Research
U.N. Report Outlines Climate Change Solutions
Governments may have to extract vast amounts of greenhouse gases from the air by 2100 to achieve a target for limiting global warming, backed by trillion-dollar shifts towards clean energy, a draft ...
Top Jury Awards in 2013
U.S. juries awarded three verdicts of $1 billion or more for the third straight year in 2013, topped by a $1.2 billion award against Dow Chemical Co., the largest ever in a price-fixing case. Second ...
WCRI Studies Link Fee Schedules to Lower Payments
States that do not have a fee schedule in place are likely to pay more for workers compensation-related medical services, according to two Workers Compensation Research Institute studies that ...
Study Shows Fracking May Harm Babies
The energy industry has long insisted that hydraulic fracking—the practice of fracturing rock to extract gas and oil deep beneath the earth's surface—is safe for people who live nearby. New ...
CEOs with Attractive Faces Boost Stock Returns
If your CEO has an attractive face, then an appearance on CNBC might boost your company's return, according to two professors from the University of Wisconsin. The findings of Joseph Taylor Halford ...
Chart-Topping Carrier Management Charts: Top D&O Insurers, Analytics Analysis
In addition to feature articles, news articles, videos and podcasts, Carrier Management published dozens of charts in 2013, the most popular of which featured rankings of insurers. As the year comes ...
Are Drivers Naughty or Nice? State Farm Finds Aggressive Driving at Holiday Time
Will drivers be naughty or nice behind the wheel this holiday season? State Farm and KRC Research conducted an online survey of 1,000 U.S drivers over 18 years old and learned there's room for ...
St. John’s University to Relocate Manhattan Campus
St. John's University has leased 71,000 square feet of space for its Manhattan campus at 51 Astor Place, between Third and Fourth Avenues in the East Village, Manhattan. The new location will house ...