Claims / Legal
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 ...
Munich Re America Teaming Up With Robotics Firm on Autonomous Vehicle Feasibility Study
Munich Reinsurance America announced Wednesday that it is teaming up with Comet, a developer of ground mobile robotics pilot projects, to conduct a feasibility study focused on autonomous vehicle ...
U.S. Power Grid Attack Could Cause $70B Insurance Losses: Lloyd’s Report
A cyber attack on the U.S. power grid in the Northeast would have far-reaching implications including the loss of lives, economic losses of as much as a trillion dollars, the disruption of water ...
Smart Dashboards Distracting Drivers, Creating Safety Issues: Experts
When it comes to dashboard displays that are more like smart phones, two things are clear: customers want them, and automakers are intent on supplying them. But are they really a good idea? Car ...
Germanwings Offers Emotional Damage Payments to Families of Crash Victims
Germanwings is offering 25,000 euros ($27,958) compensation payments to close relatives of those killed in the March 24 plane crash for their pain and suffering, the airline said on Tuesday. Evidence ...
Move Over Uber Drivers: Autonomous Taxis Offer Green Benefits
According to a new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), a system of driverless taxi fleets would both be cost-effective and greatly reduce per-mile emissions of greenhouse ...
Human Error Blamed as Robot Kills Volkswagen Contractor at Production Plant
A robot has killed a contractor at one of Volkswagen's production plants in Germany, the automaker said last Wednesday. The man died last Monday at the plant in Baunatal, about 100 kilometers (62 ...