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California Earthquake Authority’s First CIO Reflects C-Suite Trend
Technology veteran Todd Coombes' approach to his new job as the first chief information officer for the California Earthquake Authority is to keep an enterprising yet cautious eye on the risks and ...
Karen Clark Explains The Basic Facts About Hurricanes
The 2013 hurricane season is upon us and with it the usual spate of hurricane predictions. Most forecasts will call for an active, above average season in 2013, due to factors such as warm sea ...
The New Age Of Technology: 3-D Printing
Earlier this year, scientists from Cornell University successfully created an artificial human ear by printing it on a 3-D printer. Created by squirting living cells into an injection mold, the ears ...
Social Media & The SEC: New Opportunity and New Risk for Public Companies
It is now over a month since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued guidance in the form of a report of investigation ("April Report") explaining why it decided not to bring an ...
Study Finds Link Between High Upfront Compensation & CEO Success
How much CEOs are compensated is often a subject of angst in the media and among the public. When a company's board of directors hires a new chief executive, it's often perceived that the level of ...
S&P’s New Insurance Criteria Released; Method Would Have Spotted AIG’s Past Problems
Incorporating lessons learned from historical periods for industry stress, including the near-failure of American International Group, Standard & Poor's published a revised rating methodology for ...
Text-Mining Analysis Links Drug-Impaired Driving To Higher Injury Rates
"On medication" may not be one of the check boxes on carrier claims forms, but by hunting for such a description in adjuster notes, auto insurers can improve their results, a consultant reports. ...
When & Where Apologies Make Sense In Insurance Claims Situations
Despite the prevalence of apologies—think Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, Mel Gibson and Bill Clinton—the idea of offering an apology as a result of a claim is rarely considered in the insurance ...