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Irregular Safety Inspections Found as Building Fires Rise in Hawaii
Regular inspections of hotels and other accommodations required by the state of Hawaii are being inconsistently carried out by most county fire departments. Three people died in two structure fires ...
Underwriter, Actuary Fears of AI Drop; Work Needed on Collaboration
You're just about as likely to find a commercial P/C underwriter or actuary who is unconcerned about the increased use of AI in insurance as you are to find one that's afraid of being replaced by AI. ...
Seasonal Seismic Signals Hint at Alaska Tsunami Threat: Study
Researchers studying a massive landslide in Alaska detected strange seasonal seismic pulses caused by water freezing and thawing in rock cracks. The faint signals could become an important early clue ...
Year-end Holiday Shipping Surge Poses Heightened Cargo Theft Risk
The supply chain and logistics industry should heighten security and verification practices during the year-end holiday shipping surge, according to a new alert by Verisk's CargoNet. Based on a ...
Japan to Restart World’s Biggest Nuclear Plant 15 Years After Fukushima
Japan took the final step to allow the world's largest nuclear power plant to resume operations with a regional vote on Monday, a watershed moment in the country's return to nuclear energy nearly 15 ...
Colorado State Patrol Highlights Top 5 Cause of Winter Crashes
Though Colorado drivers tend to travel fewer miles during December through February, four years of State Patrol crash data reveal that winter still accounts for over a quarter of total crashes (25.42 ...
Cannabis Businesses Face Hurdles Accessing Big Banks Despite Reclassification
U.S. President Donald Trump's move to relax marijuana regulations could ease some burden for cannabis companies, but will likely keep doors to access capital from big banks closed, experts said. ...
Protective Gear Meant to Protect Firefighters May Hide New Chemical Danger
A new study from Duke University suggests efforts to make firefighter gear safer may have quietly introduced a new chemical concern. A U.S. study, published on Dec. 16 in Environmental Science & ...