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Millennials Win the Prize at Multitasking
Emails, instant messaging, app notifications, RSS feeds, and a plethora of social networks inundate almost every aspect of daily life from work to home or just keeping in touch socially. Some people ...
Insurers Help Design Luxury Properties to Tame Disaster Losses
Bruce Gendelman wanted a mountainside retreat when he bought 12 acres in Aspen, Colorado. But forest fires that have torched nearby land in recent years left him concerned. So Gendelman, who runs an ...
European Insurers Are Having a Tough Time
European insurers are having a rough time. Already carrying the burden of low yields eroding their investment income, disappointing earnings as well as some companies' exposure to Asia are making ...
Hurricane Dorian Gains Strength as Florida Braces for Impact
Hurricane Dorian is expected to suck powerful fuel from the warm waters off the Florida coast, swelling into a dangerous Category 4 storm in the coming days before it slams into the state early next ...
How to Boost Performance: McKinsey IDs Strategies of Top-Tier Profit Makers
Most insurance companies aren't bold enough in their strategies to boost profits, according to a recent report from McKinsey & Company, which also says that industry CEOs must lead the way to ...
Auto Tech Annoys Drivers; Some Turn ADAS Features Off
Alerts from new driver assist systems can be so annoying that some motorists are turning the features off, according to a new survey. The 2019 J.D. Power Tech Experience Index study also found that ...
Tesla Hit With Insurer Lawsuits Over Solar Panel Fires
One evening last year, David Burek noticed charred wood and a burning smell in his attic, near his young sons' bedroom. He climbed a ladder and saw a melted connector wire from the solar panels ...
Flying Cars Have Small Niche Role in Sustainable Mobility: Research
In the 1960s animated sitcom The Jetsons, George Jetson commutes to work in his family-size flying car, which miraculously transforms into a briefcase at the end of the trip. A new study of the ...