Research
Are Wearable Clouds the Next Innovation in Data Storage?
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are exploring the concept of a wearable personal cloud — a fully functioning, yet compact and lightweight cloud computing system embedded into ...
How a Solar Storm Almost Sparked a Nuclear War
A solar storm that jammed radar and radio communications at the height of the Cold War could have led to a disastrous military conflict if not for the U.S. Air Force's budding efforts to monitor the ...
Natural Catastrophes Created $31B in Global Insured Losses Through H1: Swiss Re’s Sigma
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters during the first half of 2016 reached US$31 billion, or 44 percent of total economic losses of US$71 billion, according to a ...
Who Sits Where Impacts Employee Performance: Study
By placing the right type of workers in close proximity to each other, employers can generate up to a 15 percent increase in organizational performance, a new study reveals. For a workforce of 2,000 ...
Global P/C Insurance Rate Declines Slowed Again in Q2: Marsh
The state of global insurance rates in the 2016 second quarter is very much a mixed bag. On the one hand, global insurance rates declined for the 13th consecutive quarter. However, this is the second ...
P/C Ratings Upgrades, Positive Outlooks Outpaced Negative in H1: A.M. Best
Property/casualty insurers can take comfort in the fact that ratings upgrades and positive outlooks outpaced downgrades and negative outlooks through the first half of 2016, according to a new A.M. ...
Many VW Keyless Systems Appear Vulnerable to Hacking
Tens of millions of vehicles sold by Volkswagen AG over the past 20 years, and some current models, are vulnerable to theft because keyless entry systems can be hacked using cheap technical devices, ...
Fitch Bumps Up Liberty Mutual’s Ratings Outlook
Liberty Mutual Group's ratings outlook has been bumped up to positive from stable at Fitch Ratings, reflecting an acknowledgment of improved operating performance. Fitch also affirmed the financial ...