Data & Research
British Researchers Studying Childhood Brain Development Impact of Mobile Phone Use
British researchers are launching the largest study in the world to investigate whether using mobile phones and other wireless gadgets might affect children's brain development. The Study of ...
Medical Cost Inflation Worries Businesses Most: Travelers
Regardless of size, American businesses say medical cost inflation, legal liabilities and technology risks are among their top concerns, according to the baseline findings of a new annual Business ...
Insured Disaster Losses Higher in Oklahoma Than in Any Other State in 2013
May 20, 2014, marks the one-year anniversary of the deadly tornado outbreak in Moore, Oklahoma, which contributed to the state's designation as the site of the costliest U.S. natural disasters in ...
Has Online Shopping for Auto Insurance Peaked?
Shopping over the internet for auto insurance is down for the second year in a row, says a survey by a company that tracks the behavior of consumers with credit history. The latest TransUnion Auto ...
Study Shows Pacific Tropical Cyclone Intensity Shifting Farther North: U.S. Researchers
Typhoons are peaking in strength farther north in the western Pacific Ocean, and that may have consequences for Japan and the Korean peninsula in years to come, according to researchers. Tropical ...
Long-Term Opioid Use for Injured Workers Persists; Worst States Revealed: WCRI
A new study, Longer-Term Use of Opioids (2nd Edition), from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) found that there was little reduction in the prevalence of longer-term opioid use in ...
Take A Break! Office Workers Feel Guilty to Leave Desks for Anything But Lunch: Survey
More than a quarter of workers don't take a break other than lunch, according to a recent survey of office workers and managers released by Staples, with roughly 20 percent of respondents citing ...
Company Data Breach Now Costs $3.5M on Average: Ponemon Study
The average cost of a corporate data breach increased 15 percent in the last year to $3.5 million, according to a study by the Ponemon Institute. The study also found that the cost incurred for each ...