Google’s Driverless Car Impresses in Demo Run

The car stopped at stop signs. It glided around curves. It didn't lurch or jolt. The most remarkable thing about the drive was that it was utterly unremarkable. This isn't damning with faint praise. ...

Has Global Warming Been Ongoing or Not?

The climate change debate continues with new research pointed to a steady global warming trend over thousands of years to the present, contrary to a major work issued in 2013 that tracked cooling ...

Swiss Re CEO: Opportunities Fueled a Great Quarter

Swiss Re Group excelled in the 2014 second quarter with improved results in nearly every area but particularly property/casualty reinsurance. Group CEO Michel M. Liès noted the milestone stands in ...

Death Toll in China Quake Near 400

Torrential rains slowed rescue efforts after a magnitude-6.5 earthquake killed at least 398 people in southwest China, as Premier Li Keqiang flew to the region to oversee the response to the ...

Allied World’s Sales Dip, Stock Drops

Allied World Assurance Co., the seller of aviation and environmental insurance, fell the most since February as second-quarter profit missed analysts' estimates amid a decline in sales. Allied ...

Aspen CEO Sees Opportunity in Aviation War Market

While insurers including Allianz SE, Atrium Underwriting Group and AIG have taken recent hits with plane crashes in the Ukraine, Taiwan and elsewhere, Aspen Insurance Holdings has avoided major ...