Technology/Science
University Researchers Working on Sinkhole Predictor
Researchers at the University of Central Florida are devising a way to predict sinkholes. The researchers said last week that they've created a sinkhole simulator to help them understand what causes ...
Carriers Strive to Improve Claims Technology
Insurers continue to focus on improving claims technology, according to Karlyn Carnahan, research director at Celent. The main area of improvement is the replacement of aging claims administration ...
Senate Panel Approves Bill Protecting Firms Sharing Hacker-Threat Data
A Senate panel approved a bill that would give Bank of America Corp., Visa Inc. and other companies operating critical U.S. computer systems legal protections for sharing hacking threats with each ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Computers Writing Earnings Reports
Unless you follow me on Twitter (@SSCLAF or @CarrierMgmt), you probably missed what I viewed as one of the recent highlights of the IICF Women in Insurance Regional Forum. There was lots of good ...
Google vs. the Media: Backlash Comes As Search Links Disappear
Google's removal of search results in Europe is drawing accusations of press censorship, as stories from some of the continent's most prominent news outlets begin vanishing. The U.S. internet giant ...