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Munich Re: Global Insured Cat Losses in H1 Land Below Long-Term Average
Overall losses and insured losses from natural catastrophes during the first half of 2015 were below long-term average values, according to a review of global natural catastrophes issued by Munich ...
Farmers Reports Steep Price Tag For Late June Storm Damage Claims
Farmers Insurance said it expects to receive nearly 7,000 claims from hail, strong wind and other severe weather events that hit 14 states in late June. The price tag won't be cheap. Farmers said it ...
Amtrak to Concede Liability For Most Damages in Philly Crash Cases
Amtrak said it will concede that it's liable for most damages caused by the May 12 train derailment in Philadelphia that killed eight passengers and injured dozens. The railroad acknowledged Friday ...
Looking Ahead: What Smart Cars of the Future Will Look Like
Much of the talk surrounding autonomous cars these days is centered on testing and regulations and not on what the car of the future might look like. A 2012 Institute of Electrical and Electronics ...
‘Clean’ Audit Reports Have Hidden Warnings That Investors Miss
Investors may be overlooking information about financial misstatement risk in unqualified audit reports, according to research from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at ...
Hackers, Hitting U.S. Govt., Stole Personal Data From 22.1 Million People
Hackers stole Social Security numbers and other personal data for about 22.1 million people in breaches of the U.S. government's personnel office, the Obama administration said. The total includes ...
Turning Office Workers Into Athletes
Office work will become much less of a pain in the neck if Julie Côté has her way. This kinesiology researcher who teaches at McGill University in Montreal is interested in finding ways to reduce ...
Insurance Claims Specialist Wins $230K in Robocall Complaint
Many people dislike receiving robocalls. Araceli King disliked receiving 153 of them from a single company. Time Warner Cable Inc. must pay the insurance claims specialist $229,500 for placing 153 ...