The early estimate on insured losses flowing from the recent Artic freeze in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Oklahoma have come in at a staggering US$18 billion.1 As has been reported on the news, the hardest hit was Texas, where 4.5 million lost power, 8.8 million lost water or were warned to boil their water, and 35 people perished. As so often happens, reports are […]
Facebook puts money over social responsibility
In case you have not caught up, government organisations in Australia including emergency services and weather forecasters have also had their pages removed by Facebook after the social media giant slapped a ban on Australian users and publishers from sharing or viewing news content. Fire and Rescue NSW, South Australia Health, Queensland Health have all had their pages wiped this morning. The Bureau of Meteorology also confirmed […]