Technology/Science
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 ...
Despite Concessions to U.S. Farmers, Big Data Giants Still in Control
In the tussle between U.S. farmers and big data purveyors, farmers are winning some control over details about crop and growing conditions on their land, but most data sellers are retaining ultimate ...
Tech Startup AssureStart Selling Small Business Insurance in 3 More States
AssureStart, a Seattle-based technology startup that sells general liability and property insurance to small businesses on the Internet, has expanded its service footprint to include Colorado, ...
Model Could Lower Drought Costs for Growers
A University of Florida-created model may help growers plant at optimal times and avoid crop-destroying drought, which can cost millions of dollars in a given year, according to one of the tool's ...
CNA Central Offers Enhanced Online Endorsement Capability
CNA has announced a new automation upgrade to help agents process endorsements more efficiently. The online endorsement capability gives agents the ability to create "what-if" scenarios by generating ...
The IT Talent Question: Build or Buy?
Most insurance CIOs and IT leaders have grappled with the build-or-buy question as it relates to software. But the thornier and possibly more important context for the question is how it applies to ...
University Analyzes the Big Data of Yahoo! Message Boards
A study by researchers at the University of Iowa suggests Yahoo's finance message boards have a small degree of ability to predict stock price movements. The study, "Stock Chatter: Using stock ...