesses, Superstorm Sandy set in motion a re-evaluation by state, federal and local officials of the potential effects of severe weather events.

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...