Technology/Science
Tropical Storm Arthur Watch: Small Turns Could Mean Big Impact
As Tropical Storm Arthur develops off Florida's coast, AIR Worldwide isn't predicting an major insurance damage. But small moves can mean big changes, the Boston-based catastrophe modeling firm said ...
Predictive Modeling in Property/Casualty Insurance
Predictive modeling in property/casualty insurance has been most widely used in pricing, underwriting and marketing personal insurance products such as personal auto and residential. Commercial ...
Google vs. Detroit: Tech Giant, Car Makers at Odds on Driverless Vehicles
In 2012, a small team of Google Inc. engineers and business staffers met with several of the world's largest car makers to discuss partnerships to build self-driving cars. In one meeting, both sides ...
Federal Appeals Court Blocks Darvon, Darvocet Painkiller Lawsuits
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the dismissal of nearly all claims in 68 cases seeking to hold drug makers liable for injuries from the use of the prescription painkillers Darvon and ...
Tech Innovators Threaten to ‘Disrupt’ Asset Mgmt., Financial Services Industries
Tech companies pose a growing threat to traditional asset managers and the financial services industry needs to up its game to meet the challenge, even though the hurdle of regulation is holding back ...
Predictive Modeling: A Breakdown
There are many success stories featuring predictive models, but what does not get as widely reported are the failures: mistakes that range from subtle misinterpretations and minor miscues to ...
Another Climate Report Outlines Business Risks, Insurance Pitfalls
"Risky Business: The Economic Risks of Climate Change to the United States," a report on climate change and how it will affect businesses, offers a variety of information on how a changing world will ...
New Study Shows Hormone-Disrupting Activity of Fracking Chemicals Worse Than Initially Found
Many chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, can disrupt not only the human body's reproductive hormones but also the glucocorticoid and thyroid hormone receptors, which are necessary to ...