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German Airport Has Robot Valet Parking Cars
Plane to catch and don't feel like hunting for parking? Travelers at Duesseldorf airport in Germany can soon leave the job to a robot valet. An airport spokesman says the robot, nicknamed Ray, starts ...
Typhoon Neoguri Slams Japan: Thousands Urged to Take Shelter
Japan's weather agency warned of storms and high waves as Typhoon Neoguri skirted the country's islands of Okinawa, grounding flights and prompting some to flee their homes for emergency shelters. ...
When MGAs manage a high volume of insurance submissions, underwriting speed often depends on what happens before an underwriter ever...
Study Explains How Drilling Wastewater Causes Oklahoma Quakes
A new study explains how just four wells forcing massive amounts of drilling wastewater into the ground are probably shaking up Oklahoma. Those wells seem to have triggered more than 100 ...
Endurance Launching U.S. Commercial Retail Property Insurance Unit
On Monday, Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced that Mark Maritzen has joined the company as executive vice president and head of commercial property within its U.S. Insurance operation. ...
Arch Shakes Up Exec Roster to Back Expansion Plans
Arch Capital Group Ltd. has taken steps over the last year to grow its mortgage insurance and reinsurance business, and has shaken up its executive roster in order to accommodate the expansion. Among ...
Painkiller Prescribing by State: Highest in South; Florida Reverses Trend: CDC
Health care providers wrote 259 million prescriptions for opioid painkillers in 2012, and providers in some states prescribed far more painkillers than those in other states, according to Vital ...
Okinawa At Risk as Super Typhoon Neoguri Nears Japan
High winds, crashing waves and a dangerous storm surge may strike Okinawa, including its capital Naha, as Super Typhoon Neoguri nears Japan. Neoguri carried maximum sustained winds of about 150 miles ...
Non-Life Cat Bond Volumes Hit Q2 Record: Willis Capital Markets
The non-life catastrophe bond market issued record volumes during the second quarter, Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA) said, adding that it expects full-year issuance to be between $8 ...